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1959 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Full information

1959 Hillsborough NASCAR

1959 Hillsborough NASCAR is 385th NASCAR race. Passed at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Curtis Turner won the pole position and this race. Tom Pistone and Bob Welborn also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 110 laps (159 km).

Previous race: 1959 Daytona 500
Next race: 1959 Concord NASCAR
Race Start: 1st March 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Hillsborough NASCAR

1st victory for the Doc White team
15th victory for the Curtis Turner
30th podium for the Curtis Turner
3rd podium for the Tom Pistone
20th podium for the Bob Welborn

1959 Hillsborough NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Curtis Turner	Ford ? 1959, #41	0	1h 12m 47s	Doc White
2	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
3	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49			Bob Welborn
4	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
5	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Buck Baker
6	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21			Wood Brothers
7	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #33			Jess Potter
8	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82			Don Every
9	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6			W.H. Watson
10	Jimmy Pardue	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27			Jimmy Pardue
11	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
12	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81			Harvey Hege
13	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Steve Pierce
14	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89			Buck Baker
15	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
16	Larry Frank	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #76			Larry Frank
17	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1957, #10			Ratus Walters
18	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
19	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Paul Spaulding
20	Tommy Irwin	Ford ?? 1958, #26			Tommy Irwin
21	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1958, #7
22	Bob Rose	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #80			Sam Arena

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Hillsborough NASCAR on the Occoneechee Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Curtis Turner	Ford ? 1959, #41	Doc White
2	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
3	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
4	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6	W.H. Watson
5	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49	Bob Welborn
6	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Paul Spaulding
7	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Buck Baker
8	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21	Wood Brothers
9	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Steve Pierce
10	Tommy Irwin	Ford ?? 1958, #26	Tommy Irwin
11	Larry Frank	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #76	Larry Frank
12	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #89	Buck Baker
13	Elmo Langley	Ford ?? 1957, #10	Ratus Walters
14	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
15	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1958, #82	Don Every
16	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #33	Jess Potter
17	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1958, #7
18	Bob Rose	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #80	Sam Arena
19	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81	Harvey Hege
20	Jimmy Pardue	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27	Jimmy Pardue
21	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
22	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck