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1959 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Full information

1959 Hillsborough NASCAR

1959 Hillsborough NASCAR is 421st NASCAR race. Passed at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Jack Smith won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Cotton Owens and Richard Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 110 laps (159 km).

Previous race: 1959 Sacramento NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Martinsville NASCAR
Race Start: 20th September 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Hillsborough NASCAR

46th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
46th victory for the Lee Petty
135th podium for the Lee Petty
16th podium for the Cotton Owens
3rd podium for the Richard Petty

1959 Hillsborough NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Plymouth ? 1959, #42	0	1h 16m 17s	Petty Enterprises
2	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6			W.H. Watson
3	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43			Petty Enterprises
4	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Larry Frank
5	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
6	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
7	R.L. Combs	Ford ?? 1957, #63			R.L. Combs
8	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
9	Bill Scott	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
10	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
11	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
12	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Lynton Tyson
13	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17			Fred Harb
14	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32			Jess Potter
15	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
16	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
17	Rex White	Ford ?? 1958, #15			Beau Morgan
18	Speedy Thompson	Pontiac ?? 1958, #61			W.H. Watson
19	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #38			Ned Jarrett
20	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
21	E.J. Trivette	Plymouth ?? 1957, #27			E.J. Trivette
22	Junior Johnson	Dodge ?? 1959, #11			Paul Spaulding

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

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
2	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43	Petty Enterprises
3	Speedy Thompson	Pontiac ?? 1958, #61	W.H. Watson
4	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6	W.H. Watson
5	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Lynton Tyson
6	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
7	Lee Petty	Plymouth ? 1959, #42	Petty Enterprises
8	Rex White	Ford ?? 1958, #15	Beau Morgan
9	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17	Fred Harb
10	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32	Jess Potter
11	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
12	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #38	Ned Jarrett
13	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Larry Frank
14	R.L. Combs	Ford ?? 1957, #63	R.L. Combs
15	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
16	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
17	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
18	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
19	Bill Scott	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
20	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
21	E.J. Trivette	Plymouth ?? 1957, #27	E.J. Trivette
22	Junior Johnson	Dodge ?? 1959, #11	Paul Spaulding