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1959 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Martinsville circuit. Full information

1959 Martinsville NASCAR

1959 Martinsville NASCAR is 394th NASCAR race. Passed at the Martinsville circuit. Bobby Johns won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Johnny Beauchamp and Junior Johnson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 500 laps (423 km).

Previous race: 1959 Hickory NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Trenton NASCAR
Race Start: 3rd May 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Martinsville NASCAR

40th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
40th victory for the Lee Petty
122nd podium for the Lee Petty
4th podium for the Johnny Beauchamp
24th podium for the Junior Johnson

Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation) - 1959 Martinsville NASCAR winner

Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation) #42 - 1959 Martinsville NASCAR winner

1959 Martinsville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #42	0	4h 12m 3s	Petty Enterprises
2	Johnny Beauchamp	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Beau Morgan
3	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Paul Spaulding
4	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
5	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
6	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
7	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43			Petty Enterprises
8	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
9	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #99			Shorty Rollins
10	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6			W.H. Watson
11	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21			Wood Brothers
12	Dave White	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #40			Dave White
13	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund
14	Dick Freeman	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #29			Dick Freeman
15	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4			Rex White
16	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Chester Barron
17	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
18	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32			Jess Potter
19	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Steve Pierce
20	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
21	Fred Harb	Mercury ?? 1957, #17			Fred Harb
22	Bunk Moore	Ford ?? 1958, #3
23	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
24	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
25	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #48			E.C. Wilson
26	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1958, #78			Sam Rice
27	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81			Harvey Hege
28	Fritz Wilson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #114			Fritz Wilson
29	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72			Shorty Johns
30	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Joe Lee Johnson
31	Jerry Draper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79			Jerry Draper
32	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin
33	Reds Kagle	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #88			Reds Kagle
34	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
35	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33			Jess Potter
36	Barney Shore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #97			Barney Shore
37	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7			Jim Reed
38	Ben Benz	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #55			Bernard Friedland
39	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87			Buck Baker
40	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Whitey Norman

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Martinsville NASCAR on the Martinsville circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72	Shorty Johns
2	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Joe Lee Johnson
3	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #6	W.H. Watson
4	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Chester Barron
5	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
6	Brownie King	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32	Jess Potter
7	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
8	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
9	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4	Rex White
10	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
11	Dave White	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #40	Dave White
12	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
13	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33	Jess Potter
14	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Steve Pierce
15	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
16	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
17	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #99	Shorty Rollins
18	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
19	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21	Wood Brothers
20	Johnny Beauchamp	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Beau Morgan
21	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81	Harvey Hege
22	Fritz Wilson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #114	Fritz Wilson
23	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87	Buck Baker
24	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
25	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43	Petty Enterprises
26	Barney Shore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #97	Barney Shore
27	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
28	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #48	E.C. Wilson
29	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Whitey Norman
29	Dick Freeman	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #29	Dick Freeman
30	Reds Kagle	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #88	Reds Kagle
31	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
32	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Paul Spaulding
33	Fred Harb	Mercury ?? 1957, #17	Fred Harb
34	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
35	Bunk Moore	Ford ?? 1958, #3
36	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7	Jim Reed
37	Jerry Draper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #79	Jerry Draper
38	Ben Benz	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #55	Bernard Friedland
40	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1958, #78	Sam Rice