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1959 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Martinsville circuit. Full information

1959 Martinsville NASCAR

1959 Martinsville NASCAR is 422nd NASCAR race. Passed at the Martinsville circuit. Glen Wood won the pole position, Rex White won this race. Glen Wood and Jim Reed also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 500 laps (423 km).

Previous race: 1959 Hillsborough NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Weaverville NASCAR
Race Start: 27th September 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Martinsville NASCAR

5th victory for the Rex White team
7th victory for the Rex White
23rd podium for the Rex White
6th podium for the Glen Wood
18th podium for the Jim Reed

1959 Martinsville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rex White	Chevrolet ? 1959, #4	0	4h 7m 56s	Rex White
2	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #16			Wood Brothers
3	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7			Jim Reed
4	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin
5	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #22			W.J. Ridgeway
6	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Larry Frank
7	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
8	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Joe Lee Johnson
9	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
10	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42			Petty Enterprises
11	John Dodd, Sr.	Ford ?? 1959, #75			John Dodd, Sr.
12	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #38			Ned Jarrett
13	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #41
14	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87			Lynton Tyson
15	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43			Petty Enterprises
16	George Green	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32			Jess Potter
17	L.D. Austin	Ford ?? 1957, #15			Beau Morgan
18	Jerry Smith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18			Charley Griffith
19	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1958, #20			Spook Crawford
20	Bunk Moore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund
21	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
22	Bill Taylor	Ford ?? 1958, #14			Manley Britt
23	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #31			Jess Potter
24	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72			Shorty Johns
25	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
26	Aubrey Boles	Plymouth ?? 1957, #45			Aubrey Boles
27	R.L. Combs	Ford ?? 1957, #63			R.L. Combs
28	Jimmy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Bruce Thompson
29	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
30	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Lynton Tyson
31	Ervin Carpenter	Ford ?? 1956, #86			Neil Castles
32	E.J. Trivette	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27			E.J. Trivette
33	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6			W.H. Watson
34	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
35	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Whitey Norman
36	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
37	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25			Gene White
38	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1959, #98			Tom Vernon
39	Banjo Matthews	T-Bird ?? 1959, #93			Banjo Matthews
40	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10			Ratus Walters
41	Joe Halton	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #40
42	Ben Benz	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #55			Bernard Friedland
43	Bill Scott	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33			Jess Potter
44	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17			Fred Harb
45	Johnny Beauchamp	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #58
46	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
47	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1957, #78

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Martinsville NASCAR on the Martinsville circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #16	Wood Brothers
2	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
3	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43	Petty Enterprises
4	Bunk Moore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
4	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
5	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Joe Lee Johnson
6	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42	Petty Enterprises
7	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Larry Frank
8	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72	Shorty Johns
9	Jimmy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Bruce Thompson
10	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6	W.H. Watson
11	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10	Ratus Walters
12	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1958, #20	Spook Crawford
13	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25	Gene White
14	Rex White	Chevrolet ? 1959, #4	Rex White
15	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
16	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #22	W.J. Ridgeway
17	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #31	Jess Potter
18	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1959, #98	Tom Vernon
19	George Green	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #32	Jess Potter
20	Banjo Matthews	T-Bird ?? 1959, #93	Banjo Matthews
21	Bill Taylor	Ford ?? 1958, #14	Manley Britt
22	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
23	R.L. Combs	Ford ?? 1957, #63	R.L. Combs
24	Jim Reed	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #7	Jim Reed
25	Ervin Carpenter	Ford ?? 1956, #86	Neil Castles
26	John Dodd, Sr.	Ford ?? 1959, #75	John Dodd, Sr.
27	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #41
28	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
29	Aubrey Boles	Plymouth ?? 1957, #45	Aubrey Boles
30	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Lynton Tyson
31	E.J. Trivette	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27	E.J. Trivette
32	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #87	Lynton Tyson
33	Joe Halton	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #40
34	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
35	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Whitey Norman
36	Jerry Smith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18	Charley Griffith
37	L.D. Austin	Ford ?? 1957, #15	Beau Morgan
38	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1957, #78
39	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #38	Ned Jarrett
41	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
42	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
43	Ben Benz	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #55	Bernard Friedland
44	Bill Scott	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33	Jess Potter
45	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
46	Johnny Beauchamp	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #58
47	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17	Fred Harb