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

1959 Weaverville NASCAR

1959 Weaverville NASCAR is 413th NASCAR race. Passed at the Weaverville circuit. Rex White won the pole position, Bob Welborn won this race. Lee Petty and Jack Smith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 500 laps (402 km).

Previous race: 1959 Nashville NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR
Race Start: 16th August 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Weaverville NASCAR

2nd victory for the Bob Welborn team
9th victory for the Bob Welborn
24th podium for the Bob Welborn
130th podium for the Lee Petty
25th podium for the Jack Smith

1959 Weaverville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ? 1959, #49	0	3h 28m 49s	Bob Welborn
2	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42			Petty Enterprises
3	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
4	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Joe Lee Johnson
5	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4			Rex White
6	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Larry Frank
7	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6			W.H. Watson
8	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Lynton Tyson
9	Marvin Porter	Ford ?? 1958, #12			Marvin Porter
10	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72			Shorty Johns
11	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1959, #95			Julian Buesink
12	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			G.C. Spencer
13	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
14	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5			Tiny Lund
15	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
16	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32			Jess Potter
17	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Ned Jarrett
18	Dominic Persicketti	Ford ?? 1957, #27			Dominic Persicketti
19	George Alsobrook	Ford ?? 1957, #192			Joe Jones
20	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #20			Spook Crawford
21	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
22	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
23	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10			Ratus Walters
24	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1958, #22			Harlan Richardson
25	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Whitey Norman
26	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43			Petty Enterprises
27	Bud Crothers	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #16			Bud Crothers
28	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21			Wood Brothers
29	Dave White	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #40			Dave White
30	Earl Balmer	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13			Tommy Thompson
31	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin
32	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25			Gene White
33	Neil Castles	Ford ?? 1956, #86			Neil Castles
34	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59			Carl Rupert
35	Banjo Matthews	T-Bird ?? 1959, #93			Banjo Matthews
36	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17			Fred Harb
37	Speedy Thompson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #92			Gerald Duke
38	Bill Scott	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
39	Freddy Fryar	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18			Charley Griffith
40	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
41	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #31			Jess Potter

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Weaverville NASCAR on the Weaverville circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4	Rex White
2	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #21	Wood Brothers
3	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72	Shorty Johns
4	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ? 1959, #49	Bob Welborn
5	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
6	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Joe Lee Johnson
7	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
8	Elmo Langley	Buick ?? 1959, #10	Ratus Walters
9	Lee Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #42	Petty Enterprises
10	Banjo Matthews	T-Bird ?? 1959, #93	Banjo Matthews
11	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Lynton Tyson
12	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Larry Frank
13	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #5	Tiny Lund
14	Joe Weatherly	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
15	Speedy Thompson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #92	Gerald Duke
16	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17	Fred Harb
17	Dave White	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #40	Dave White
18	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
19	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6	W.H. Watson
20	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25	Gene White
21	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Ned Jarrett
22	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43	Petty Enterprises
23	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
24	Bud Crothers	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #16	Bud Crothers
25	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1958, #22	Harlan Richardson
26	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32	Jess Potter
27	Marvin Porter	Ford ?? 1958, #12	Marvin Porter
28	George Alsobrook	Ford ?? 1957, #192	Joe Jones
29	Shep Langdon	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
30	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #20	Spook Crawford
31	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	G.C. Spencer
32	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #31	Jess Potter
33	Bill Scott	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
34	Neil Castles	Ford ?? 1956, #86	Neil Castles
35	Earl Balmer	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13	Tommy Thompson
36	Dominic Persicketti	Ford ?? 1957, #27	Dominic Persicketti
37	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1959, #95	Julian Buesink
38	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
39	Tom Pistone	T-Bird ?? 1959, #59	Carl Rupert
40	Freddy Fryar	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18	Charley Griffith
41	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Whitey Norman