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1959 Weaverville NASCAR Race 3 in NASCAR at the Weaverville circuit. Full information

1959 Weaverville NASCAR

1959 Weaverville NASCAR is 423rd NASCAR race. Passed at the Weaverville circuit. Tommy Irwin won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Glen Wood and Jack Smith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1959 Martinsville NASCAR
Next race: 1959 North Wilkesboro NASCAR
Race Start: 11th October 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Weaverville NASCAR

47th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
47th victory for the Lee Petty
136th podium for the Lee Petty
7th podium for the Glen Wood
26th podium for the Jack Smith

1959 Weaverville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Plymouth ? 1959, #42	0	1h 18m 30s	Petty Enterprises
2	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #16			Wood Brothers
3	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47			Jack Smith
4	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4			Rex White
5	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43			Petty Enterprises
6	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Larry Frank
7	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Joe Lee Johnson
8	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #38			Ned Jarrett
9	Junior Johnson	Dodge ?? 1959, #11			Paul Spaulding
10	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Roy Tyner
11	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6			W.H. Watson
12	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88			Lynton Tyson
13	Speedy Thompson	Ford ?? 1957, #15			Beau Morgan
14	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17			Fred Harb
15	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #12			Joe Jones
16	L.D. Austin	Ford ?? 1958, #64			Shep Langdon
17	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1957, #78
18	Jerry Smith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18			Charley Griffith
19	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Herman Beam
20	Dick Blackwell	Ford ?? 1957, #26
21	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72			Shorty Johns
22	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
23	Bill Morton	Ford ?? 1958, #66			Bill Morton
24	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #31			Jess Potter
25	Chuck Tombs	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13			Tommy Thompson
26	Layman Utsman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32			Jess Potter
27	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1958, #20			Spook Crawford
28	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin
29	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49			Bob Welborn

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Weaverville NASCAR on the Weaverville circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
2	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1958, #16	Wood Brothers
3	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Larry Frank
4	Lee Petty	Plymouth ? 1959, #42	Petty Enterprises
5	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #72	Shorty Johns
6	Jack Smith	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #47	Jack Smith
7	Cotton Owens	T-Bird ?? 1959, #6	W.H. Watson
8	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1959, #43	Petty Enterprises
9	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4	Rex White
10	Tiny Lund	Ford ?? 1958, #20	Spook Crawford
11	Junior Johnson	Dodge ?? 1959, #11	Paul Spaulding
12	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49	Bob Welborn
13	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #88	Lynton Tyson
14	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Joe Lee Johnson
15	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Roy Tyner
16	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1957, #17	Fred Harb
17	Layman Utsman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32	Jess Potter
18	Speedy Thompson	Ford ?? 1957, #15	Beau Morgan
19	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1957, #38	Ned Jarrett
20	Herman Beam	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Herman Beam
21	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #31	Jess Potter
22	Bill Morton	Ford ?? 1958, #66	Bill Morton
23	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1957, #78
24	Dick Blackwell	Ford ?? 1957, #26
25	Jerry Smith	Pontiac ?? 1957, #18	Charley Griffith
26	Bennie Rakestraw	Mercury ?? 1957, #12	Joe Jones
27	Chuck Tombs	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #13	Tommy Thompson
28	L.D. Austin	Ford ?? 1958, #64	Shep Langdon
29	Buck Brigance	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62