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1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Winston-Salem circuit. Full information

1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR

1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR is 389th NASCAR race. Passed at the Winston-Salem circuit. Rex White won the pole position, Jim Reed won this race. Lee Petty and Rex White also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (80 km).

Previous race: 1959 Wilson County NASCAR
Next race: 1959 Columbia NASCAR
Race Start: 30th March 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR

5th victory for the Jim Reed team
5th victory for the Jim Reed
15th podium for the Jim Reed
118th podium for the Lee Petty
16th podium for the Rex White

1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jim Reed	Ford ? 1959, #7	0	1h 8m 52s	Jim Reed
2	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43			Petty Enterprises
3	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4			Rex White
4	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49			Bob Welborn
5	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #89			Buck Baker
6	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1958, #78
7	Barney Shore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #97			Barney Shore
8	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1957, #11			Paul Spaulding
9	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
10	Cotton Owens	Ford ?? 1958, #82			Don Every
11	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #99			Shorty Rollins
12	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33			Jess Potter
13	Speedy Thompson	Ford ?? 1958, #3			Don Angel
14	Jimmy Pardue	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27			Jimmy Pardue
15	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Chester Barron
16	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
17	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8			Whitey Norman
18	Max Berrier	Plymouth ?? 1958, #15			Max Berrier
19	Pee Wee Jones	Mercury ?? 1957, #14			Manley Britt
20	Fred Harb	Mercury ?? 1957, #17			Fred Harb
21	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
22	Curtis Turner	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41			Doc White
23	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81			Harvey Hege
24	Bobby Waddell	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45			Bobby Waddell

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Winston-Salem NASCAR on the Winston-Salem circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #4	Rex White
2	Curtis Turner	T-Bird ?? 1959, #41	Doc White
3	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43	Petty Enterprises
4	Ken Rush	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Chester Barron
5	Barney Shore	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #97	Barney Shore
6	Fred Harb	Mercury ?? 1957, #17	Fred Harb
7	Buck Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #89	Buck Baker
8	Pee Wee Jones	Mercury ?? 1957, #14	Manley Britt
9	Shorty Rollins	Ford ?? 1958, #99	Shorty Rollins
10	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1957, #11	Paul Spaulding
11	Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1958, #78
12	Richard Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
13	Cotton Owens	Ford ?? 1958, #82	Don Every
14	Whitey Norman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8	Whitey Norman
15	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
16	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #49	Bob Welborn
17	Bobby Waddell	Pontiac ?? 1957, #45	Bobby Waddell
18	Max Berrier	Plymouth ?? 1958, #15	Max Berrier
19	Jimmy Pardue	Plymouth ?? 1958, #27	Jimmy Pardue
20	Jim Reed	Ford ? 1959, #7	Jim Reed
21	Speedy Thompson	Ford ?? 1958, #3	Don Angel
22	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33	Jess Potter
23	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1957, #81	Harvey Hege
24	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin