| Teams 1959 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paper Hangers | Joe Caspolich | Oldsmobile |
| 3 | Jim Stephens | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Julian Buesink | Bob Duell | Ford |
| 6 | W.H. Watson | Cotton Owens | Ford |
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Ratus Walters | Elmo Langley | Buick |
| 12 | Doc White | Joe Weatherly | Ford |
| 13 | Tommy Thompson | Earl Balmer | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter | Ford |
| 16 | Happy Steigal | Charlie Cregar | Pontiac |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Spook Crawford | Tiny Lund | Ford |
| 22 | W.J. Ridgeway | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Bob Perry | Bob Perry | Plymouth |
| 26 | Tommy Irwin | Dick Blackwell | Ford |
| 30 | Bob Weatherly | Cale Yarborough | Ford |
| 32 | Jess Potter | George Green | Chevrolet |
| 34 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet |
| 35 | Al White | Al White | Ford |
| 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | Ford |
| 41 | Doc White | Jimmy Thompson | Ford |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | Plymouth |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 44 | Chester Barron | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Chevrolet |
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet |
| 55 | Bernard Friedland | Johnny Patterson | Chevrolet |
| 56 | Bud Crothers | Bud Crothers | Chevrolet |
| 59 | Carl Rupert | Tom Pistone | Ford |
| 61 | W.H. Watson | Joe Eubanks | Pontiac |
| 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon | Ford |
| 66 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | Ford |
| 71 | Dick Joselin | Dick Joslin | Dodge |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet |
| 73 | Roy Burdick | Bob Burdick | Ford |
| 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank | Chevrolet |
| 82 | Don Every | Elmo Henderson | Ford |
| 83 | Lennie Page | Lennie Page | Ford |
| 86 | Larry Flynn | Larry Flynn | Ford |
| 87 | Lynton Tyson | Buck Baker | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Lynton Tyson | Jim Paschal | Chevrolet |
| 92 | Gerald Duke | Possum Jones | Ford |
| 93 | Matthews Racing | Banjo Matthews | Ford |
| 95 | Julian Buesink | Buddy Baker | Ford |
| 98 | Tom Vernon | Marvin Panch | Ford |