| 1959 Concord 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,635 | Race Date: | Mar 8, 1959 | Concord Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 41Min 17Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 59.239 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 19 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | concordmotorsportpark.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Curtis Turner C. Turner | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #41 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 185 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 66.420 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Concord 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Delta Auto Sales | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 185 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 26 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 44 | Chester Barron | Chester Barron (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 80 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 8 | Johnny Allen | Johnny Allen | Unknown | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Car Owner) | Rocker Arm | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 81 | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | Accident | | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| 17 | 5 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Fire | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 88 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Valves | | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| 19 | 19 | 0 | Bunk Moore | Richard Riley (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
