| 1959 Richmond 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 44 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,885 | Race Date: | Jun 21, 1959 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1h 45m 29s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 56.881 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tom Pistone T. Pistone | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #59 Ford | Car No.: | #87 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 66.420 MPH | |||||
| Official 1959 Richmond 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Rupert Safety Belt | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 79 | Bob Welborn | Jerry Draper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 51 | Aubrey Boles | Aubrey Boles (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund racing | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 0 | Richard Riley | Richard Riley (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 33 | Bob Hundley | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 62 | Buck Brigance | Running | | 0 | 122 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Delta Auto Sales | Accident | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 22 | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 89 | Buddy Baker (R) | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
