CUP SERIES · SEASON

1959

Gen 1 · Grand National · Champion: Lee Petty

Cup

‹ 1958 1960 ›

Races

Drivers

204

Winners

Avg cautions

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Avg lead changes

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Avg margin

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Closest finish

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Races

#	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Pole	Laps	Ctn	LC	Margin	Data
1	—	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway ST	46Bob Welborn	46Bob Welborn	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
2	—	Daytona Qualifier	Daytona International Speedway SS	49Bob Welborn	3Fireball Roberts	40	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
3	—	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway SS	42Lee Petty	49Bob Welborn	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
4	—	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	41Curtis Turner	41Curtis Turner	110	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
5	—	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway DIRT	41Curtis Turner	88Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
6	—	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway DIRT	73Johnny Beauchamp	87Buck Baker	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
7	—	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway DIRT	11Junior Johnson	14Ken Rush	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
8	—	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium ST	7Jim Reed	4Rex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
9	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	47Jack Smith	47Jack Smith	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
10	—	Gwyn Staley 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	43Lee Petty	1Speedy Thompson	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
11	—	100 Miles at Reading Fairgrounds	Reading Fairgrounds DIRT	11Junior Johnson	—	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
12	—	Hickory 250	Hickory Speedway DIRT	11Junior Johnson	11Junior Johnson	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
13	—	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway ST	42Lee Petty	72Bobby Johns	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
14	—	225 Miles at Trenton Speedway	Trenton Speedway INT	59Tom Pistone	73Bob Burdick	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
15	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	42Lee Petty	49Bob Welborn	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
16	—	Music City 200	Nashville Speedway ST	4Rex White	4Rex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
17	—	244 Miles at Ascot Stadium	Ascot Stadium DIRT	97Parnelli Jones	7Jim Reed	487	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
18	—	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds DIRT	47Jack Smith	6Cotton Owens	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
19	—	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway DIRT	11Junior Johnson	47Jack Smith	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
20	—	150 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	68J.C. Hendrix	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
21	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	73Bob Burdick	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
22	—	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway DIRT	11Junior Johnson	38Ned Jarrett	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
23	—	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway ST	59Tom Pistone	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
24	—	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium ST	4Rex White	42Lee Petty	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
25	—	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	4Rex White	16Glen Wood	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
26	—	Firecracker 250	Daytona International Speedway SS	3Fireball Roberts	3Fireball Roberts	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
27	—	100 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway	Heidelberg Raceway DIRT	7Jim Reed	2Dick Bailey	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
28	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	47Jack Smith	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
29	—	108 Miles at Rambi Race Track	Rambi Race Track DIRT	11Ned Jarrett	49Bob Welborn	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
30	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	11Ned Jarrett	49Bob Welborn	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
31	—	Nasvhille 300	Nashville Speedway ST	77Joe Lee Johnson	4Rex White	300	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
32	—	250 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	49Bob Welborn	4Rex White	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
33	—	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium ST	4Rex White	4Rex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
34	—	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway DIRT	88Buck Baker	42Lee Petty	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
35	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	38Ned Jarrett	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
36	—	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway INT	7Jim Reed	3Fireball Roberts	364	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
37	—	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	63R.L. Combs	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
38	—	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds DIRT	6Cotton Owens	6Cotton Owens	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
39	—	Capital City 200	Richmond Raceway ST	1Eddie Gray	43Bill Jarlick	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
40	—	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	47Jack Smith	110	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
41	—	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway ST	4Rex White	16Glen Wood	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
42	—	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	36Tommy Irwin	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
43	—	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	42Lee Petty	16Glen Wood	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
44	—	Lee Kirby 300	Concord Speedway DIRT	47Jack Smith	17Fred Harb	300	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP

Wins per driver

Standings

Computed with the season's rules

#	Driver	Team	Points	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Poles	Laps led	Avg fin	DNF
1	42Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	9,032	11	27	35	2	1,137	6.2	8
2	6Cotton Owens	W.H. Watson (Owner)	7,455	1	13	22	2	208	10.4	10
3	87Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	5,558	1	14	19	4	183	11.8

Pace leaders · 1959 Cup Series

drivers with 3+ races (0 of 0)

No pace statistics for this season (lap-level data from 2020).