Race: 100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 42 of 44
Date: October 11, 1959
Track: Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
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100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Plymouth |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Tommy Irwin | Most Laps Led | Lee Petty (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 29 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 42 of 44 |
100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 1 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 5 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 3 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 7 | 14 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 19 | 38 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 9 | 11 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Dodge | 194 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 15 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 7 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 12 | 13 | 88 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 13 | 18 | 15 | Speedy Thompson | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 14 | 16 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 26 | 12 | Benny Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Mercury | 182 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 64 | L.D. Austin | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 17 | 23 | 78 | Jimmie Lewallen | — | Ford | 179 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | Jerry Smith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 178 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 20 | 24 | 26 | Dick Blackwell | — | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 22 | 29 | 62 | Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 23 | 22 | 66 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Ford | 164 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 31 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | running | — |
| 25 | 27 | 13 | Chuck Tombs | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | hub | 112 |
| 26 | 17 | 32 | Layman Utsman | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | spindle | — |
| 27 | 10 | 20 | Tiny Lund | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | accident | 104 |
| 28 | 1 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | engine | 96 |
| 29 | 12 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | sway bar | — |
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