Race: 100 Miles at Columbia Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 21 of 44
Date: June 18, 1959
Track: Columbia Speedway
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100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Plymouth |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Bob Burdick | Most Laps Led | Buck Baker (87) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 20 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 21 of 44 |
100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 7 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 10 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 63 | running | — |
| 3 | 4 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 87 | running | 192 |
| 4 | 11 | 20 | Benny Rakestraw | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Mercury | 196 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 2 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 43 | running | 184 |
| 6 | 1 | 73 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 7 | 12 | 89 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 8 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 9 | 19 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 10 | 16 | 28 | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Mercury | 169 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 20 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 12 | 5 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Ken Rush | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | hub | — |
| 14 | 17 | 0 | Curtis Crider | Richard Riley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | engine | — |
| 15 | 7 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 108 | 0 | overheating | 136 |
| 16 | 8 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 43 | 0 | accident | 128 |
| 17 | 15 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | accident | 120 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Richard Riley | Steve Pierce (Owner) | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | accident | 112 |
| 19 | 13 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 104 |
| 20 | 14 | 30 | Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | — |
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