Race: 100 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 27 of 44
Date: July 21, 1959
Track: Heidelberg Raceway
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100 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway Race Information
| Winner | Jim Reed | Car | No. 7 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Jim Reed (Owner) | Winner Start | 6th |
| Started First | Dick Bailey | Most Laps Led | Rex White (148) |
| Race Distance | 50 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.25 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 22 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 27 of 44 |
100 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 46 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 148 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 197 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 193 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 10 | 89 | Don Dahle | — | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 16 | 1 | Slim Brown | — | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 9 | 53 | Ken Johnson | Ken Johnson (Owner) | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 9 | 21 | 69 | Don Strain | — | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 18 | 83 | Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 11 | 12 | 33 | Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 12 | 15 | 97 | Jim Austin | — | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 13 | 11 | 25 | August Sand | — | Ford | 133 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 14 | 8 | V2 | Russ Gemberling | — | Dodge | 127 | 3 | wheel | — |
| 15 | 14 | 88 | Bill Woolkin | — | Plymouth | 109 | 0 | wheel | 112 |
| 16 | 22 | 96 | Larry Lyndstrom | — | Ford | 99 | 0 | rear end | 104 |
| 17 | 7 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 99 | 0 | axle | 96 |
| 18 | 13 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | overheating | 88 |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Dick Bailey | — | Plymouth | 54 | 3 | overheating | 80 |
| 20 | 17 | 17 | Russ Whitman | — | Ford | 27 | 0 | oil pressure | 72 |
| 21 | 20 | 26 | Scott Sandman | — | – | 20 | 0 | spindle | 64 |
| 22 | 19 | 75 | Jim Bickerstaff | — | Ford | 12 | 0 | axle | — |
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