Race: 100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 6 of 44
Date: March 22, 1959
Track: Lakewood Speedway
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100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Johnny Beauchamp | Car | No. 73 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Johnny Beauchamp (100) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (100 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 21 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 6 of 44 |
100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 100 | 100 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 15 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 5 | 14 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 95 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 17 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 94 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 21 | 39 | Billy Carden | — | Mercury | 93 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | rear end | 152 |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | transmission | 144 |
| 10 | 5 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | rear end | 136 |
| 11 | 16 | 16 | Jim McGuirk | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 81 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 12 | 13 | 35 | Sam Massey | — | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 13 | 11 | 58 | Roscoe Thompson | — | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | accident | 112 |
| 14 | 9 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 54 | 0 | engine | 104 |
| 15 | 12 | 68 | J.C. Hendrix | — | Plymouth | 52 | 0 | accident | 96 |
| 16 | 18 | 44 | Chester Barron | Chester Barron (Owner) | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 17 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | axle | 88 |
| 18 | 19 | 8 | Johnny Allen | — | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | overheating | 80 |
| 19 | 20 | 36 | Pete Kelly | Pete Kelly (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | head gasket | — |
| 20 | 10 | 18 | Charley Griffith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | axle | — |
| 21 | 3 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 72 |
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1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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