Race: 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 28 of 44
Date: July 26, 1959
Track: Southern States Fairgrounds
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100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Jack Smith | Car | No. 47 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Jack Smith (Owner) | Winner Start | 5th |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Jack Smith (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 35 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 5 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 28 of 44 |
100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 33 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 5 | 28 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 3 | 72 | Ralph Moody | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 25 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 17 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 9 | 2 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 193 | 0 | vapor lock | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 193 | 0 | wheel | 168 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 189 | 0 | spindle | 160 |
| 13 | 19 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 23 | 62 | Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 15 | 21 | 97 | Jim Austin | — | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 16 | 32 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 17 | 24 | 28 | Neil Castles | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Mercury | 179 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 27 | 0 | Richard Riley | Richard Riley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 20 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 20 | 6 | 30 | Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | distributor | — |
| 21 | 34 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 22 | 12 | 82 | Elmo Henderson | Elmo Henderson (Owner) | Ford | 160 | 0 | overheating | 112 |
| 23 | 30 | 14 | Gene White | Manley Britt (Owner) | Ford | 155 | 0 | accident | — |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | engine | 104 |
| 25 | 26 | 89 | Banjo Matthews | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | transmission | 96 |
| 26 | 9 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 129 | 0 | accident | 88 |
| 27 | 13 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | rear end | 80 |
| 28 | 22 | 15 | Aubrey Boles | Aubrey Boles (Owner) | Plymouth | 114 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 29 | 35 | 711 | Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | fuel pump | — |
| 30 | 16 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 55 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 31 | 14 | 45 | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Pontiac | 41 | 0 | fuel line | — |
| 32 | 29 | 4 | Joe Halton | — | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | spindle | — |
| 33 | 15 | 63 | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 28 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 34 | 31 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 16 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 35 | 18 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | engine | 72 |
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1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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