Race: 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 15 of 44
Date: May 22, 1959
Track: Southern States Fairgrounds
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100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Bob Welborn | Most Laps Led | Joe Weatherly (77) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 25 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 15 of 44 |
100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 58 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 9 | 82 | Cotton Owens | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 5 | 6 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 58 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 18 | 1 | Richard Riley | Richard Riley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 10 | 79 | Jerry Draper | Jerry Draper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 1 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 7 | running | 152 |
| 9 | 16 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 13 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 38 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 12 | 22 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | rear end | 136 |
| 13 | 23 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 62 | Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 21 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 2 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 142 | 77 | rear end | 120 |
| 17 | 20 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 122 | 0 | axle | 112 |
| 19 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 108 | 0 | engine | 104 |
| 20 | 15 | 21 | Larry Frank | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | axle | — |
| 21 | 25 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 55 | 0 | axle | 96 |
| 23 | 12 | 45 | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Pontiac | 47 | 0 | piston | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 99 | Fritz Wilson | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 17 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 25 | 24 | 80 | Cliff Timberman | — | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | — |
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1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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