Race: 250 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 32 of 44
Date: August 16, 1959
Track: Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
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250 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Bob Welborn | Car | No. 49 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Rex White | Most Laps Led | Bob Welborn (1) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 41 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 32 of 44 |
250 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 9 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 497 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 5 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 6 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 12 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 19 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 11 | 88 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 27 | 12 | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter (Owner) | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 3 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 37 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 31 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 463 | 0 | fuel | — |
| 13 | 29 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 38 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 26 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 21 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 452 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 36 | 27 | Dominic Persicketti | — | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 28 | 192 | George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | Benny Rakestraw | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Mercury | 420 | 0 | fuel | — |
| 21 | 23 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 410 | 0 | axle | — |
| 22 | 18 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | axle | — |
| 23 | 8 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 379 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 24 | 25 | 22 | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson (Owner) | Ford | 342 | 0 | running | — |
| 25 | 41 | 46 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | running | — |
| 26 | 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 281 | 0 | accident | — |
| 27 | 24 | 16 | Bud Crothers | — | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
| 28 | 2 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 254 | 0 | drive shaft | — |
| 29 | 17 | 40 | Dave White | Dave White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | axle | — |
| 30 | 35 | 13 | Earl Balmer | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | engine | — |
| 31 | 7 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | engine | — |
| 32 | 20 | 25 | Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | engine | — |
| 33 | 34 | 86 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 144 | 0 | spindle | — |
| 34 | 39 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 142 | 0 | engine | — |
| 35 | 10 | 93 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | shocks | — |
| 36 | 16 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 83 | 0 | engine | — |
| 37 | 15 | 92 | Speedy Thompson | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 75 | 0 | hub | — |
| 38 | 33 | 23 | Bill Scott (Winston-Salem) | — | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 39 | 40 | 18 | Freddy Fryar | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 53 | 0 | piston | — |
| 40 | 14 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | engine | — |
| 41 | 32 | 31 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | fan belt | — |
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