Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 3 of 44
Date: February 22, 1959
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 15th |
| Started First | Bob Welborn | Most Laps Led | Jack Smith (57) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 59 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 3 of 44 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 38 | running | 2000 |
| 2 | 21 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 30 | running | 1920 |
| 3 | 17 | 18 | Charley Griffith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 1840 |
| 5 | 7 | 48 | Joe Weatherly | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 6 | running | 1760 |
| 6 | 39 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 1680 |
| 7 | 41 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 57 | running | 1600 |
| 8 | 5 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 39 | running | 1520 |
| 9 | 43 | 15 | Tim Flock | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 1440 |
| 10 | 31 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 1360 |
| 11 | 59 | 8 | Johnny Allen | — | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 1280 |
| 12 | 35 | 38 | Raul Cilloniz | Raul Cilloniz (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 13 | 42 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 1120 |
| 14 | 33 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 1040 |
| 15 | 25 | 29 | Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 960 |
| 16 | 16 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 2000 |
| 17 | 4 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 1920 |
| 18 | 10 | 25 | Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 1840 |
| 19 | 57 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 880 |
| 20 | 18 | 2 | Jimmy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 1760 |
| 21 | 49 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 800 |
| 22 | 22 | 92 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 1680 |
| 23 | 53 | 16 | Jim McGuirk | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | running | 720 |
| 24 | 12 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 1600 |
| 25 | 48 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 640 |
| 26 | 19 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | engine | 560 |
| 27 | 30 | 55 | Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | running | 1520 |
| 28 | 27 | 71 | Dick Joslin | Dick Joslin (Owner) | Dodge | 167 | 0 | piston | 480 |
| 29 | 24 | 14 | Ken Rush | Manley Britt (Owner) | Mercury | 163 | 0 | engine | 1440 |
| 30 | 55 | 80 | Bob Rose | Sam Arena (Owner) | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | running | 400 |
| 31 | 50 | 69 | Harold Smith | — | Studebaker | 159 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 32 | 44 | 66 | Dick Foley | Dick Foley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 1360 |
| 33 | 28 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | engine | 240 |
| 34 | 8 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | clutch | 1280 |
| 35 | 47 | 83 | Bob Pronger | Bob Pronger (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 36 | 26 | 39 | Billy Carden | — | Mercury | 140 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 37 | 23 | 81 | Bernie Hentges | Bernie Hentges (Owner) | Chrysler | 138 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 38 | 2 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 115 | 0 | engine | 1120 |
| 39 | 22 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 95 | 0 | transmission | 1040 |
| 40 | 13 | 88 | Tiny Lund | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | timing | 80 |
| 41 | 1 | 49 | Bob Welborn | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 75 | 9 | engine | 80 |
| 42 | 54 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | timing | 80 |
| 43 | 37 | 53 | Ken Johnson | Ken Johnson (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | push rod | 80 |
| 44 | 58 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | generator | 80 |
| 45 | 46 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 56 | 21 | fuel pump | 80 |
| 46 | 40 | 45 | Paul Bass | — | – | 52 | 0 | engine | 960 |
| 47 | 29 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | overheating | 80 |
| 48 | 9 | 37 | Eduardo Dibos | Van Acker (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | front end | 80 |
| 49 | 36 | 50 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | transmission | 880 |
| 50 | 20 | 89 | Bob Said | — | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | transmission | 800 |
| 51 | 51 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | distributor | 80 |
| 52 | 32 | 36 | Pete Kelly | Pete Kelly (Owner) | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | engine | 720 |
| 53 | 45 | 24 | Bob Potter | Bob Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | timing | 80 |
| 54 | 52 | 86 | Carl Tyler | Carl Tyler (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | overheating | 80 |
| 55 | 34 | 33 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | engine | 640 |
| 56 | 3 | 64 | Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | piston | 80 |
| 57 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 8 | 0 | engine | 560 |
| 58 | 38 | 79 | Larry Odo | Larry Odo (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | engine | 480 |
| 59 | 56 | 75 | Ken Marriott | Ken Marriott (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 400 |
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