Race: Music City 200
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 16 of 44
Date: May 24, 1959
Track: Nashville Speedway
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Music City 200 Race Information
| Winner | Rex White | Car | No. 4 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Rex White (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Rex White | Most Laps Led | Tommy Irwin (111) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 12 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 16 of 44 |
Music City 200 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 40 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 12 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 3 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 111 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 5 | 4 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 6 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 196 | 37 | running | 168 |
| 7 | 8 | 18 | Charley Griffith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 193 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 193 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 9 | 9 | 73 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 10 | 11 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 11 | 10 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 12 | 12 | 13 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 128 |
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