Race: Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 41 of 44
Date: September 27, 1959
Track: Martinsville Speedway
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Old Dominion 500 Race Information
| Winner | Rex White | Car | No. 4 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Rex White (Owner) | Winner Start | 14th |
| Started First | Glen Wood | Most Laps Led | Rex White (202) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 47 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 41 of 44 |
Old Dominion 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 202 | running | — |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 85 | running | — |
| 3 | 24 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 497 | 87 | running | — |
| 4 | 2 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 16 | 22 | Speedy Thompson | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 7 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 496 | 39 | running | — |
| 7 | 4 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 5 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 488 | 87 | running | — |
| 11 | 26 | 75 | John Dodd Sr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 39 | 38 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 27 | 41 | Ken Rush | — | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 32 | 87 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 470 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 19 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 37 | 15 | L.D. Austin | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 36 | 18 | Jerry Smith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 466 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 12 | 20 | Tiny Lund | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 4 | 5 | Bunk Moore | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 42 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 447 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 21 | 14 | Bill Taylor | Manley Britt (Owner) | Ford | 439 | 0 | engine | — |
| 23 | 17 | 31 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 434 | 0 | engine | — |
| 24 | 8 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 431 | 0 | running | — |
| 25 | 28 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | running | — |
| 26 | 29 | 45 | Aubrey Boles | Aubrey Boles (Owner) | Plymouth | 405 | 0 | running | — |
| 27 | 23 | 63 | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 404 | 0 | running | — |
| 28 | 9 | 2 | Jimmy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | — |
| 29 | 22 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 30 | 30 | 88 | Fireball Roberts | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 31 | 25 | 86 | Erwin Carpenter | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 299 | 0 | accident | — |
| 32 | 31 | 27 | E.J. Trivette | E.J. Trivette (Owner) | Plymouth | 293 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 33 | 10 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 279 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 35 | 35 | 46 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | axle | — |
| 36 | 41 | 62 | Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 37 | 13 | 25 | Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 224 | 0 | engine | — |
| 38 | 18 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 224 | 0 | fuel pump | — |
| 39 | 20 | 93 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 40 | 11 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 180 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 41 | 33 | 40 | Joe Halton | — | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | engine | — |
| 42 | 43 | 55 | Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 43 | 44 | 33 | Bill Scott (Winston-Salem) | — | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 44 | 47 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 76 | 0 | engine | — |
| 45 | 46 | 58 | Johnny Beauchamp | — | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | steering | — |
| 46 | 48 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | — |
| 47 | 38 | 78 | Jimmie Lewallen | — | Ford | 2 | 0 | accident | — |
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