Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 36 of 44
Date: September 7, 1959
Track: Darlington Raceway
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Southern 500 Race Information
| Winner | Jim Reed | Car | No. 7 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Jim Reed (Owner) | Winner Start | 14th |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Jim Reed (152) |
| Race Distance | 498.68 miles (364 laps) | Track Length | 1.37 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 50 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 36 of 44 |
Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 364 | 152 | running | 2000 |
| 2 | 5 | 73 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 362 | 25 | running | 1920 |
| 3 | 22 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 362 | 57 | running | 1840 |
| 4 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 361 | 7 | running | 1760 |
| 5 | 16 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 358 | 0 | running | 1680 |
| 6 | 32 | 88 | Jim Paschal | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 1600 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 354 | 42 | running | 1520 |
| 8 | 20 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 1440 |
| 9 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 347 | 0 | running | 1360 |
| 10 | 18 | 41 | Jimmy Thompson | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 346 | 0 | running | 1280 |
| 11 | 28 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 345 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 12 | 25 | 27 | Bill Champion | — | Ford | 343 | 0 | running | 1120 |
| 13 | 12 | 2 | Joe Caspolich | — | Oldsmobile | 342 | 0 | running | 1040 |
| 14 | 3 | 22 | Speedy Thompson | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 333 | 2 | spring | 960 |
| 15 | 29 | 16 | Charlie Cregar | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 331 | 0 | running | 880 |
| 16 | 34 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 800 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | drive shaft | 720 |
| 18 | 39 | 66 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 640 |
| 19 | 19 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Ford | 320 | 24 | running | 560 |
| 20 | 9 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 319 | 0 | running | 480 |
| 21 | 32 | 56 | Bud Crothers | — | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 400 |
| 22 | 47 | 35 | Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 286 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 23 | 31 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 272 | 0 | battery | 240 |
| 24 | 30 | 13 | Earl Balmer | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | piston | 160 |
| 25 | 27 | 26 | Dick Blackwell | — | Ford | 225 | 0 | accident | 80 |
| 26 | 24 | 20 | Tiny Lund | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 221 | 0 | clutch | 80 |
| 27 | 33 | 30 | Cale Yarborough | Bob Weatherly (Owner) | Ford | 219 | 0 | tire | 80 |
| 28 | 10 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 218 | 0 | axle | 80 |
| 29 | 21 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | camshaft | 80 |
| 30 | 50 | 55 | Johnny Patterson | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | axle | 80 |
| 31 | 7 | 93 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 178 | 55 | accident | 80 |
| 32 | 46 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 33 | 35 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | timing | 80 |
| 34 | 38 | 5 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 151 | 0 | piston | 80 |
| 35 | 11 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | accident | 80 |
| 36 | 17 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 37 | 41 | 91 | Neil Castles | — | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | 80 |
| 38 | 13 | 92 | Possum Jones | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | brakes | 80 |
| 39 | 43 | 83 | Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 71 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 40 | 40 | 95 | Buddy Baker | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 64 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 41 | 42 | 23 | Bob Perry | Bob Perry (Owner) | Plymouth | 63 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 42 | 49 | 44 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chester Barron (Owner) | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | transmission | 80 |
| 43 | 8 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 54 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 |
| 44 | 36 | 71 | Dick Joslin | Dick Joslin (Owner) | Dodge | 46 | 0 | head gasket | 80 |
| 45 | 2 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 41 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 46 | 26 | 61 | Joe Eubanks | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 26 | 0 | piston | 80 |
| 47 | 48 | 15 | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter (Owner) | Ford | 19 | 0 | head gasket | 80 |
| 48 | 45 | 82 | Elmo Henderson | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 16 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 49 | 44 | 86 | Larry Flynn | Larry Flynn (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | differential | 80 |
| 50 | 37 | 14 | Carl Burris | — | Ford | 2 | 0 | engine | 80 |
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1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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