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NASCAR Race Results at Martinsville - May 3, 1959

Virginia 500
Martinsville Speedway
Sunday, May 3, 1959
Race 13 of the 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series
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Martinsville   May 3, 1959
Finish Start # Driver Make Pts Laps Led Status Team S1 S2 S3 Rating
1 24 #42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile 500 500 337 running Petty Enterprises
2 20 #76 Johnny Beauchamp Chevrolet 480 495 0 running Beau Morgan (Owner)
3 32 #11 Junior Johnson Ford 460 495 78 running Paul Spaulding (Owner)
4 10 #59 Tom Pistone Ford 440 491 0 running Carl Rupert (Owner)
5 18 #9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 491 0 running Roy Tyner (Owner)
6 34 #49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 420 490 0 running Bob Welborn (Owner)
7 25 #43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 400 490 0 running Petty Enterprises
8 31 #41 Joe Weatherly Ford 380 489 0 running Doc White (Owner)
9 17 #99 Shorty Rollins Ford 360 486 0 running Shorty Rollins (Owner)
10 3 #6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 340 484 0 running W.H. Watson (Owner)
11 19 #21 Glen Wood Ford 482 13 running Wood Brothers Racing
12 11 #40 Dave White Chevrolet 320 479 0 running Dave White (Owner)
13 16 #5 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 300 478 0 running Lund Racing
14 39 #29 Dick Freeman Chevrolet 280 469 0 vapor lock Dick Freeman (Owner)
15 9 #4 Rex White Chevrolet 260 468 0 running Rex White (Owner)
16 4 #44 Ken Rush Chevrolet 468 0 running Chester Barron (Owner)
17 12 #34 G.C. Spencer Chevrolet 240 467 0 running GC Spencer Racing
18 6 #32 Brownie King Chevrolet 466 0 running Jess Potter (Owner)
19 14 #1 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 220 464 0 bearing Steve Pierce (Owner)
20 7 #19 Herman Beam Chevrolet 200 462 0 running Herman Beam (Owner)
21 33 #17 Fred Harb Mercury 461 0 running Fred Harb (Owner)
22 35 #3 Bunk Moore Ford 460 0 running
23 5 #64 Shep Langdon Ford 180 453 0 running Shep Langdon (Owner)
24 8 #74 L.D. Austin Chevrolet 160 453 0 running L.D. Austin (Owner)
25 28 #48 Fireball Roberts Chevrolet 140 385 0 rear end E.C. Wilson (Owner)
26 40 #78 Jim Paschal Ford 371 0 engine Rice Racing
27 21 #81 Harvey Hege Ford 120 339 0 accident Harvey Hege (Owner)
28 22 #114 Fritz Wilson Ford 100 333 0 fuel pump Fritz Wilson (Owner)
29 1 #72 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 80 297 72 rear end Shorty Johns (Owner)
30 2 #77 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 297 0 head gasket Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
31 37 #79 Jerry Draper Chevrolet 278 0 engine Jerry Draper (Owner)
32 15 #36 Tommy Irwin Ford 275 0 engine Tommy Irwin (Owner)
33 30 #88 Reds Kagle Chevrolet 222 0 engine Reds Kagle (Owner)
34 27 #96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet 60 208 0 engine Bobby Keck (Owner)
35 13 #33 George Green Chevrolet 143 0 engine Jess Potter (Owner)
36 26 #97 Barney Shore Chevrolet 76 0 oil pressure Barney Shore (Owner)
37 36 #7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 40 47 0 vapor lock Jim Reed (Owner)
38 38 #55 Ben Benz Chevrolet 40 0 brakes Bernard Friedland (Owner)
39 23 #87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 20 31 0 transmission Buck Baker Racing
40 29 #46 Whitey Norman Chevrolet 23 0 axle Whitey Norman (Owner)
 
1959 Standings
1959 Schedule
  Date Track Winner
1 Nov 9, 1958 Champion Bob Welborn
2 Feb 20, 1959 Daytona Bob Welborn
3 Feb 22, 1959 Daytona Lee Petty
4 Mar 1, 1959 Occoneechee Curtis Turner
5 Mar 8, 1959 Concord Curtis Turner
6 Mar 22, 1959 Lakewood Johnny Beauchamp
7 Mar 29, 1959 Wilson Junior Johnson
8 Mar 30, 1959 Bowman Gray Jim Reed
9 Apr 4, 1959 Columbia Jack Smith
10 Apr 5, 1959 North Wilkesboro Lee Petty
11 Apr 26, 1959 Reading Junior Johnson
12 May 2, 1959 Hickory Junior Johnson
13 May 3, 1959 Martinsville Lee Petty
14 May 17, 1959 Trenton Tom Pistone
15 May 22, 1959 Southern States Lee Petty
16 May 24, 1959 Nashville Fgds Rex White
17 May 30, 1959 Ascot Parnelli Jones
18 Jun 5, 1959 Piedmont Jack Smith
19 Jun 13, 1959 Greenville Junior Johnson
20 Jun 14, 1959 Lakewood Lee Petty
21 Jun 18, 1959 Columbia Lee Petty
22 Jun 20, 1959 Wilson Junior Johnson
23 Jun 21, 1959 Richmond Tom Pistone
24 Jun 27, 1959 Bowman Gray Rex White
25 Jun 28, 1959 Weaverville Rex White
26 Jul 4, 1959 Daytona Fireball Roberts
27 Jul 21, 1959 Heidlberg Jim Reed
28 Jul 26, 1959 Southern States Jack Smith
29 Aug 1, 1959 Myrtle Beach Ned Jarrett
30 Aug 2, 1959 Southern States Ned Jarrett
31 Aug 9, 1959 Nashville Fgds Joe Lee Johnson
32 Aug 16, 1959 Weaverville Bob Welborn
33 Aug 21, 1959 Bowman Gray Rex White
34 Aug 22, 1959 Greenville Buck Baker
35 Aug 29, 1959 Columbia Lee Petty
36 Sep 7, 1959 Darlington Jim Reed
37 Sep 11, 1959 Hickory Lee Petty
39 Sep 13, 1959 California Fairgrounds Cotton Owens
38 Sep 13, 1959 Richmond Eddie Gray
40 Sep 20, 1959 Occoneechee Lee Petty
41 Sep 27, 1959 Martinsville Rex White
42 Oct 11, 1959 Weaverville Lee Petty
43 Oct 18, 1959 North Wilkesboro Lee Petty
44 Oct 25, 1959 Concord Jack Smith
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