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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vevent" style="width: 27em; line-height: 1.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;"><span class="summary">1959 Daytona 500</span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#efefef;">Race details<sup id="cite_ref-race_weather_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-race_weather-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 2 of 44 in the <a href="/wiki/1959_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 in NASCAR">1959 NASCAR Grand National Series</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:1959Daytona500DecisiveBattle.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lee Petty No. 42 and Johnny Beauchamp No. 73 battle on the last lap of the 1959 Daytona 500."><img alt="Lee Petty No. 42 and Johnny Beauchamp No. 73 battle on the last lap of the 1959 Daytona 500." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/1959Daytona500DecisiveBattle.jpg/220px-1959Daytona500DecisiveBattle.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/1959Daytona500DecisiveBattle.jpg/330px-1959Daytona500DecisiveBattle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/1959Daytona500DecisiveBattle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="236" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Lee Petty No. 42 and Johnny Beauchamp No. 73 battle on the last lap of the 1959 Daytona 500.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> February 22, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-02-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> First 500 Mile NASCAR International Sweepstakes at Daytona</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida" title="Daytona Beach, Florida">Daytona Beach, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.5 mi (4.023 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Chilly with temperatures reaching up to 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 135.521 mph (218.100 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Attendance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 41,921</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul 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style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Smith_(American_racing_driver,_born_1924)" title="Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)">Jack Smith</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 57</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 42</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Petty" title="Lee Petty">Lee Petty</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Not televised</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1959_Daytona_500_program_and_logo.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/1959_Daytona_500_program_and_logo.jpeg/220px-1959_Daytona_500_program_and_logo.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/1959_Daytona_500_program_and_logo.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="364" /></a><figcaption>Program promoting the 1959 Daytona 500. </figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>1959 First 500 Mile NASCAR International Sweepstakes at Daytona</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (now known as the <b>1959 Inaugural <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a></b>) was the second race of the 1959 <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Grand_National_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand National Series">Grand National Series</a> season. It was held on February 22, 1959, in front of 41,921 spectators.<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first race held at the 2.5-mile (4.0 kilometer) <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daytona_International_Speedway.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Daytona_International_Speedway.svg/220px-Daytona_International_Speedway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Daytona_International_Speedway.svg/330px-Daytona_International_Speedway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Daytona_International_Speedway.svg/440px-Daytona_International_Speedway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1255" data-file-height="672" /></a><figcaption>Map of <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a>, the track where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p>Daytona International Speedway is a <a href="/wiki/Race_track" title="Race track">race track</a> in <a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida" title="Daytona Beach, Florida">Daytona Beach, Florida</a> that was one of the first <a href="/wiki/Superspeedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Superspeedway">superspeedways</a> to hold <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> races. The standard track at Daytona is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track also features two other layouts that utilize portions of the primary high speed <a href="/wiki/Tri-oval" title="Tri-oval">tri-oval</a>, such as a 3.56-mile (5.73 km) <a href="/wiki/Sports_car" title="Sports car">sports car</a> course and a 2.95-mile (4.75 km) motorcycle course.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Anachronism" title="Anachronism"><span title="The source given seems to be referring to the track as it was in 2015, the road course was originally longer until the 1980s. (November 2020)">anachronism</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="Citation is a trivia page on the speedway's website which does not seem to contain the relevant information. (November 2020)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd. The speedway is currently owned and operated by the <a href="/wiki/International_Speedway_Corporation" title="International Speedway Corporation">International Speedway Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The track was built by NASCAR founder <a href="/wiki/Bill_France,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Bill France, Sr.">Bill France, Sr.</a> to host racing that was being held at the former <a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach_Road_Course" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytona Beach Road Course">Daytona Beach Road Course</a> and opened with the first Daytona 500 in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also the series' first race of the year; this phenomenon is virtually unique in sports, which tend to have championships or other major events at the end of the season rather than the start. Since <a href="/wiki/1995_Daytona_500" title="1995 Daytona 500">1995</a>, U.S. <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">television ratings</a> for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_500" title="Indianapolis 500">Indianapolis 500</a> which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing. The <a href="/wiki/2006_Daytona_500" title="2006 Daytona 500">2006 Daytona 500</a> attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_report">Race report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Race report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Owens" title="Cotton Owens">Cotton Owens</a> had the fastest qualifying lap, at 143.198 miles per hour (230.455 km/h). The race had one qualifying race for <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Convertible_Division" title="NASCAR Convertible Division">Convertibles</a> and one for the hardtop Grand National cars. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Welborn" title="Bob Welborn">Bob Welborn</a>, winner of the 100-mile (160 km) Grand National qualifying race earlier in the week, started on the <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nascar_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nascar-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shorty_Rollins" title="Shorty Rollins">Shorty Rollins</a> won the Convertible qualifying race and started second. Twenty of the 59 cars in the Daytona 500 were convertibles.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race">Race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were no caution periods in the race; making it one of the few "perfect games" in NASCAR history, though it would occur in three of the first four Daytona 500s, as the Daytona 500 also went caution-free in both 1961 and 1962. This would be repeated ten years later with the <a href="/wiki/1969_Motor_Trend_500" title="1969 Motor Trend 500">1969 running of the Motor Trend 500</a>. Welborn led the early laps in the race but his race ended after 75 laps (of 200) with engine problems. Other leaders in the first 22 laps of the race were <a href="/wiki/Tom_Pistone" title="Tom Pistone">"Tiger" Tom Pistone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Weatherly" title="Joe Weatherly">Joe Weatherly</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fireball_Roberts" title="Fireball Roberts">Fireball Roberts</a> took over the lead on lap 23, leading the next 20 laps before dropping out on lap 57 due to a broken fuel pump. When Roberts went to the pits on lap 43, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Beauchamp" title="Johnny Beauchamp">Johnny Beauchamp</a>, running in second place, became the leader. On lap 50, Pistone took over first place and Jack Smith moved into second; Beauchamp was third and Lee Petty was fifth. From lap 43 to 148 the race leaders were Pistone, Smith, and Beauchamp. Although Smith and Pistone led most of these laps, Beauchamp led a few times, for example records show he led on lap 110.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is print information about the details of the race, including the leaders of the race in five-lap intervals.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pistone and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Smith_(American_racing_driver,_born_1924)" title="Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)">Jack Smith</a> both had dropped out of contention by lap 149 and Beauchamp took over first place. 100 miles (160 km). <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a> also had to retire from the race with an engine problem and earned $100 ($1,045.21 when adjusted for inflation) for his 57th-place performance. </p><p>Lee Petty battled with Beauchamp during the final 30 laps of the race, and they were the only two drivers to finish on the lead lap. Petty took the lead with 3 laps left and led at the start of the final lap. Petty and Beauchamp drove side by side across the finish line at the end final lap for a <a href="/wiki/Photo_finish" title="Photo finish">photo finish</a>. Beauchamp was declared the unofficial winner by NASCAR officials, and he drove to victory lane. Petty protested the results, saying "I had Beauchamp by a good two feet. In my own mind, I know I won."<sup id="cite_ref-nascar_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nascar-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beauchamp replied "I had him by two feet. I glanced over to Lee Petty's car as I crossed the finish line and I could see his headlight slightly back of my car. It was so close I didn't know how they would call it, but I thought I won."<sup id="cite_ref-nascar_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nascar-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early leader Fireball Roberts, who was standing by the finish line, said: "There's no doubt about it, Petty won."<sup id="cite_ref-nascar_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nascar-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took NASCAR founder <a href="/wiki/Bill_France,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Bill France, Sr.">Bill France, Sr.</a> three days to decide the winner the following Wednesday.<sup id="cite_ref-nascar_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nascar-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the end, with the help of photographs and <a href="/wiki/Newsreel" title="Newsreel">newsreel</a> footage, Petty was officially declared the winner.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The controversial finish helped the sport. The delayed results to determine the official winner kept NASCAR and the Daytona 500 on the front page of newspapers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Official_results">Official results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Official results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The race lasted 3:41:22, with an average speed of 135.521 mph (218.10 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-racingreference_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-racingreference-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fin </th> <th>St </th> <th># </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Sponsor </th> <th>Make </th> <th>Laps </th> <th>Led </th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>15 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>Lee Petty </td> <td>Newton Chappell Motors </td> <td>1959 Oldsmobile </td> <td>200 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>21 </td> <td>73 </td> <td>Johnny Beauchamp </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 Ford Thunderbird </td> <td>200 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>17 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>Charley Griffith </td> <td>Red Bank </td> <td>1957 Pontiac </td> <td>199 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>11 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>Cotton Owens </td> <td>W.H. Watson Trucking </td> <td>1958 Pontiac </td> <td>199 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>7 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>Joe Weatherly </td> <td>Wilson's Pure Oil Service </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>199 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>39 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>Jim Reed </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>196 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>41 </td> <td>47 </td> <td>Jack Smith </td> <td>Bud Moore's Garage, Georgia Chevy Dealers </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>196 </td> <td>57 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>5 </td> <td>59 </td> <td>Tom Pistone </td> <td>Rupert Safety Belt </td> <td>1959 Ford Thunderbird </td> <td>195 </td> <td>39 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>42 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>Tim Flock </td> <td>Russ Bramblet Ford </td> <td>1959 Ford Thunderbird </td> <td>193 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>31 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Speedy Thompson </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>193 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>59 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>Johnny Allen </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>192 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>35 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>Raul Cilloniz </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 Ford Thunderbird </td> <td>192 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>43 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>Curtis Turner </td> <td>Delta Auto Sales </td> <td>1959 Ford Thunderbird </td> <td>189 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>33 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>Junior Johnson </td> <td>Champion Garage </td> <td>1957 Ford </td> <td>189 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>25 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>Dick Freeman </td> <td>Ruebush Brothers </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>188 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>16 </td> <td>77 </td> <td>Joe Lee Johnson </td> <td>Honest Charley </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet Convertible </td> <td>187 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>4 </td> <td>98 </td> <td>Marvin Panch </td> <td>McGee & Taylors </td> <td>1958 Ford Convertible </td> <td>185 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>10 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>Gene White </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet Convertible </td> <td>185 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>57 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>Roy Tyner </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>184 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>18 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Jimmy Thompson </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>182 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>49 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>Herman Beam </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>182 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>14 </td> <td>92 </td> <td>Wilbur Rakestraw </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Ford Convertible </td> <td>181 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>53 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>Jim McGuirk </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 Pontiac </td> <td>181 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>12 </td> <td>76 </td> <td>Larry Frank </td> <td>Carolina Plating </td> <td>1958 Ford Convertible </td> <td>178 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>48 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>Elmo Langley </td> <td>Cafe Burgundy </td> <td>1957 Ford </td> <td>175 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>19 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>Rex White </td> <td>Idlewild Homes </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>174 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>engine </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>30 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>Ben Benz </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet Convertible </td> <td>169 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>27 </td> <td>71 </td> <td>Dick Joslin </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Dodge </td> <td>167 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>piston </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>24 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>Ken Rush </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Mercury Convertible </td> <td>163 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>engine </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>55 </td> <td>80 </td> <td>Bob Rose </td> <td>Florida Dump Trucks </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>162 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>50 </td> <td>69 </td> <td>Harold Smith </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 Studebaker </td> <td>159 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td>44 </td> <td>66 </td> <td>Dick Foley </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>157 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>28 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>Brownie King </td> <td>City Motor </td> <td>1958 Chevrolet Convertible </td> <td>152 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>engine </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>8 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>Glen Wood </td> <td>Wood Brothers </td> <td>1958 Ford Convertible </td> <td>149 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>clutch </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td>47 </td> <td>83 </td> <td>Bob Pronger </td> <td> </td> <td>1958 Ford </td> <td>143 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>26 </td> <td>39 </td> <td>Billy Carden </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Mercury Convertible </td> <td>140 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td>23 </td> <td>81 </td> <td>Bernie Hentges </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 DeSoto </td> <td>138 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>engine </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td>2 </td> <td>99 </td> <td>Shorty Rollins </td> <td>Shorty's </td> <td>1958 Ford Convertible </td> <td>115 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>engine </td></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td>22 </td> <td>82 </td> <td>Joe Eubanks </td> <td> </td> <td>1958 Ford Convertible </td> <td>95 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>transmission </td></tr> <tr> <th>40 </th> <td>13 </td> <td>88 </td> <td>Tiny Lund </td> <td>Shook's Transfer </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>92 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>timing </td></tr> <tr> <th>41 </th> <td>1 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>Bob Welborn </td> <td>Tuxedo Plumbing & Heating </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>75 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>engine </td></tr> <tr> <th>42 </th> <td>54 </td> <td>87 </td> <td>Buck Baker </td> <td> </td> <td>1959 Chevrolet </td> <td>75 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>timing </td></tr> <tr> <th>43 </th> <td>37 </td> <td>53 </td> <td>Ken Johnson </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Ford </td> <td>67 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>push rod </td></tr> <tr> <th>44 </th> <td>58 </td> <td>74 </td> <td>L.D. Austin </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>65 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>generator </td></tr> <tr> <th>45 </th> <td>46 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>Fireball Roberts </td> <td>Pontiac, America's No. 1 Car </td> <td>1959 Pontiac </td> <td>56 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>fuel pump </td></tr> <tr> <th>46 </th> <td>40 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>Paul Bass </td> <td>McGee Edsel </td> <td>1958 Ford Edsel Convertible </td> <td>52 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>engine </td></tr> <tr> <th>47 </th> <td>29 </td> <td>72A </td> <td>Bobby Johns </td> <td> </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet </td> <td>46 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>overheating </td></tr> <tr> <th>48 </th> <td>9 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>Eduardo Dibos </td> <td>Peru </td> <td>1959 Ford Thunderbird </td> <td>44 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>suspension </td></tr> <tr> <th>49 </th> <td>36 </td> <td>50 </td> <td>Gober Sosebee </td> <td>Cherokee Garage </td> <td>1957 Chevrolet Convertible </td> <td>44 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>transmission </td></tr> <tr> <th>50 </th> <td>20 </td> <td>89 </td> 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