NASCAR Seri Grand National musim 1959

NASCAR Seri Grand National 1959
Sebelum: 1958 Sesudah: 1960

NASCAR Seri Grand National musim 1959 adalah musim kesebelas dari kejuaraan NASCAR seri utama yang diadakan di Amerika Serikat. Musim dimulai pada 9 November 1958 di Fayetteville dan berakhir pada 25 Oktober 1959 di Concord. Lee Petty memenangkan kejuaraan untuk ketiga kalinya dan terakhir dalam karirnya. Putranya Richard Petty memenangkan penghargaan rookie of the year. Tahun ini adalah tahun debut untuk perlombaan Daytona 500.

Rekapitulasi musim

No. Tanggal Lomba Sirkuit Pemenang Kedua Ketiga
1 9-nov Race 1 Champion Speedway1 Bob Welborn Glen Wood Buck Baker
2 20-feb Daytona 500 Qualifier Daytona International Speedway Bob Welborn Fritz Wilson Tom Pistone
3 22-feb Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Lee Petty Johnny Beauchamp Charley Griffith
4 1-mrt Race 4 Occoneechee Speedway Curtis Turner Tom Pistone Bob Welborn
5 8-mrt Race 5 Concord Speedway2 Curtis Turner Cotton Owens Lee Petty
6 22-mrt Race 6 Lakewood Speedway3 Johnny Beauchamp Buck Baker Tom Pistone
7 29-mrt Race 7 Wilson Speedway4 Junior Johnson Curtis Turner Richard Petty
8 30-mrt Race 8 Bowman Gray Stadium Jim Reed Lee Petty Rex White
9 4-apr Race 9 Columbia Speedway Jack Smith Ned Jarrett Lee Petty
10 5-apr Gwyn Staley 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway Lee Petty Jack Smith Cotton Owens
11 26-apr Race 11 Reading Fairgrounds5 Junior Johnson Speedy Thompson Tom Pistone
12 2-mei Hickory 250 Hickory Motor Speedway Junior Johnson Joe Weatherly Lee Petty
13 3-mei Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Lee Petty Johnny Beauchamp Junior Johnson
14 17-mei Race 14 Trenton Speedway Tom Pistone Cotton Owens Lee Petty
15 22-mei Race 15 Southern States Fairgrounds Lee Petty Tiny Lund Cotton Owens
16 24-mei Music City 200 Music City Motorplex Rex White Junior Johnson Tommy Irwin
17 30-mei Race 17 Ascot Stadium6 Parnelli Jones Lloyd Dane Marvin Porter
18 5-jun Race 18 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Jack Smith Joe Eubanks Junior Johnson
19 13-jun Race 19 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Junior Johnson Roy Tyner Lee Petty
20 14-jun Race 20 Lakewood Speedway3 Lee Petty Richard Petty Buck Baker
21 18-jun Race 21 Columbia Speedway Lee Petty Tommy Irwin Buck Baker
22 20-jun Race 22 Wilson Speedway4 Junior Johnson Tom Pistone Glen Wood
23 21-jun Richmond 200 Richmond International Raceway Tom Pistone Glen Wood Buck Baker
24 27-jun Race 24 Bowman Gray Stadium Rex White Ken Rush Bob Welborn
25 28-jun Race 25 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Rex White Lee Petty Junior Johnson
26 4-jul Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway Fireball Roberts Joe Weatherly Johnny Allen
27 21-jul Race 27 Heidelberg Raceway7 Jim Reed Rex White Lee Petty
28 26-jul Race 28 Southern States Fairgrounds Jack Smith Bob Welborn Buck Baker
29 1-aug Race 29 Rambi Raceway8 Ned Jarrett Jim Paschal Tommy Irwin
30 2-aug Race 30 Southern States Fairgrounds Ned Jarrett Jim Paschal Bob Welborn
31 9-aug Nashville 300 Music City Motorplex Joe Lee Johnson Larry Frank Elmo Langley
32 16-aug Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Bob Welborn Lee Petty Jack Smith
33 21-aug Race 33 Bowman Gray Stadium Rex White Glen Wood Lee Petty
34 22-aug Race 34 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Buck Baker Cotton Owens Ned Jarrett
35 29-aug Race 35 Columbia Speedway Lee Petty Tiny Lund Fred Harb
36 7-sep Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Jim Reed Bob Burdick Bobby Johns
37 11-sep Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Motor Speedway Lee Petty Buck Baker Rex White
38 13-sep Capital City 200 Richmond International Raceway Cotton Owens Lee Petty Tom Pistone
39 13-sep Race 39 California State Fairgrounds9 Eddie Gray Scotty Cain Danny Weinberg
40 20-sep Race 40 Occoneechee Speedway Lee Petty Cotton Owens Richard Petty
41 27-sep Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Rex White Glen Wood Jim Reed
42 11-okt Race 42 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Lee Petty Glen Wood Jack Smith
43 18-okt Wilkes 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway Lee Petty Rex White Richard Petty
44 25-okt Lee Kirby 300 Concord Speedway2 Jack Smith Lee Petty Buck Baker
  • 1 Empat balapan diadakan antara tahun 1958 dan 1959 di [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]|Fayetteville]] di Champion Speedway.
  • 2 Dua belas balapan diadakan di Concord di Concord Speedway antara tahun 1956 dan 1964.
  • 3 Sebelas balapan diadakan di Atlanta di Lakewood Speedway antara tahun 1951 dan 1959.
  • 4 Dua belas balapan diadakan antara tahun 1951 dan 1960 di [[Wilson, North Carolina]|Wilson]] di Wilson Speedway.
  • 5 Sebuah perlombaan diadakan di Membaca di Reading Fairgrounds pada tahun 1958 dan 1959.
  • 6 Tiga balapan diadakan antara tahun 1957 dan 1961 di Los Angeles di Stadion Ascot.
  • 7 Empat balapan diadakan di Pittsburgh di Heidelberg Raceway antara tahun 1949 dan 1961.
  • 8 Sembilan balapan diadakan antara tahun 1958 dan 1965 di Myrtle Beach di Rambi Raceway.
  • 9 Enam balapan diadakan antara tahun 1956 dan 1961 di Sacramento di California State Fairgrounds.

Klasemen Top 10

1 Lee Petty 11792
2 Cotton Owens 9962
3 Speedy Thompson 7684
4 Herman Beam 7396
5 Buck Baker 7170
6 Tom Pistone 7050
7 L.D. Austin 6519
8 Jack Smith 6150
9 Jim Reed 5744
10 Rex White 5526

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