NASCAR Grand National 1959 standings

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NASCAR Grand National 1959 standings

Championship points standings for the NASCAR Grand National 1959

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Lee Arnold Petty		Oldsmobile Plymouth	11792
2.	Cotton Owens		Pontiac Ford T-Bird Chevrolet	9962
3.	Alfred Bruce Thompson		Chevrolet Ford T-Bird Pontiac	7684
4.	Herman Beam		Chevrolet	7396
5.	Buck Baker Sr		Chevrolet	7170
6.	Tom Pistone		T-Bird Chevrolet	7050
7.	L.D. Austin		Chevrolet Ford	6519
8.	Jack Smith		Chevrolet T-Bird	6150
9.	Jim Reed		Chevrolet Ford	5744
10.	Rex White		Chevrolet Ford	5526
11.	Junior Johnson		Ford Dodge	4864
12.	Shep Langdon	Shep Langdon	Ford	4768
13.	G.C. Spencer		Chevrolet	4260
14.	Tommy Irwin	Tommy Irwin	Ford T-Bird	3876
15.	Richard Petty		Plymouth Oldsmobile	3694
16.	Fireball Roberts		Pontiac Chevrolet	3676
17.	Bob Welborn		Chevrolet	3588
18.	Joseph Weatherly		T-Bird Chevrolet Ford	3404
19.	Bobby Johns		Chevrolet	2732
20.	DeWayne Louis Lund		Ford Chevrolet	2634
21.	Bob Burdick		T-Bird	2392
22.	Larry Frank	Larry Frank, Wood Brothers	Chevrolet Ford	2256
23.	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet	2186
24.	Curtis Turner		Ford Chevrolet T-Bird	2088
25.	Jim Paschal		Ford Chevrolet	1792
26.	Buddy Baker			1692
27.	Shorty Rollins		Ford Chevrolet	1600
28.	Elmo Langley		Ford Buick	1568
29.	Jimmy Thompson		Chevrolet T-Bird	1528
30.	Brownie King		Chevrolet	1480
31.	Tim Flock		T-Bird	1464
32.	Joe Eubanks		Ford Pontiac	1432
33.	Roy Tyner		Chevrolet	1416
34.	Charlie Cregar			1408
35.	Dick Freeman			1352
36.	Raul Cilloniz		Ford	1272
37.	Ned Jarrett		Ford Chevrolet	1248
38.	Dave White		Chevrolet	1228
39.	Dick Joslin			1224
40.	Tommy Thompson	Tommy Thompson	Chevrolet	1168
41.	Harvey Hege			1152
42.	Eduardo Dibos Chappuis		Ford T-Bird	1128
43.	Bill Champion		Ford	1120
44.	Joe Caspolich			1040
45.	Jim Austin		Ford	1016
46.	Marvin Porter			984
47.	Jim McGuirk			928
48.	Harlan Richardson			924
49.	Al White			872
50.	Richard Riley		Chevrolet	760
51.	Gerald Duke			716
52.	J C Hendrix		Plymouth	640
53.	Larry Flynn		Ford	560
54.	Earl Balmer		Chevrolet	552
55.	Dick Foley		Chevrolet	528
56.	Bob Rose			480
57.	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	470
58.	Bob Reuther			460
59.	Ken Johnson		Ford	424
60.	Bud Crothers		Chevrolet	400
60.	Banjo Matthews		Ford T-Bird Chevrolet	400
62.	Bernard Friedland		Chevrolet	396
63.	Fritz Wilson		Ford T-Bird Ford	372
64.	Harold Smith			368
65.	Herb Lewis		Chevrolet	360
66.	Marvin Panch		Ford	352
67.	Andy Hampton			320
67.	John Paschall		Ford	320
69.	Billy Scott			308
70.	Joe Lee Johnson		Chevrolet	256
71.	Bill Morton		Ford	242
72.	Lennie Page			224
73.	Bunk Moore		Chevrolet Ford	220
74.	Bob Perry			216
74.	Dominic Persicketti		Ford	216
76.	Neil Castles		Chevrolet Mercury Ford	200
76.	Eddie Gray		Ford	200
76.	Bernie Hentges		DeSoto	200
79.	Dick Blackwell		Ford	192
79.	Scotty Cain		Ford Ford T-Bird	192
79.	Elmo Henderson			192
82.	Bob Ross		Chevrolet	176
83.	Lucky Long			168
83.	Bob Pronger			168
85.	John Potter		Ford	160
86.	Edward O Brigance		Chevrolet	152
86.	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane	Ford	152
86.	John Seeley		Chevrolet	152
86.	Bobby Waddell		Pontiac	152
90.	Jim Cook	Floyd Johnson	Plymouth Pontiac	144
91.	Reds Kagle		Chevrolet	132
92.	Mel Larson			128
92.	Bill Poor			128
94.	Ray Fanning		Chevrolet	120
94.	Parnelli Jones	Vel Miletich	'59 Ford	120
94.	Roscoe Thompson		Chevrolet	120
94.	Gene White			120
98.	Don Taylor		Chevrolet	112
98.	Chuck Tombs	Tommy Thompson	Chevrolet	112
98.	Carl Tyler		Ford	112
101.	Clarence DeZalia	Clarence DeZalia	Ford	104
101.	Chuck Webb			104
103.	Owen Loggins	Jack Chatenay	Plymouth	96
104.	R L Combs		Ford	88
104.	Bob Potter		Chevrolet	88
106.	Jim Blomgren			80
106.	Carl Burris		Ford	80
106.	Bob Duell	Julian Buesink	Ford	80
106.	George Green			80
106.	Fred Harb		Mercury Ford	80
106.	Lewis V Jones			80
106.	Johnny Patterson	Bernard Friedland	Chevrolet	80
106.	Cale Yarborough		Ford	80
114.	Jack D. McCoy		Ford	72
115.	Richard Roy Carter		Mercury	56
116.	Dave James		Chevrolet	48
117.	Charles Sanchez		Ford	40
118.	Arley Scranton			32
119.	Bill Jarick	Chuck Parkko	Mercury	16
120.	Dick Getty	Dick Getty	Chevrolet	8
120.	Bob Price			8
	Johnny Allen		Chevrolet ´59	0
	George Alsobrook		Ford	0
	Don Angel		Ford	0
	Jack Austin		Ford	0
	Dick Bailey		Plymouth	0
	Chester Barron		Chevrolet	0
	Paul Bass		Edsel	0
	Johnny Beauchamp	Roy Burdick, Jim Reed, Wood Brothers	Ford T-Bird Ford Chevrolet	0
	Tiny Benson		Chevrolet	0
	Max Berrier		Plymouth	0
	Aubrey Boles		Plymouth	0
	Slim Brown		Chevrolet	0
	Billy Carden		Mercury Ford	0
	Ted Chamberlain		Chevrolet	0
	Doug Cox			0
	Curtis Crider		Chevrolet Pontiac	0
	Don Dahle		Chevrolet	0
	John Dodd, Sr.			0
	Jerry Draper		Chevrolet	0
	John Findlay	John Findlay	Chevrolet	0
	Russ Gemberling		Dodge	0
	Charley Griffith		Pontiac	0
	Joe Halton		Chevrolet	0
	Runt Harris	Junie Donlavey	Chevrolet	0
	Bob Hogle			0
	Ron Hornaday Sr.		Chevrolet	0
	Bob Keefe	Jack Chatenay	Plymouth	0
	Pete Kelly		Chevrolet	0
	Jimmie Lewallen		Ford	0
	Larry Lyndstrom		Ford	0
	Ken Marriott		Ford	0
	Ralph Moody		Ford	0
	Earl Moss			0
	Whitey Norman			0
	George Norton		Chevrolet	0
	Eddie Pagan		T-Bird	0
	Jimmy Pardue		Plymouth	0
	Gene Peltier		Chevrolet	0
	Bennie Rakestraw	Spook Crawford, Joe Jones	Mercury	0
	Wilbur Rakestraw			0
	Pedro Rodriguez			0
	Ken Rush		Mercury Chevrolet Ford	0
	Barney Shore		Chevrolet	0
	Jerry Smith			0
	Gober Sosebee		Chevrolet	0
	Bill Taylor			0
	E.J. Trivette			0
	Layman Utsman	Jess Potter	Chevrolet	0
	Danny Weinberg	Carl Dane	Mercury	0
	Buzz Woodward		Ford	0
	Shorty York	Harvey Hege	Mercury	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Lee Arnold Petty	11
Most pole positions	Rex White	5
	Bob Welborn	5
Most podium positions	Lee Arnold Petty	23
Most podium positions without a win	Glen Wood	6

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
97.7%	U.S.A.	Buddy Baker, Johnny Allen, George Alsobrook, Tim Flock, Lee Arnold Petty, Buck Baker Sr, Rex White, Joseph Weatherly, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Don Angel, Jack Austin, Jim Austin, L.D. Austin, Dick Bailey, Curtis Turner, Earl Balmer, Chester Barron, Paul Bass, Carl Burris, Bob Burdick, Slim Brown, Ned Jarrett, Elmo Langley, Bill Champion, Neil Castles, Roy Tyner, Jim Paschal, G.C. Spencer, Marvin Panch, Jimmy Pardue, Curtis Crider, Joe Halton, Fireball Roberts, DeWayne Louis Lund, Jack Smith, Junior Johnson, Bobby Johns, Banjo Matthews, Cotton Owens, Alfred Bruce Thompson, Herman Beam, Tom Pistone, Jim Reed, Shorty Rollins, Eddie Pagan, Brownie King, Ralph Moody, Bob Welborn, Jimmie Lewallen, Joe Eubanks, Gober Sosebee, Jimmy Thompson, Ted Chamberlain, Don Dahle, Jack D. McCoy, Ken Marriott, Billy Carden, Tommy Thompson, Shorty York, Roscoe Thompson, Runt Harris, Danny Weinberg, Lloyd Dane, John Findlay, Layman Utsman, George Norton, Clarence DeZalia, Dominic Persicketti, Shep Langdon, Larry Lyndstrom, Larry Frank, Johnny Patterson, Tommy Irwin, Dick Getty, Gene Peltier, Bobby Keck, Richard Riley, Parnelli Jones, Ken Rush, Ron Hornaday Sr., Reds Kagle, Charles Sanchez, Marvin Porter, Glen Wood, Charlie Cregar, Dick Freeman, Dave White, Dick Joslin, Harvey Hege, Joe Caspolich, Jim McGuirk, Harlan Richardson, Al White, Gerald Duke, J C Hendrix, Larry Flynn, Bob Rose, Bob Reuther, Ken Johnson, Bud Crothers, Bernard Friedland, Fritz Wilson, Harold Smith, Herb Lewis, Andy Hampton, John Paschall, Billy Scott, Joe Lee Johnson, Bill Morton, Lennie Page, Bunk Moore, Bob Perry, Eddie Gray, Bernie Hentges, Scotty Cain, Dick Blackwell, Elmo Henderson, Bob Ross, Lucky Long, Bob Pronger, John Potter, Edward O Brigance, Bobby Waddell, John Seeley, Jim Cook, Mel Larson, Bill Poor, Gene White, Ray Fanning, Don Taylor, Carl Tyler, Chuck Tombs, Chuck Webb, Owen Loggins, R L Combs, Bob Potter, Fred Harb, George Green, Bob Duell, Jim Blomgren, Lewis V Jones, Richard Roy Carter, Dave James, Arley Scranton, Bill Jarick, Bob Price, Russ Gemberling, Johnny Beauchamp, Bennie Rakestraw, Jerry Draper, Charley Griffith, Barney Shore, Whitey Norman, Doug Cox, Aubrey Boles, E.J. Trivette, John Dodd, Sr., Wilbur Rakestraw, Tiny Benson, Earl Moss, Max Berrier, Bob Hogle, Jerry Smith, Pete Kelly, Bob Keefe, Buzz Woodward, Bill Taylor	168
1.2%	Peru	Raul Cilloniz, Eduardo Dibos Chappuis	2
0.6%	Canada	Dick Foley	1
0.6%	Mexico	Pedro Rodriguez	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1959 NASCAR Grand National

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Allen, Johnny	24 y/o	5	0	1	0
Alsobrook, George	25 y/o	4	0	0	0
Angel, Don	n/a	2	0	0	0
Austin, Jack	n/a	1	0	0	0
Austin, Jim	34 y/o	5	0	0	0
Austin, L.D.	40 y/o	35	0	0	0
Bailey, Dick	36 y/o	1	0	0	1
Baker, Buddy	18 y/o	12	0	0	0
Baker Sr, Buck	40 y/o	35	1	9	4
Balmer, Earl	23 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Barron, Chester	32 y/o	3	0	0	0
Bass, Paul	30 y/o	1	0	0	0
Beam, Herman	29 y/o	30	0	0	0
Beauchamp, Johnny	36 y/o	7	1	3	0
Benson, Tiny	37 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Berrier, Max	23 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Blackwell, Dick	40 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Blomgren, Jim	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Boles, Aubrey	n/a	4	0	0	0	0
Brigance, Edward O	38 y/o	13	0	0	0	0
Brown, Slim	n/a	1	0	0	0
Burdick, Bob	22 y/o	6	0	1	2
Burris, Carl	35 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Cain, Scotty	38 y/o	2	0	1	0
Carden, Billy	35 y/o	3	0	0	0
Carter, Richard Roy	34 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Caspolich, Joe	29 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Castles, Neil	24 y/o	5	0	0	0	0
Chamberlain, Ted	53 y/o	1	0	0	0
Champion, Bill	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Cilloniz, Raul	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Combs, R L	35 y/o	9	0	0	0	0
Cook, Jim	37 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Cox, Doug	33 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Cregar, Charlie	28 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Crider, Curtis	28 y/o	4	0	0	0
Crothers, Bud	24 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Dahle, Don	31 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dane, Lloyd	33 y/o	2	0	1	0
DeZalia, Clarence	39 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Dibos Chappuis, Eduardo	32 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Dodd, Sr., John	46 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Draper, Jerry	n/a	6	0	0	0	0
Duell, Bob	30 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Duke, Gerald	32 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Eubanks, Joe	33 y/o	13	0	1	0
Fanning, Ray	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Findlay, John	n/a	1	0	0	0
Flock, Tim	35 y/o	2	0	0	0
Flynn, Larry	29 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Foley, Dick	27 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Frank, Larry	30 y/o	15	0	1	0
Freeman, Dick	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Friedland, Bernard	45 y/o	5	0	0	0	0
Gemberling, Russ	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Getty, Dick	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Gray, Eddie	39 y/o	2	1	1	0
Green, George	31 y/o	18	0	0	0	0
Griffith, Charley	29 y/o	6	0	1	0
Halton, Joe	31 y/o	6	0	0	0	0
Hampton, Andy	30 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Harb, Fred	29 y/o	19	0	1	0
Harris, Runt	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hege, Harvey	36 y/o	10	0	0	0	0
Henderson, Elmo	26 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Hendrix, J C	32 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Hentges, Bernie	22 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Hogle, Bob	26 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Hornaday Sr., Ron	28 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Irwin, Tommy	31 y/o	25	0	3	1
James, Dave	30 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Jarick, Bill	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Jarrett, Ned	26 y/o	17	2	4	0
Johns, Bobby	27 y/o	8	0	1	1
Johnson, Joe Lee	29 y/o	12	1	1	0
Johnson, Junior	28 y/o	28	5	9	1
Johnson, Ken	n/a	4	0	0	0	0
Jones, Lewis V	25 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Jones, Parnelli	25 y/o	2	1	1	0	0
Joslin, Dick	32 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Kagle, Reds	27 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Keck, Bobby	24 y/o	18	0	0	0	0
Keefe, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Kelly, Pete	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
King, Brownie	25 y/o	18	0	0	0
Langdon, Shep	25 y/o	21	0	0	0
Langley, Elmo	30 y/o	13	0	1	0
Larson, Mel	29 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Lewallen, Jimmie	39 y/o	6	0	0	0
Lewis, Herb	30 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Loggins, Owen	30 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Long, Lucky	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Lund, DeWayne Louis	29 y/o	27	0	2	0
Lyndstrom, Larry	n/a	1	0	0	0
Marriott, Ken	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Matthews, Banjo	27 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
McCoy, Jack D.	31 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
McGuirk, Jim	n/a	4	0	0	0	0
Moody, Ralph	41 y/o	1	0	0	0
Moore, Bunk	n/a	10	0	0	0	0
Morton, Bill	20 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Moss, Earl	33 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Norman, Whitey	33 y/o	6	0	0	0	0
Norton, George	n/a	1	0	0	0
Owens, Cotton	35 y/o	37	1	7	2
Pagan, Eddie	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Page, Lennie	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Panch, Marvin	33 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Pardue, Jimmy	28 y/o	7	0	0	0
Paschal, Jim	32 y/o	6	0	2	0
Paschall, John	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Patterson, Johnny	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Peltier, Gene	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Perry, Bob	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Persicketti, Dominic	33 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Petty, Lee Arnold	45 y/o	42	11	23	2
Petty, Richard	21 y/o	21	0	4	0
Pistone, Tom	30 y/o	22	2	8	0
Poor, Bill	48 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Porter, Marvin	35 y/o	7	0	1	0
Potter, Bob	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Potter, John	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Price, Bob	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Pronger, Bob	37 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Rakestraw, Bennie	26 y/o	7	0	0	0	0
Rakestraw, Wilbur	31 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Reed, Jim	33 y/o	14	3	4	1
Reuther, Bob	31 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Richardson, Harlan	n/a	10	0	0	0	0
Riley, Richard	30 y/o	10	0	0	0
Roberts, Fireball	30 y/o	8	1	1	3
Rodriguez, Pedro	19 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Rollins, Shorty	30 y/o	10	0	0	0
Rose, Bob	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Ross, Bob	44 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Rush, Ken	27 y/o	12	0	1	1
Sanchez, Charles	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Scott, Billy	20 y/o	6	0	0	0	0
Scranton, Arley	35 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Seeley, John	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Shore, Barney	23 y/o	6	0	0	0	0
Smith, Harold	32 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Smith, Jack	35 y/o	21	4	7	3
Smith, Jerry	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Sosebee, Gober	43 y/o	1	0	0	0
Spencer, G.C.	33 y/o	28	0	0	0
Taylor, Bill	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Taylor, Don	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Thompson, Alfred Bruce	33 y/o	29	0	1	1
Thompson, Jimmy	35 y/o	5	0	0	0
Thompson, Roscoe	36 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Thompson, Tommy	37 y/o	3	0	0	0
Tombs, Chuck	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Trivette, E.J.	23 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Turner, Curtis	35 y/o	10	2	3	1
Tyler, Carl	31 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Tyner, Roy	25 y/o	28	0	1	0
Utsman, Layman	26 y/o	2	0	0	0
Waddell, Bobby	n/a	7	0	0	0	0
Weatherly, Joseph	37 y/o	17	0	2	0
Webb, Chuck	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Weinberg, Danny	31 y/o	1	0	1	0
Welborn, Bob	31 y/o	29	3	7	5
White, Al	n/a	5	0	0	0	0
White, Dave	18 y/o	5	0	0	0	0
White, Gene	28 y/o	9	0	0	0	0
White, Rex	29 y/o	23	5	9	5
Wilson, Fritz	30 y/o	7	0	1	0
Wood, Glen	33 y/o	20	0	6	3
Woodward, Buzz	28 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Yarborough, Cale	20 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
York, Shorty	35 y/o	1	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL