Virginia 500 1959
Virginia 500 1959 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Grand National Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 3 maj 1959 på den 0,5 mile (804,672 meter) långa ovalbanan Martinsville Speedway i Ridgeway söder om Martinsville i Virginia. Totalt avverkades 250 miles (321,868 km) fördelat på 500 varv. Banunderlaget var asfalt på rakorna och betong i kurvorna. Loppet vanns av Lee Petty i en Oldsmobile på tiden 4:12.03 körande för Petty Enterprises. Pettys snitthastighet var 59,512 mph. Han var vid målgång ensam förare på ledarvarvet, fem varv före tvåan Johnny Beauchamp. Prispotten uppgick till 12 115 dollar, varav 3 630 dollar gick till segraren.
Resultat
[redigera | redigera wikitext]| Plc | Nr | Förare | Team/ bilägare |
Konstruktör | Start | Varv | Ledda varv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 24 | 500 | 337 | |
| 2 | 76 | Johnny Beauchamp | Beau Morgan | Chevrolet | 20 | 495 | 0 | |
| 3 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding | Ford | 32 | 495 | 78 | |
| 4 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert | Ford | 10 | 491 | 0 | |
| 5 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | 18 | 491 | 0 | |
| 6 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 34 | 490 | 0 | |
| 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 25 | 490 | 0 | |
| 8 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White | Ford | 31 | 489 | 0 | |
| 9 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins | Ford | 17 | 486 | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson | Pontiac | 3 | 484 | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 19 | 482 | 13 | |
| 12 | 40 | Dave White | Dave White | Chevrolet | 11 | 479 | 0 | |
| 13 | 5 | Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 478 | 0 | |
| 14 | 29 | Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman | Chevrolet | 29 | 469 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White | Chevrolet | 9 | 468 | 0 | |
| 16 | 44 | Ken Rush | Chester Barron | Chevrolet | 4 | 468 | 0 | |
| 17 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 467 | 0 | |
| 18 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter | Chevrolet | 6 | 466 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Steve Pierce | Chevrolet | 14 | 464 | 0 | |
| 20 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | 7 | 462 | 0 | |
| 21 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | Mercury | 33 | 461 | 0 | |
| 22 | 3 | Bunk Moore | i.u. | Ford | 35 | 460 | 0 | |
| 23 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon | Ford | 5 | 453 | 0 | |
| 24 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | Chevrolet | 8 | 453 | 0 | |
| 25 | 48 | Fireball Roberts | E.C. Wilson | Chevrolet | 28 | 385 | 0 | |
| 26 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Rice Racing | Ford | 40 | 371 | 0 | |
| 27 | 81 | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege | Ford | 21 | 339 | 0 | |
| 28 | 114 | Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson | Ford | 22 | 333 | 0 | |
| 29 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns | Chevrolet | 1 | 297 | 72 | |
| 30 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 2 | 297 | 0 | |
| 31 | 79 | Jerry Draper | Jerry Draper | Chevrolet | 37 | 278 | 0 | |
| 32 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | Ford | 15 | 275 | 0 | |
| 33 | 88 | Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle | Chevrolet | 30 | 222 | 0 | |
| 34 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | 27 | 208 | 0 | |
| 35 | 33 | George Green | Jess Potter | Chevrolet | 13 | 143 | 0 | |
| 36 | 97 | Barney Shore | Barney Shore | Chevrolet | 26 | 76 | 0 | |
| 37 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | 36 | 47 | 0 | |
| 38 | 55 | Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland | Chevrolet | 38 | 40 | 0 | |
| 39 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 31 | 0 | |
| 40 | 46 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | Chevrolet | 29 | 23 | 0 | |
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Referenser
[redigera | redigera wikitext]- ^ ”1959 Virginia 500” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1959_Virginia_500/W/. Läst 26 juli 2024.
- ^ ”NASCAR Race Results at Martinsville - May 3, 1959” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1959013. Läst 26 juli 2024.