1959 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1959 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 44 races across 24 tracks, with 16 different drivers reaching victory lane. Lee Petty captured the championship driving a Plymouth.

Total Races

Different Winners

Lee Petty

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 16, Ford: 16, Plymouth: 7, Oldsmobile: 4, Pontiac: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	25
2	Daytona Qualifier	Daytona International Speedway	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	38
3	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	59
4	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Curtis Turner	Ford	22
5	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway	Curtis Turner	Ford	19
6	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Johnny Beauchamp	Ford	21
7	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	24
8	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium	Jim Reed	Ford	24
9	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	21
10	Gwyn Staley 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	23
11	100 Miles at Reading Fairgrounds	Reading Fairgrounds	Junior Johnson	Ford	25
12	Hickory 250	Hickory Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	21
13	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	40
14	225 Miles at Trenton Speedway	Trenton Speedway	Tom Pistone	Ford	18
15	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	25
16	Music City 200	Nashville Speedway	Rex White	Chevrolet	12
17	244 Miles at Ascot Stadium	Ascot Stadium	Parnelli Jones	Ford	33
18	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	20
19	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	25
20	150 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	40
21	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	20
22	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	25
23	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway	Tom Pistone	Ford	22
24	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium	Rex White	Chevrolet	24
25	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Rex White	Chevrolet	20
26	Firecracker 250	Daytona International Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac	37
27	100 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway	Heidelberg Raceway	Jim Reed	Chevrolet	22
28	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	35
29	108 Miles at Rambi Race Track	Rambi Race Track	Ned Jarrett	Ford	27
30	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Ned Jarrett	Ford	29
31	Nasvhille 300	Nashville Speedway	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet	30
32	250 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	41
33	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium	Rex White	Chevrolet	24
34	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	19
35	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	13
36	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Jim Reed	Chevrolet	50
37	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	14
38	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds	Cotton Owens	Ford	16
39	Capital City 200	Richmond Raceway	Eddie Gray	Ford	26
40	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	22
41	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Rex White	Chevrolet	47
42	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	29
43	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	26
44	Lee Kirby 300	Concord Speedway	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	34

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Lee Petty ★	11	27	35	42	6.2
2	Junior Johnson	5	14	15	28	10.9
3	Rex White	5	11	13	23	10.2
4	Jack Smith	4	9	12	21	10.7
5	Bob Welborn	3	10	13	29	15.4
6	Jim Reed	3	7	9	14	11.4
7	Tom Pistone	2	12	18	22	9.0
8	Curtis Turner	2	4	4	10	12.2
9	Ned Jarrett	2	4	7	17	14.0
10	Buck Baker	1	14	19	35	11.8
11	Cotton Owens	1	13	22	37	10.4
12	Johnny Beauchamp	1	3	3	7	13.7
13	Joe Lee Johnson	1	3	6	12	15.2
14	Parnelli Jones	1	1	1	2	6.0
15	Eddie Gray	1	1	1	2	14.5
16	Fireball Roberts	1	1	4	8	19.4
17	Tommy Irwin	0	10	16	25	12.2
18	Glen Wood	0	9	13	20	9.7
19	Roy Tyner	0	7	14	28	12.5
20	Joe Weatherly	0	6	10	17	13.7
21	Richard Petty	0	6	9	21	15.4
22	Tiny Lund	0	5	10	27	13.1
23	Speedy Thompson	0	5	9	29	14.2
24	Larry Frank	0	4	9	15	10.5
25	Jim Paschal	0	3	4	6	10.3
26	Bob Ross	0	2	2	2	4.0
27	Marvin Porter	0	2	4	7	14.3
28	Ken Rush	0	2	3	12	16.8
29	Joe Eubanks	0	2	7	13	18.2
30	Fred Harb	0	2	6	19	18.6