100 Miles at Reading Fairgrounds

Reading Fairgrounds — April 26, 1959

Junior Johnson

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Junior Johnson won the 1959 100 Miles at Reading Fairgrounds at Reading Fairgrounds on April 26, 1959, leading 12 of 200 laps. Speedy Thompson finished second; Tom Pistone rounded out the podium. The race featured 2 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, April 26, 1959

Track

Reading Fairgrounds

Season

1959

Winner

Junior Johnson

Leaders

2 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	—	—	Junior Johnson	Paul Spaulding (Owner)	200	—	Running	12	200
2	—	—	Speedy Thompson	Steve Pierce (Owner)	196	—	Running	—	192
3	—	—	Tom Pistone	Carl Rupert (Owner)	196	—	Running	—	184
4	—	—	Tommy Irwin	Tommy Irwin (Owner)	192	—	Running	—	176
5	—	—	Buzz Woodward	Buzz Woodward (Owner)	191	—	Running	—	0
6	—	—	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	189	—	DNF	188	168
7	—	—	Tiny Benson	Tiny Benson (Owner)	187	—	Running	—	0
8	—	—	Jim Parsley	Jim Parsley (Owner)	177	—	Running	—	160
9	—	—	Ben Benz	Bernard Friedland (Owner)	166	—	Running	—	0
10	—	—	Shorty Rollins	Shorty Rollins (Owner)	161	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
11	—	—	John Seeley		160	—	Running	—	152
12	—	—	Reds Kagle	Hoss Kagle (Owner)	158	—	DNF	—	0
13	—	—	Al White	Al White (Owner)	148	—	Running	—	144
14	—	—	Cotton Owens	W.H. Watson (Owner)	128	—	DNF	—	136
15	—	—	Ken Johnson	Ken Johnson (Owner)	121	—	DNF	—	128
16	—	—	Ray Fanning		117	—	DNF	—	120
17	—	—	John Findlay	Jim Findley (Owner)	116	—	DNF	—	112
18	—	—	Gus Wilson	Gus Wilson (Owner)	100	—	DNF	—	0
19	—	—	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)	97	—	DNF	—	104
20	—	—	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)	96	—	DNF	—	96
21	—	—	Johnny Beauchamp	Roy Burdick (Owner)	92	—	DNF	—	88
22	—	—	Elmo Langley	Ratus Walters (Owner)	76	—	DNF	—	80
23	—	—	Don Angel	Don Angel (Owner)	36	—	DNF	—	0
24	—	—	Jim Reed	Jim Reed (Owner)	22	—	DNF - Engine	—	72
25	—	—	Dave Marburger		22	—	DNF - Crash	—	64