Nashville 300 1959
Nashville 300 1959 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Grand National Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 9 augusti 1959 på den 0,5 mile (804,672 meter) långa ovalbanan Nashville Speedway i Nashville i Tennessee. Totalt avverkades 150 miles (241.402 km) fördelat på 300 varv. Banunderlaget var asfalt. Loppet vanns av Joe Lee Johnson i en Chevrolet ägd av Johnson själv på tiden 2:22.05. Johnsons snitthastighet var 63,343 mph. Han var vid målgång ensam förare på ledarvarvet, tre varv före tvåan Larry Frank. Prispotten uppgick till 11 450 dollar, varav 2 912 dollar gick till segraren.
Resultat
[redigera | redigera wikitext]| Plc | Nr | Förare | Team/ bilägare |
Konstruktör | Start | Varv | Ledda varv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 2 | 300 | 83 | |
| 2 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | 4 | 297 | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters | Buick | 12 | 297 | 0 | |
| 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 3 | 297 | 42 | |
| 5 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin | Ford | 10 | 295 | 0 | |
| 6 | 9 | Cotton Owens | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | 16 | 290 | 0 | |
| 7 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White | Ford | 22 | 289 | 0 | |
| 8 | 25 | Gene White | Gene White | Chevrolet | 14 | 286 | 0 | |
| 9 | 12 | Bob Reuther | Marvin Porter | Ford | 11 | 284 | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Bud Crothers | i.u. | Chevrolet | 5 | 283 | 0 | |
| 11 | 87 | Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson | Chevrolet | 7 | 281 | 0 | |
| 12 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 278 | 0 | |
| 13 | 192 | George Alsobrook | Joe Jones | Ford | 26 | 277 | 0 | |
| 14 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter | Chevrolet | 26 | 276 | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | 30 | 262 | 0 | |
| 16 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | Chevrolet | 17 | 251 | 0 | |
| 17 | 92 | Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke | Ford | 25 | 259 | 0 | |
| 18 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 6 | 234 | 0 | |
| 19 | 22 | Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson | Ford | 13 | 234 | 0 | |
| 20 | 189 | Herb Lewis | i.u. | Chevrolet | 9 | 221 | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | Benny Rakestraw | Spook Crawford | Mercury | 29 | 213 | 0 | |
| 22 | 197 | Jim Austin | i.u. | Ford | 21 | 211 | 0 | |
| 23 | 110 | Jimmy Mairs | i.u. | Ford | 15 | 202 | 0 | |
| 24 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White | Chevrolet | 1 | 176 | 175 | |
| 25 | 31 | Brownie King | Jess Potter | Chevrolet | 24 | 84 | 0 | |
| 26 | 13 | Andy Hampton | Tommy Thompson | Chevrolet | 23 | 76 | 0 | |
| 27 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert | Ford | 27 | 51 | 0 | |
| 28 | 44 | Tiny Lund | Julian Petty | Chevrolet | 18 | 30 | 0 | |
| 29 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
| 30 | 89 | Buddy Baker | Lynton Tyson | Chevrolet | 28 | 10 | 0 | |
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Referenser
[redigera | redigera wikitext]- ^ ”1959 Nashville 300” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1959_Nashville_300/W/. Läst 8 juli 2024.
- ^ ”NASCAR Race Results at Nashville Fgds - Aug 9, 1959” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1959031. Läst 8 juli 2024.