1959 NASCAR Grand National Series Season

The 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series (today's Cup Series) season: 44 points races, 16 different winners, and Lee Petty won the most races, 11. The full schedule with every winner, and the season leaders.

Champion

Season	Champion
1959	Lee Petty

Schedule and winners

No.	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Laps led by winner
1	November 9, 1958	Champion Speedway, November 9, 1958	Champion Speedway	Bob Welborn	117
2	February 20, 1959	Daytona 500 Qualifier	Daytona	Bob Welborn	33
3	February 22, 1959	Daytona 500	Daytona	Lee Petty	38
4	March 1, 1959	Occoneechee Speedway, March 1	Occoneechee Speedway	Curtis Turner	66
5	March 8, 1959	Concord Speedway, March 8	Concord Speedway	Curtis Turner	185
6	March 22, 1959	Lakewood Speedway, March 22	Lakewood Speedway	Johnny Beauchamp	100
7	March 29, 1959	Wilson Speedway, March 29	Wilson Speedway	Junior Johnson	24
8	March 30, 1959	Bowman Gray Stadium, March 30	Bowman Gray Stadium	Jim Reed	83
9	April 4, 1959	Columbia Speedway, April 4	Columbia Speedway	Jack Smith	50
10	April 5, 1959	Gwyn Staley 160	North Wilkesboro	Lee Petty	53
11	April 26, 1959	Reading Fairgrounds, April 26	Reading Fairgrounds	Junior Johnson	12
12	May 2, 1959	Hickory 250	Hickory Motor Speedway	Junior Johnson	38
13	May 3, 1959	Virginia 500	Martinsville	Lee Petty	337
14	May 17, 1959	Trenton Speedway, May 17	Trenton Speedway	Tom Pistone	52
15	May 22, 1959	Charlotte Fairgrounds, May 22	Charlotte Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	58
16	May 24, 1959	Music City 200	Nashville Speedway	Rex White	40
17	May 30, 1959	Ascot Stadium, May 30	Ascot Stadium	Parnelli Jones	0
18	June 5, 1959	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, June 5	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Jack Smith	0
19	June 13, 1959	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, June 13	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Junior Johnson	0
20	June 14, 1959	Lakewood Speedway, June 14	Lakewood Speedway	Lee Petty	0
21	June 18, 1959	Columbia Speedway, June 18	Columbia Speedway	Lee Petty	7
22	June 20, 1959	Wilson Speedway, June 20	Wilson Speedway	Junior Johnson	0
23	June 21, 1959	Richmond 200	Richmond	Tom Pistone	0
24	June 27, 1959	Bowman Gray Stadium, June 27	Bowman Gray Stadium	Rex White	200
25	June 28, 1959	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, June 28	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Rex White	200
26	July 4, 1959	Firecracker 250	Daytona	Fireball Roberts	84
27	July 21, 1959	Heidelberg Raceway, July 21	Heidelberg Raceway	Jim Reed	46
28	July 26, 1959	Charlotte Fairgrounds, July 26	Charlotte Fairgrounds	Jack Smith	0
29	August 1, 1959	Myrtle Beach Speedway, August 1	Myrtle Beach Speedway	Ned Jarrett	0
30	August 2, 1959	Charlotte Fairgrounds, August 2	Charlotte Fairgrounds	Ned Jarrett	69
31	August 9, 1959	Nashville 300	Nashville Speedway	Joe Lee Johnson	83
32	August 16, 1959	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Bob Welborn	0
33	August 21, 1959	Bowman Gray Stadium, August 21	Bowman Gray Stadium	Rex White	200
34	August 22, 1959	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, August 22	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Buck Baker	0
35	August 29, 1959	Columbia Speedway, August 29	Columbia Speedway	Lee Petty	76
36	September 7, 1959	Southern 500	Darlington	Jim Reed	152
37	September 11, 1959	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Motor Speedway	Lee Petty	0
38	September 13, 1959	Capital City 200	Richmond	Cotton Owens	0
39	September 13, 1959	California State Fairgrounds, September 13	California State Fairgrounds	Eddie Gray	0
40	September 20, 1959	Occoneechee Speedway, September 20	Occoneechee Speedway	Lee Petty	21
41	September 27, 1959	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville	Rex White	202
42	October 11, 1959	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, October 11	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Lee Petty	0
43	October 18, 1959	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro	Lee Petty	160
44	October 25, 1959	Lee Kirby 300	Concord Speedway	Jack Smith	211

Most wins

Driver	Wins	Starts
Lee Petty	11	42
Junior Johnson	5	28
Rex White	5	23
Jack Smith	4	21
Bob Welborn	3	29
Jim Reed	3	14
Tom Pistone	2	22
Ned Jarrett	2	17
Curtis Turner	2	10
Buck Baker	1	35

Most top 5s

Driver	Top 5	Starts
Lee Petty	27	42
Junior Johnson	14	28
Buck Baker	14	35
Cotton Owens	13	37
Tom Pistone	12	22
Rex White	11	23
Bob Welborn	10	29
Tommy Irwin	10	25
Jack Smith	9	21
Glen Wood	9	20

Most top 10s

Driver	Top 10	Starts
Lee Petty	35	42
Cotton Owens	22	37
Buck Baker	19	35
Tom Pistone	18	22
Tommy Irwin	16	25
Junior Johnson	15	28
Roy Tyner	14	28
Rex White	13	23
Bob Welborn	13	29
Glen Wood	13	20

Most laps led

Driver	Laps led	Starts
Rex White	1315	23
Lee Petty	1176	42
Curtis Turner	438	10
Jim Reed	371	14
Jack Smith	369	21
Bob Welborn	254	29
Speedy Thompson	228	29
Cotton Owens	208	37
Ned Jarrett	193	17
Joe Weatherly	189	17

Best average finish (at least 22 starts)

Driver	Avg finish	Starts
Lee Petty	6.2	42
Tom Pistone	9.1	22
Rex White	10.2	23
Cotton Owens	10.4	37
Junior Johnson	10.9	28
Buck Baker	11.8	35
Tommy Irwin	12.2	25
Roy Tyner	12.5	28
Herman Beam	13.1	30
Tiny Lund	13.1	27