The 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series was the 11th season of professional stock car racing in the United States. The season, which began on November 9, 1958 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, was contested over 44 races. The season ended at Concord Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, on October 25, 1959. Lee Petty was the drivers' champion, while his son, Richard won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year award. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship. It was also the last season without NASCAR legend David Pearson until 1987.

Results Dirt oval Paved oval No DateTrackTrack typeWinning driverReport Pavement/shape Length category 1November 9 Champion Speedway (Fayetteville, NC) paved oval short trackBob WelbornChevrolet2February 20Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, FL) paved oval superspeedwayBob WelbornChevrolet3February 22Lee PettyOldsmobileReport 4March 1 Orange Speedway (Hillsborough, NC) dirt oval short trackCurtis TurnerFord 5March 8 Concord Speedway (Midland, NC) dirt oval short trackCurtis TurnerFord6March 22 Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta, GA) dirt oval intermediateJohnny BeauchampFord7March 29 Wilson Speedway (Wilson, NC) dirt oval short trackJunior JohnsonFord8March 30 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) paved oval short trackJim ReedFord9April 4 Columbia Speedway (Cayce, SC) dirt oval short trackJack SmithChevrolet10April 5 North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC) paved oval short trackLee PettyOldsmobile11April 26 Reading Fairgrounds Speedway (Reading, PA) dirt oval short trackJunior JohnsonFord12May 2Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) dirt oval short trackJunior JohnsonFordReport13May 3 Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, VA) paved oval short trackLee PettyOldsmobile14May 17 Trenton Speedway (Trenton, NJ) paved oval intermediateTom PistoneFord15May 22 Southern States Fairgrounds (Charlotte, NC) dirt oval short trackLee PettyOldsmobile16May 24Nashville Speedway (Nashville, TN) paved oval short trackRex WhiteChevrolet17May 30 Ascot Stadium (Los Angeles, CA) dirt oval short trackParnelli JonesFord18June 5 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds (Spartanburg, SC) dirt oval short trackJack SmithChevrolet19June 13 Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Easley, SC) dirt oval short trackJunior JohnsonFord20June 14 Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta, GA) dirt oval intermediateLee PettyPlymouth21June 18 Columbia Speedway (Cayce, SC) dirt oval short trackLee PettyPlymouth22June 20 Wilson Speedway (Wilson, NC) dirt oval short trackJunior JohnsonFord23June 21 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds (Richmond, VA) dirt oval short trackTom PistoneFord24June 27 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) paved oval short trackRex WhiteChevrolet25June 28 Asheville Weaverville Speedway (Weaverville, NC) dirt oval short trackRex WhiteChevrolet26July 4 Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, FL) paved oval superspeedwayFireball RobertsPontiacReport27July 21Heidelberg Raceway (Pittsburgh, PA) dirt oval short trackJim ReedChevrolet28July 26 Southern States Fairgrounds (Charlotte, NC) dirt oval short trackJack SmithChevrolet29August 1 Rambi Raceway (Myrtle Beach, SC) dirt oval short trackNed JarrettFord30August 2 Southern States Fairgrounds (Charlotte, NC) dirt oval short trackNed JarrettFord31August 9Nashville Speedway (Nashville, TN) paved oval short trackJoe Lee JohnsonChevrolet32August 16 Asheville Weaverville Speedway (Weaverville, NC) dirt oval short trackBob WelbornChevroletReport33August 21 Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) paved oval short trackRex WhiteChevrolet34August 22 Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Easley, SC) dirt oval short trackBuck BakerChevrolet35August 29 Columbia Speedway (Cayce, SC) dirt oval short trackLee PettyPlymouth36September 7 Darlington Raceway (Darlington, SC) paved oval intermediateJim ReedChevroletReport37September 11Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) dirt oval short trackLee PettyPlymouth38September 13 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds (Richmond, VA) dirt oval short trackCotton OwensFord39September 13 California State Fairgrounds (Sacramento, CA) dirt oval intermediateEddie GrayFord40September 20 Orange Speedway (Hillsborough, NC) dirt oval short trackLee PettyPlymouth41September 27 Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, VA) paved oval short trackRex WhiteChevrolet42October 11 Asheville Weaverville Speedway (Weaverville, NC) dirt oval short trackLee PettyPlymouth43October 18 North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC) paved oval short trackLee PettyPlymouth44October 25 Concord Speedway (Midland, NC) dirt oval short trackJack SmithChevrolet

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