1959 Firecracker 250

Auto race run in Florida in 1959 February 2025 CUST Race 26 of 44 in the 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series season Firecracker 250 Weather information for the 1959 Firecracker 250 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1959 07 04 1959 26 44 1959_Firecracker_250_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1959 Firecracker 250 program cover Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 2.5 4.02 100 250 402.336 140.581 mi/h Very hot with temperatures of 86 F C; wind speeds of 13 mph km/h 12,900http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1959-26/W 1959 Firecracker 250 USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-Reference.info 2013-05-18 Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens 144.997 mph km/h Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens 82 3 Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens The 1959 Firecracker 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 4, 1959, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Summary Contested over 100 laps it was the twenty-sixth race of the 1959 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Fireball Roberts, driving for Jim Stephens, took his first win of the season, while Joe Weatherly finished second and Johnny Allen finished third. Results Pos Grid Car Driver Owner Car Laps finished Lap led 1 1 3 Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens 1959 Pontiac 10082 2 12 12 Joe Weatherly Doc White 1959 Thunderbird 1008 3 11 22 Johnny Allen W.J. Ridgeway 1959 Chevrolet 990 4 547 Jack Smith Jack Smith 1959 Chevrolet 99 1 5 3 37 Eduardo DibosVan Acker 1959 Thunderbird 98 0 6 2 73 Bob Burdick Roy Burdick 1959 Thunderbird 970 7 13 59 Tom Pistone Carl Rupert 1959 Thunderbird96 7 8 21 6 Cotton Owens W.H. Watson 1959 Thunderbird 950 9 14 36 Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin 1959 Thunderbird 950 10 7 7 Jim Reed Jim Reed 1959 Chevrolet 950 11 17 41 Speedy Thompson Doc White 1959 Thunderbird 940 12 6 44 Gene White 1959 Chevrolet 92 0 13 1820 Benny Rakestraw Spook Crawford 1957 Mercury 92 0 14 16 92 George Alsobrook Joe Jones 1957 Ford92 0 15 29 13 Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson 1959 Chevrolet90 0 16 34 83 Shorty Rollins A.J. Blackwelder 1958 Ford90 0 17 22 76 Larry Frank Larry Frank1957 Chevrolet 89 0 18 37 19 Herman Beam Herman Beam 1957 Chevrolet89 0 19 20 77 Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson 1957 Chevrolet88 0 20 24 14 Ken Rush Manley Britt 1958 Ford 880 21 31 71 Dick Joslin Dick Joslin 1957 Dodge 870 22 10 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Talmadge Cochrane 1957 Mercury 870 23 23 4 Rex White Rex White1959 Chevrolet 86 0 24 33 86 Larry Flynn Larry Flynn 1957 Ford 850 25 32 89 Roy Tyner Roy Tyner 1958 Chevrolet 840 26 4 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1959 Plymouth 780 27 27 49 Bob Welborn Bob Welborn 1959 Chevrolet77 0 28 26 32 George Green Jess Potter1958 Chevrolet 73 0 29 15 16 Charlie Cregar Happy Steigel 1959 Pontiac 700 30 9 60 John Paschall 1958 Ford 67 0 31 35 66 Dick Foley Dick Foley 1959 Chevrolet 600 32 36 97 Jim Austin Jim Austin 1959 Ford 330 33 19 42 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises 1959 Plymouth27 0 34 30 34 G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer 1957 Chevrolet16 0 35 25 87 Buck Baker Buck Baker 1959 Chevrolet 120 36 8 10 Elmo Langley Ratus Walters 1959 Buick 110 37 28 82 Joe Eubanks Don Every 1958 Pontiac 20Source: Timeline Section reference: Start: Fireball Roberts had the pole position to start the race with. Lap 3: Joe Weatherly took over the lead from Fireball Roberts. Lap 4: Jack Smith took over the lead from Joe Weatherly. Lap 5: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Jack Smith. Lap 11: Elmo Langley's engine suddenly stopped working. Lap 16: G.C. Spencer's engine suddenly stopped working. Lap 27: Lee Petty's fuel pump suddenly stopped working. Lap 33: Jim Austin's water pump suddenly stopped working. Lap 42: Tom Pistone took over the lead from Fireball Roberts. Lap 49: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Tom Pistone. Lap 60: Timing issues managed to knock Dick Foley out of the race. Lap 70: Charlie Cregar's engine suddenly stopped working. Lap 73: George Green's vehicle developed a problematic fan; forcing him out of the race. Lap 78: Joe Weatherly took over the lead from Fireball Roberts. Lap 85: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Joe Weatherly. Lap 87: Dick Joslin's vehicle developed an oil leak that knocked him out of the race. Lap 89: Larry Frank was officially disqualified from the race. Finish: Fireball Roberts was officially declared the winner of the event. References collapsed Firecracker 250 Firecracker 250 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway