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Held on May 30, 1959 at Ascot Stadium in Gardena, CA
487 L, 243.5 M, 392.035 KM - Shortened by Rain

FEATURE RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 97 Parnelli Jones '59 Ford 487 running
2 11 44 Lloyd Dane '57 Ford 487 running
3 12 12 Marvin Porter '57 Ford 485 running
4 6 34 Bob Ross '57 Chevrolet 482 running
5 27 11 Bob Keefe '58 Plymouth 459 running
6 21 10 Lucky Long '57 Chevrolet 457 running
7 17 8 Dave James '57 Chevrolet 454 running
8 29 5 John Potter '58 Ford 453 running
9 5 55 Mel Larson '57 Mercury 451 running
10 15 3 Eddie Pagan '59 T-Bird 439 running
11 3 9 Bob Price '57 Chevrolet 419 running
12 30 26 Jim Lamport '56 Ford 414 running
13 14 37 Bob Hogle '57 Pontiac 409 overheating
14 10 61 Dick Santee '57 Ford 407 running
15 19 18 Bob Tyrell '57 Chevrolet 406 overheating
16 31 22 Harlan Richardson '57 Ford 393 running
17 23 23 Bob Perry '59 Plymouth 369 rear end
18 24 21 Ronny Myers '56 Ford 369 overheating
19 9 1 Scotty Cain '59 Ford 367 piston
20 16 84 Don Taylor '57 Chevrolet 360 overheating
21 13 43 Bill Jarlick '58 Mercury 346 running
22 32 87 Arley Scranton '57 Pontiac 339 running
23 26 2 Ron Hornaday '57 Chevrolet 325 radiator
24 18 91 Jim Cook '59 Plymouth 270 plugs
25 22 14 Tom Edmonds '56 Mercury 239 a frame
26 28 40 Dick Carter '58 Mercury 230 running
27 8 0 Danny Letner '57 Pontiac 224 camshaft
28 2 98 Eddie Gray '57 Ford 217 overheating
29 1 7 Jim Reed '59 Chevrolet 134 engine
30 33 4 Dick Getty '59 Chevrolet 132 sway bar
31 20 47 George Norton '57 Chevrolet 73 bearing
32 25 31 Kirby Miller '59 Chevrolet 47 driveshaft
33 7 20 Gene Peltier '57 Chevrolet 36 piston
RACE DATA
Did not start:

Did not qualify:

Time of Race: ???
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Jim Reed
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory:
Average Speed: ??? mph
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered