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  1.   nascar_vd / Racing-Reference.info posted:
  05.20.2017 - 12:32 pm
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V1959-11
Driver standings after this race (top25):

1) Joe Lee Johnson = 3992
2) Larry Frank = 3776
3) Ken Rush = 3160
4) Gene White = 3080
5) Brownie King = 2656
6) Marvin Panch = 2424
7) Shorty Rollins = 2264
8) Joe Eubanks = 2152
9) Richard Petty = 2152
10) Wilbur Rakestraw = 2096
11) Glen Wood = 2072
12) Jimmy Thompson = 2056
13) Ben Benz = 1712
14) Joe Weatherly = 1704
15) George Green = 1552
16) Bob Welborn = 1328
17) Billy Carden = 1304
18) Roy Tyner = 1152
19) Gober Sosebee = 1064
20) Paul Bass = 1008
21) G.C. Spencer = 880
22) Fireball Roberts = 824
23) Shep Langdon = 800
24) Pete Kelly = 800
25) Bob Said = 800


  2.   Z posted:
  05.23.2020 - 3:14 pm
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On this day x61 years ago, Glen Wood bests Bob Welborn for his only win
of '59, & by extension his last in Convertibles.

This would be the 1st race @WS that Wood led laps at, a feeling he'd
become all too familiar with; all x4 of Wood's Cup wins came @WS, w/ a
perfect 600/600 laps led sweep in the 1st x3 victories.

Having "only" led x95 during his 4th win, Wood decided he had disgraced
his dojo & hung his helmet up shortly after.
(joking)

Drivers @WS [5/5]:
Glen Wood, Bob Welborn, Larry Frank

BF:
Glen Wood (tied)
Shep Langdon (@WS)
2BF:
Bob Welborn (@WS)
-Won prior x2 races, 57-II/58-

OR:
Richard Petty (@WS;2LT10)
Buck Baker (@WS;2LT5/10)
Ned Jarrett (@WS;2LT10)
Fred Harb (@WS;LNT10)
Joe Lee Johnson (@WS)
Joe Eubanks (@WS)
Gene White (@WS, w/ Julian Petty)

2R:
Paul Walton (BF)
2LR:
Ken Rush (2BF @WS;LT10)
Johnny Allen (BF @WS;LT10)
Barney Shore (BF @WS;LT10)
Max Berrier (OR @WS, F<10)
LD Austin (OR @WS, BF '59)
LR:
Jim Reed (OR @WS)
Jimmy Pardue (OR @WS; BF-Car)
Whitey Norman (WF @WS, 2WF '59)
2WF:
Larry Frank (@WS; LNT10)
WF:
Tiny Lund (@WS)
Brownie King (@WS)


  3.   JSPorts posted:
  05.23.2020 - 4:05 pm
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What?


  4.   Z posted:
  05.23.2020 - 4:22 pm
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^I was joking how anything less than leading 200 laps would be a
disappointment to Wood since he really did lead all 600 laps in his 1st
x3 wins.
Guess I shouldn't have added that (or not posted after watching martial
arts movies, which is where the whole "dojo" thing came from)


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