|| *Comments on the 1959 unnamed race (1959-33):* View the most recent comment <#8> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Graham Clayton posted: 10.27.2013 - 7:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Only 3 makes in the race - Chevrolet, Ford and a lone Plymouth. Is this the only NASCAR race with only 3 makes? 2. Spen posted: 06.24.2015 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (5) (0) Did you not watch any races from 1993-2000, 2004-2006 or 2013-present? 3. toomuchcountry posted: 08.21.2015 - 10:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Race was originally scheduled for Saturday, July 25th. But it was rained out and rescheduled for August 21st. 4. RaceFanX posted: 02.11.2018 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) This race was run the exact same day that Hawaii became the United States' 50th state. 5. JSPorts posted: 02.11.2018 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Here's a fun fact: as far as I can tell, no driver from Hawaii has ever started a Cup race. I wonder if that's the only state you can say that for? 6. Anthony posted: 02.11.2018 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Danny Ongais was a Hawaiian but never raced in NASCAR, only open wheelers. 7. Mike posted: 02.11.2018 - 7:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) States that have never had a driver make a Cup start: - Alaska - Hawaii - North Dakota - Utah (Art Pollard from Dragon, Utah attempted a race at Ontario in 1971 but DNQed) 8. Dan Jackett posted: 09.14.2018 - 12:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Using the 2016 format, this race was the cutoff for the 1959 playoffs Lee Petty wins the regular season championship by 195 points over Cotton Owens Coming into the race the only winners eliminated from the playoffs were Fireball Roberts and Parnelli Jones, Ned Jarrett was in 30th place in the point standings with 2 wins, but he skipped this race...34th place Fred Harb (27 points behind Jarrett) finished 10th, and knocked Jarrett out of the playoffs by a total of 3 points...The beneficiary was Roy Tyner who finished 8th, and got the 16th playoff spot on points when Jarrett was knocked out ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: