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The ''1959 Hickory 250'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on May 2, 1959 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Harlan Richardson would make his grand debut into the NASCAR Cup Series during this event.〔(Harlan Richarson's debut into NASCAR ) at Race Database〕 ==Summary== There were 21 drivers who were on the starting grid for this 250-lap racing event. Drivers who were on the lead lap were Junior Johnson, Speedy Thompson, Joe Weatherly, and Buck Baker. Eleven drivers were knocked out of the race due to various vehicle-related problems; Rex White was credited with the last-place finish due to troubles with his transmission on lap 27. All of the drivers were born in the United States of America. Only four cautions were given out for an unknown period of time. Five thousand people eventually got to see Junior Johnson defeat Joe Weatherly by two and a half laps.〔(Racing information for the ''1959 Hickory 250'' ) at Racing Reference〕 The average speed of all the stock cars in this event was ; closer to the pole position speed of set by Junior Johnson than in today's NASCAR competitions. The entire race was done on a dirt track. Delta Auto Sales was the only "corporate" sponsor for the drivers in this event. Model years for the vehicles ranged from 1957 to 1959. Most of the field were driving Chevrolet stock cars.〔 The time it took the race to go from the first green flag to the checkered flag was one hour and thirty-six minutes.〔 Individual prize winnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $800 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finishers' share of $50 ($ when adjusted for inflation). The entire prize purse for this event added up to $3,375 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(Racing information for the ''1959 Hickory 250'' ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1959 Hickory 250」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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