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1000 km of Daytona

Start of the race, lead by car number 68, a Maserati 450S co-driven by Jim Rathmann and Chuck Daigh.

Daytona 500

Bob Welborn drives car number 49, a Chevrolet. Followed by Fritz Wilson in car number 64, a Ford, Curtis Turner in car number 41, a Ford, and other cars.

Daytona 500

Cars on a pace lap, including Bobby Johns in car number 72, a Chevrolet, Bob Welborn in car number 49, a Chevrolet, and Johnny Beauchamp in car number 73, a Ford.

Daytona 500

Bob Welborn drives car number 49, a Chevrolet. Followed by Tom Pistone in car number 59, a Ford, Eduardo Dibos in car number 37, a Ford, and other cars.

Daytona 500

Cars on a pace lap, including Bob Welborn in car number 49, a Chevrolet, Shorty Rollins in car number 99, a Ford, and Fritz Wilson in car number 64, a Ford.

Daytona 500

Bob Welborn drives car number 49, a Chevrolet. Followed by Tom Pistone in car number 59, a Ford, Curtis Turner in car number 41, a Ford, and another car.

Daytona 500

Joe Weatherly drives car number 48, a Chevrolet. Followed by Fireball Roberts in car number 3, a Pontiac, Tim Flock in car number 15, a Ford, and other cars.

Daytona 500

Bob Welborn drives car number 49, a Chevrolet, followed by Fireball Roberts in car number 3, a Pontiac.

Daytona 500

Joe Weatherly drives car number 48, a Chevrolet. Followed by Johnny Beauchamp in car number 73, a Ford, and Tom Pistone in car number 59, a Ford.

Daytona 500

Tim Flock drives car number 15, a Ford, next to Curtis Turner in car number 41, a Ford. Followed by Joe Weatherly in car number 48, a Chevrolet, and other cars.

Daytona 500

Bob Welborn drives car number 49, a Chevrolet. Followed by Joe Weatherly in car number 48, a Chevrolet, Eduardo Dibos in car number 37, a Ford, and other cars.

Daytona 500 Qualifying

Marvin Panch drives car number 98, a Ford. Followed by Shorty Rollins in car number 99, Richard Petty in car number 43, an Oldsmobile, and other cars.

Cars on a pace lap for the first qualifying race for the 1959 Daytona 500, including Glen Wood in car number 21, a Ford, Gene White in car number 25, a Chevrolet, and Ken Rush in car number 14, a Mercury.

Daytona 500 Qualifying Winner's Circle

Bob Welborn and Scottie McCormick (Miss Daytona International Speedway) in the winner's circle of the Daytona Qualifying Race #2.

Daytona 500 Qualifying Winner's Circle

Scottie McCormick (Miss Daytona International Speedway) and Bob Welborn in the winner's circle of the Daytona Qualifying Race #2.

Daytona 500 Winner's Circle

Johnny Beauchamp (with trophy) stands with Scottie McCormick (right, Miss Daytona International Speedway) and another person in the winner's circle.

Daytona 500 Winner's Circle

Johnny Beauchamp arrives in the winner's circle in car number 73, a Ford in the winner's circle.

Daytona 500 Winner's Circle

Johnny Beauchamp (with trophy) stands with Scottie McCormick (right, Miss Daytona International Speedway) in the winner's circle.

Daytona 500 Winner's Circle

Johnny Beauchamp and team in the winner's circle in front of car number 73, a Ford.

Daytona 500 Winner's Circle

People crouching by Johnny Beauchamp's car number 73, a Ford.

Daytona 500 Winner's Circle

Johnny Beauchamp (with trophy) stands with Scottie McCormick (Miss Daytona International Speedway) in the winner's circle.

Elmer George

Elmer George sits in car number 21, a 1959 Kuzma 9/Offenhauser.

Jim Rathmann

Jim Rathmann stands next to car number 16, a 1959 Watson 1/Offenhauser.

Jimmy Davies

Jimmy Davies sits in car number 53, a 1957 Kuzma 5/Offenhauser.

Marshall Teague

Marshall teague in his Sumar Special before a test run at Daytona.

NASCAR Modified Sportsman Daytona

Cars on a pace lap, including Fireball Roberts in car number 3, a Ford, Banjo Matthews in car number 49, a Ford, and Elmo Langley in car number 1, a Ford.