• The 1959 Southern 500, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 7, 1959, at Darlington Raceway...
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    The Southern 500, officially known as the Cook Out Southern 500 for sponsorship reasons, is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Darlington Raceway in...
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  • The 1959 First 500 Mile NASCAR International Sweepstakes at Daytona (now known as the 1959 Inaugural Daytona 500) was the second race of the 1959 NASCAR...
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    Joe Weatherly Stock Car Museum until it was expanded in 2003. The 1959 Southern 500 is prominently featured in the 1960 film Thunder in Carolina, starring...
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  • biggest win came in the 1959 Southern 500 driving a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Reed finished the highest in championship standings in 1959 (9th place overall)...
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    Cale Yarborough (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
    "1957 Southern 500". Racing-Reference.info. September 2, 1957. Retrieved July 14, 2013. "1959 Southern 500". Racing-Reference.info. September 7, 1959. Retrieved...
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    restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. The inaugural Daytona 500 was held in 1959 coinciding with the opening of the speedway and since 1982, it has...
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  • The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded...
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    up one of its two races; the 400-mile race was dropped, with the fall Southern 500 taking its date before eventually moving back to its traditional Labor...
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  • The 1957 Southern 500, the eighth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 2, 1957, at Darlington Raceway...
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