| Nashville 300 | Date: | 8/9/1959 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | Cup |
| 1 | 2 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | 300 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 76 | Larry Frank | 297 | Running |
| 3 | 12 | 10 | Elmo Langley | 297 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | 297 | Running |
| 5 | 10 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | 295 | Running |
| 6 | 16 | 9 | Cotton Owens | 290 | Running |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | Joe Weatherly | 289 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 25 | Gene White | 286 | Running |
| 9 | 11 | 12 | Bob Reuther | 284 | Running |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | Bud Crothers | 283 | Running |
| 11 | 7 | 88 | Buck Baker | 281 | Running |
| 12 | 20 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | 278 | Axle |
| 13 | 26 | 192 | George Alsobrooks | 277 | Running |
| 14 | 30 | 32 | George Green | 273 | Running |
| 15 | 17 | 19 | Herman Beam | 262 | Running |
| 16 | 25 | 74 | L.D. Austin | 251 | Running |
| 17 | 19 | 92 | Gerald Duke | 249 | Running |
| 18 | 6 | 49 | Bob Welborn | 234 | Axle |
| 19 | 13 | 22 | Harlan Richardson | 224 | Running |
| 20 | 9 | 189 | Herb Lewis | 221 | Ball joint |
| 21 | 29 | 20 | Benny Rakestraw | 213 | Running |
| 22 | 21 | 97 | Jim Austin | 211 | Rear end |
| 23 | 15 | 110 | Jim Maris | 202 | Engine failure |
| 24 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | 176 | Rear end |
| 25 | 24 | 31 | Brownie King | 84 | Fan belt |
| 26 | 23 | 13 | Andy Hampton | 76 | Bearing |
| 27 | 27 | 59 | Tom Pistone | 51 | Engine failure |
| 28 | 18 | 44 | Tiny Lund | 30 | Overheating |
| 29 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | 12 | Engine failure |
| 30 | 28 | 89 | Buddy Baker | 10 | Engine failure |