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- ↑ "1959 NASCAR Grand National Standings". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures . Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ Flatter, Ron. "He made racing not-so-Petty". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Sprint Cup Page". Racing-Reference.info. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
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