
| 1958 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 38 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $14,350 | Race Date: | Aug 17, 1958 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 44m 38s | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 66.780 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Jimmy Massey J. Massey | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #55 Pontiac | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 76.596 MPH | |||||
| Official 1958 Western North Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Frank Strickland (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 500 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 499 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 497 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 494 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 493 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 44 | Ken Rush | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 16 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 479 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Don Angel (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 477 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 66 | Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 32 | Brownie King | City Motor Company | Running | ![]() | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 56 | Bill Morton | James Lowery (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 97 | Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 127 | Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 81 | Shep Langdon | Harvey Hege (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 431 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 419 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 24 | Jimmie Lewallen | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 389 | 0 | |
| 22 | 39 | 12 | Benny Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 372 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 86 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 324 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 70 | Jim Parsley | Jim Parsley (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 41 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Car Owner) | Broken Spindle | ![]() | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 36 | Tootle Estes | Tootle Estes (Car Owner) | Steering | ![]() | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 5 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 30 | 1 | 55 | Jimmy Massey | Brushy Mountain Motors | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 99 | Jack Smith | Shorty Rollins (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 10 | Harry Leake | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 154 | 0 | |
| 33 | 21 | 25 | Billy Carden | Gene White (Car Owner) | Bearings | ![]() | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 14 | George Dunn | Manley Britt (Car Owner) | Steering | ![]() | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 71 | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 36 | 9 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 11 | Rex White | Rex White (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 33 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Crankshaft | ![]() | 0 | 33 | 0 |