Official NASCAR Race Results
Fireball Roberts won the 1958 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-01-1958 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Chevrolet | Aiken-Mitchell Motor Co. | 0 | 364 | 196 | Running | 13,220 |
| 2 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | 0 | 359 | 0 | Running | 5,750 |
| 3 | 8 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | Shorty Rollins | 0 | 359 | 0 | Running | 3,815 |
| 4 | 17 | 46 | Jimmy Thompson | Chevrolet | Speedy Thompson | 0 | 358 | 6 | Running | 1,995 |
| 5 | 20 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Ford | John Whitford | 0 | 357 | 0 | Running | 1,525 |
| 6 | 25 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Julian Petty | 0 | 355 | 0 | Running | 1,150 |
| 7 | 13 | 40 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Rex White | 0 | 348 | 0 | Running | 1,045 |
| 8 | 34 | 30 | Doug Cox | Ford | Doug Cox | 0 | 348 | 0 | Running | 925 |
| 9 | 23 | 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | Julian Buesink | 0 | 346 | 0 | Running | 775 |
| 10 | 21 | 36 | Tootle Estes | Ford | Tootle Estes | 0 | 346 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 11 | 28 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Ford | Paul Spaulding | 0 | 345 | 0 | Running | 500 |
| 12 | 33 | 66 | Roy Tyner | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | 0 | 344 | 0 | Running | 400 |
| 13 | 29 | 92 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford | Joe Jones | 0 | 344 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 14 | 19 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | 0 | 344 | 0 | Running | 310 |
| 15 | 30 | 44 | Lloyd Dane | Ford | Lloyd Dane | 0 | 343 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 16 | 12 | 86 | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | 0 | 343 | 0 | Running | 315 |
| 17 | 35 | 48 | Possum Jones | Chevrolet | Julian Petty | 0 | 342 | 0 | Running | 225 |
| 18 | 22 | 97 | Parnelli Jones | Ford | Vel Miletich | 0 | 340 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 19 | 5 | 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 335 | 0 | Running | 345 |
| 20 | 36 | 25 | Gene White | Chevrolet | Gene White | 0 | 326 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 21 | 31 | 15 | Jim Paschal | Chevrolet | Jim Paschal | 0 | 321 | 0 | Engine | 150 |
| 22 | 10 | 19 | Herman Beam | Chevrolet | Herman Beam | 0 | 311 | 0 | Running | 190 |
| 23 | 15 | 77 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | 0 | 304 | 0 | Engine | 150 |
| 24 | 18 | 88 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Jim Linke | 0 | 285 | 0 | Running | 230 |
| 25 | 41 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Ford | Clarence DeZalia | 0 | 277 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 26 | 48 | 33 | Al White | Ford | Al White | 0 | 264 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 27 | 43 | 85 | Carl Tyler | Ford | Carl Tyler | 0 | 248 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 28 | 27 | 2 | Bobby Lee | Ford | Horne Motors | 0 | 230 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 29 | 3 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Atlanta International Raceway | 0 | 226 | 1 | Engine | 265 |
| 30 | 45 | 74 | L.D. Austin | Ford | L.D. Austin | 0 | 214 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 31 | 14 | 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | 0 | 210 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 32 | 16 | 43 | Jim Reed | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 207 | 0 | Engine | 315 |
| 33 | 4 | 26 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Atlanta International Raceway | 0 | 195 | 122 | Engine | 1,350 |
| 34 | 24 | 8 | Eddie Gray | Ford | Vel's | 0 | 160 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 35 | 6 | 6 | Joe Eubanks | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 0 | 146 | 26 | Clutch | 380 |
| 36 | 1 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Ford | Smitty Radiator | 0 | 136 | 13 | Crash | 240 |
| 37 | 47 | 9 | Jesse James Taylor | Ford | Jesse James Taylor | 0 | 95 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 38 | 38 | 89 | Marvin Porter | Ford | Vel Miletich | 0 | 92 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 39 | 11 | 24 | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | -- | 0 | 71 | 0 | Crash | 275 |
| 40 | 32 | 14 | George Dunn | Mercury | Britt-Howard Inc. | 0 | 61 | 0 | Engine | 100 |
| 41 | 27 | 10 | Reds Kagle | Ford | Reds Kagle | 0 | 49 | 0 | Piston | 100 |
| 42 | 26 | 90 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Junie Donlavey | 0 | 47 | 0 | Overheating | 100 |
| 43 | 46 | 5 | Cotton Owens | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 15 | 0 | Piston | 100 |
| 44 | 42 | 31 | Bob Bolheimer | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | 0 | 15 | 0 | Overheating | 100 |
| 45 | 44 | 81 | Harvey Hege | Ford | Harvey Hege | 0 | 8 | 0 | Throttle | 100 |
| 46 | 39 | 60 | Don Kimberling | Chevrolet | Sausman | 0 | 7 | 0 | Crash | 100 |
| 47 | 9 | 55 | Jimmy Massey | Pontiac | Brushy Mountain Motors | 0 | 5 | 0 | Transmission | 100 |
| 48 | 40 | 84 | Bob Perry | Ford | Bob Perry | 0 | 1 | 0 | Engine | 100 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-01-1958
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Southern 500
- Race #: 41
- Cars: 48
- Winner: Fireball Roberts
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: 1957 Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 102.585 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $39,315
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 28
- Lead Changes: 8
- Pole: 116.952 mph


