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The 1958 Grand National Series was the 10th season of the NASCAR Grand National Series. The season began at Champion Speedway on November 3, 1957 and ended at Lakewood Speedway on October 26.

Lee Petty won his second Grand National championship in his tenth full-time season. He won 7 races in 1958, and scored 28 Top 5s and 43 Top 10s in 50 starts. He only finished outside the Top 10 once in his last 31 races. He surpassed his own record as the oldest Cup Champion at 44 years of age.

The season was notable for being the final season which saw a race at the Daytona Beach Road Course, as the new Daytona International Speedway was under construction. It saw the first race at Riverside International Raceway, and the debut of Richard Petty.

Schedule[]

Round Date Race Name Track
1 November 3, 1957 1958-01 Champion Speedway
2 February 23, 1958 1958-02 Daytona Beach Road Course
3 March 2, 1958 1958-03 Concord Speedway
4 March 15, 1958 1958-04 Champion Speedway
5 March 16, 1958 1958-05 Wilson Speedway
6 March 23, 1958 1958-06 Orange Speedway
7 April 5, 1958 1958-07 Champion Speedway
8 April 10, 1958 1958-08 Columbia Speedway
9 April 12, 1958 1958-09 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
10 April 13, 1958 1958-10 Lakewood Speedway
11 April 18, 1958 1958-11 Southern States Fairgrounds
12 April 20, 1958 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
13 April 25, 1958 1958-13 Old Dominion Speedway
14 April 27, 1958 1958-14 Old Bridge Stadium
15 May 3, 1958 1958-15 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
16 May 11, 1958 1958-16 Greensboro Fairgrounds
17 May 15, 1958 1958-17 Starkey Speedway
18 May 18, 1958 Wilkes County 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway
19 May 24, 1958 1958-19 Bowman Gray Stadium
20 May 30, 1958 Northern 500 Trenton Speedway
21 June 1, 1958 Crown America 500 Riverside International Raceway
22 June 5, 1958 1958-22 Columbia Speedway
23 June 12, 1958 1958-23 New Bradford Speedway
24 June 15, 1958 1958-24 Reading Fairgrounds
25 June 25, 1958 1958-25 Lincoln Speedway
26 June 28, 1958 Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
27 June 29, 1958 1958-27 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
28 July 4, 1958 Raleigh 250 Raleigh Speedway
29 July 12, 1958 1958-29 McCormick Field
30 July 16, 1958 1958-30 State Line Speedway
31 July 18, 1958 Jim Mideon 500 Canadian Exposition Stadium
32 July 19, 1958 1958-32 Civic Stadium
33 July 25, 1958 1958-33 Monroe County Fairgrounds
34 July 26, 1958 1958-34 Wall Stadium
35 August 2, 1958 1958-35 Bridgehampton Raceway
36 August 7, 1958 1958-36 Columbia Speedway
37 August 10, 1958 Nashville 200 Nashville Speedway
38 August 17, 1958 Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
39 August 22, 1958 1958-39 Bowman Gray Stadium
40 August 23, 1958 1958-40 Rambi Raceway
41 September 1, 1958 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
42 September 5, 1958 1958-42 Southern States Fairgrounds
43 September 7, 1958 1958-43 Fairgrounds Raceway
44 September 7, 1958 1958-44 California State Fairgrounds
45 September 12, 1958 1958-45 Gastonia Fairgrounds
46 September 14, 1958 Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
47 September 28, 1958 1958-47 Orange Speedway
48 October 5, 1958 1958-48 Salisbury Speedway
49 October 12, 1958 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
50 October 19, 1958 Wilkes 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway
51 October 26, 1958 1958-51 Lakewood Speedway

Results[]

Round Race Pole Winner Winner Make Cautions Caution Laps Average Speed Number of Lead Changes
1 1958-01 Jack Smith Rex White Chevrolet bowtie 2023 0 0 59.170 3
2 1958-02 Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith Pontiac badge 0 0 101.113 0
3 1958-03 Speedy Thompson Lee Petty Oldsmobile 1981 badge 1 58.555 2
4 1958-04 Lee Petty Curtis Turner Ford logo 1 56.141 3
5 1958-05 Marvin Panch Lee Petty Oldsmobile 1981 badge 48.459 4
6 1958-06 Buck Baker Buck Baker Chevrolet bowtie 2023 1 78.502 2
7 1958-07 Lee Petty Bob Welborn Chevrolet bowtie 2023 2 50.229 2
8 1958-08 Possum Jones Speedy Thompson Chevrolet bowtie 2023 0.000
9 1958-09 Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chevrolet bowtie 2023 56.613
10 1958-10 Joe Weatherly Curtis Turner Ford logo 0 0 79.016 3
11 1958-11 Curtis Turner Curtis Turner Ford logo 3 8 53.254 0
12 1958 Virginia 500 Buck Baker Bob Welborn Chevrolet bowtie 2023 4 61.166 5
13 1958-13 Eddie Pagan Frankie Schneider Chevrolet bowtie 2023 67.590
14 1958-14 Jim Reed Jim Reed Ford logo 68.438 0
15 1958-15 Jack Smith Jack Smith Chevrolet bowtie 2023 62.295
16 1958-16 Bob Welborn Bob Welborn Chevrolet bowtie 2023 45.628 2
17 1958-17 Jim Reed Jim Reed Ford logo 49.504 0
18 1958 Wilkes County 160 Jack Smith Junior Johnson Ford logo 78.636 3
19 1958-19 Rex White Bob Welborn Chevrolet bowtie 2023 40.407 1
20 1958 Northern 500 Marvin Panch Fireball Roberts Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3 13 84.522 3
21 1958 Crown America 500 Danny Graves Eddie Gray Ford logo 79.481 1
22 1958-22 Buck Baker Junior Johnson Ford logo 8 54.752 2
23 1958-23 Bob Duell Junior Johnson Ford logo 59.840
24 1958-24 Speedy Thompson Junior Johnson Ford logo 53.763 5
25 1958-25 Ken Rush Lee Petty Oldsmobile 1981 badge 69.726
26 1958 Buddy Shuman 250 Speedy Thompson Lee Petty Oldsmobile 1981 badge 3 11 62.413
27 1958-27 Rex White Rex White Chevrolet bowtie 2023 73.892 4
28 1958 Raleigh 250 Cotton Owens Fireball Roberts Chevrolet bowtie 2023 8 32 73.691 8
29 1958-29 Jim Paschal Jim Paschal Chevrolet bowtie 2023 46.440 0
30 1958-30 Lee Petty Shorty Rollins Ford logo 47.110
31 1958 Jim Mideon 500 Rex White Lee Petty Oldsmobile 1981 badge 43.184 1
32 1958-32 Rex White Jim Reed Ford logo 0 0 46.972 1
33 1958-33 Rex White Cotton Owens Pontiac badge 59.990 5
34 1958-34 Rex White Jim Reed Chevrolet bowtie 2023 1 5 65.395 1
35 1958-35 Jack Smith Jack Smith Chevrolet bowtie 2023 0 0 80.696 0
36 1958-36 Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chevrolet bowtie 2023 54.920
37 1958 Nashville 200 Rex White Joe Weatherly Ford logo 5 59.269 1
38 1958 Western North Carolina 500 Jimmy Massey Fireball Roberts Chevrolet bowtie 2023 66.780
39 1958-39 Glenn Dunnaway Lee Petty Oldsmobile 1981 badge 39.258 3
40 1958-40 Speedy Thompson Bob Welborn Chevrolet bowtie 2023 60.443
41 1958 Southern 500 Eddie Pagan Fireball Roberts Chevrolet bowtie 2023 6 28 102.585 8
42 1958-42 Lee Petty Buck Baker Chevrolet bowtie 2023 52.280 3
43 1958-43 Cotton Owens Fireball Roberts Chevrolet bowtie 2023 60.678
44 1958-44 Parnelli Jones Parnelli Jones Ford logo 65.550
45 1958-45 Tiny Lund Buck Baker Chevrolet bowtie 2023 47.856
46 1958 Richmond 200 Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chevrolet bowtie 2023 57.878 4
47 1958-47 Tiny Lund Joe Eubanks Pontiac badge 4 19 72.439 4
48 1958-48 Gober Sosebee Lee Petty Oldsmobile 1981 badge 58.271
49 1958 Old Dominion 500 Glen Wood Fireball Roberts Chevrolet bowtie 2023 64.344 1
50 1958 Wilkes 160 Glen Wood Junior Johnson Ford logo 0 0 84.906
51 1958-51 Glen Wood Junior Johnson Ford logo 69.570 2

Final Points Standings[]

Pos. Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points Difference
1 Lee Petty 50 7 28 43 4 12,232
2 Buck Baker 44 3 23 35 3 11,588 -644
3 Speedy Thompson 37 4 18 23 7 8,792 -3,440
4 Shorty Rollins 29 1 12 22 0 8,124 -4,108
5 Jack Smith 39 2 15 21 4 7,666 -4,566
6 L.D. Austin 46 0 0 10 0 6,972 -5,260
7 Rex White 22 2 13 17 7 6,552 -5,680
8 Junior Johnson 27 6 12 16 0 6,380 -5,852
9 Eddie Pagan 27 0 11 18 2 4,910 -7,322
10 Jim Reed 17 4 10 12 2 4,762 -7,470
11 Fireball Roberts 10 6 8 9 0 4,420 -7,812
12 Bobby Keck 30 0 0 7 0 4,240 -7,992
13 Herman Beam 20 0 0 1 0 4,224 -8,008
14 Tootle Estes 11 0 0 4 0 4,048 -8,184
15 Clarence DeZalia 27 0 0 6 0 3,448 -8,784
16 Doug Cox 14 0 3 9 0 3,736 -8,496
17 Cotton Owens 29 1 8 17 2 3,716 -8,516
18 Marvin Panch 11 0 5 5 2 3,424 -8,808
19 Billy Rafter 19 0 1 8 0 2,916 -9,316
20 Curtis Turner 17 3 8 10 1 2,856 -9,376
21 Lloyd Dane 5 0 1 2 0 2,844 -9,388
22 Bob Duell 7 0 3 6 1 2,740 -9,492
23 Jimmy Thompson 8 0 2 3 0 2,540 -9,692
24 Fred Harb 25 0 4 7 0 2,484 -9,748
25 Tiny Lund 22 0 4 7 2 2,436 -9,796
26 Bill Poor 24 0 1 7 0 2,292 -9,940
27 Gene White 9 0 0 2 0 2,040 -10,192
28 Joe Weatherly 15 1 5 7 1 2,032 -10,200
29 Johnny Mackison 11 0 2 3 0 1,680 -10,552
30 Jim Parsley 10 0 0 4 0 1,488 -10,744

Rookie of the Year[]

With 1 win, 12 Top 5s, 22 Top 10s and a fourth-place finish in the points standings, Shorty Rollins was the 1958 Rookie of the Year.

Manufacturer's Championship[]

With 25 wins, Chevrolet won the 1958 Manufacturer's Championship.

Position Make Race Wins
1 Chevrolet bowtie 2023 25
2 Ford logo 16
3 Oldsmobile 1981 badge 7
4 Pontiac badge 3
5 Mercury Logo 0
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