CUP SERIES · SEASON

1958

Gen 1 · Grand National · Champion: Lee Petty

Cup

‹ 1957 1959 ›

Races

Drivers

237

Winners

Avg cautions

—

Avg lead changes

—

Avg margin

—

Closest finish

—

Races

#	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Pole	Laps	Ctn	LC	Margin	Data
1	—	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway ST	44Rex White	47Jack Smith	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
2	—	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course RC	3Paul Goldsmith	3Paul Goldsmith	39	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
3	—	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
4	—	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway ST	21Curtis Turner	42Lee Petty	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
5	—	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	98Marvin Panch	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
6	—	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	87Buck Baker	110	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
7	—	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway ST	38Bob Welborn	42Lee Petty	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
8	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	46Speedy Thompson	2BPossum Jones	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
9	—	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds DIRT	46Speedy Thompson	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
10	—	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway DIRT	26Curtis Turner	12Joe Weatherly	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
11	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	26Curtis Turner	26Curtis Turner	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
12	—	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway ST	4Bob Welborn	87Buck Baker	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
13	—	56 Miles at Old Dominion Speedway	Old Dominion Speedway ST	62Frankie Schneider	45Eddie Pagan	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
14	—	94 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium	Old Bridge Stadium ST	7Jim Reed	7Jim Reed	187	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
15	—	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway DIRT	47Jack Smith	47Jack Smith	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
16	—	50 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds DIRT	44Bob Welborn	44Bob Welborn	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
17	—	38 Miles at Starkey Speedway	Starkey Speedway ST	7Jim Reed	7Jim Reed	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
18	—	100 Miles at North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	11Junior Johnson	47Jack Smith	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
19	—	38 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium ST	49Bob Welborn	44Rex White	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
20	—	Northern 500	Trenton Speedway INT	22Fireball Roberts	98Marvin Panch	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
21	—	Crown American 500	Riverside International Raceway RC	98Eddie Gray	97Parnelli Jones	190	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
22	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	11Junior Johnson	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
23	—	50 Miles at New Bradford Speedway	New Bradford Speedway DIRT	11Junior Johnson	95Bob Duell	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
24	—	100 Miles at Reading Fairgrounds	Reading Fairgrounds DIRT	11Junior Johnson	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
25	—	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	44Ken Rush	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
26	—	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	46Speedy Thompson	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
27	—	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	44Rex White	44Rex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
28	—	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway INT	22Fireball Roberts	3Cotton Owens	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
29	—	38 Miles at McCormick Field	McCormick Field ST	49Jim Paschal	49Jim Paschal	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
30	—	50 Miles at State Line Speedway	State Line Speedway DIRT	99Shorty Rollins	42Lee Petty	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
31	—	33 Miles at Canadian National Exposition Speedway	Canadian National Exposition Speedway ST	42Lee Petty	44Rex White	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
32	—	38 Miles at Buffalo Civic Stadium	Buffalo Civic Stadium ST	7Jim Reed	44Rex White	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
33	—	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds DIRT	6Cotton Owens	44Rex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
34	—	100 Miles at Wall Stadium	Wall Stadium ST	7Jim Reed	44Rex White	300	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
35	—	100 Miles at Bridgehampton Race Circuit	Bridgehampton Race Circuit RC	47Jack Smith	47Jack Smith	35	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
36	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	46Speedy Thompson	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
37	—	Nashville 200	Nashville Speedway ST	72Joe Weatherly	11Rex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
38	—	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	55Jimmy Massey	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
39	—	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium ST	42Lee Petty	14George Dunn	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
40	—	108 Miles at Rambi Race Track	Rambi Race Track DIRT	49Bob Welborn	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
41	—	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway INT	22Fireball Roberts	45Eddie Pagan	364	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
42	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	87Buck Baker	42Lee Petty	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
43	—	125 Miles at Birmingham International Raceway	Birmingham International Raceway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	3Cotton Owens	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
44	—	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds DIRT	97Parnelli Jones	97Parnelli Jones	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
45	—	67 Miles at Gastonia Fairgrounds	Gastonia Fairgrounds DIRT	87Buck Baker	48Tiny Lund	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
46	—	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway ST	46Speedy Thompson	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
47	—	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	6Joe Eubanks	86Tiny Lund	110	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
48	—	100 Miles at Salisbury Super Speedway	Salisbury Super Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	50Gober Sosebee	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
49	—	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway ST	22Fireball Roberts	21Glen Wood	350	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
50	—	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	11Junior Johnson	21Glen Wood	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
51	—	150 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway DIRT	11Junior Johnson	21Glen Wood	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP

Wins per driver

Standings

Computed with the season's rules

#	Driver	Team	Points	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Poles	Laps led	Avg fin	DNF
1	42Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	9,552	7	28	43	4	439	6.3	5
2	87Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	9,032	3	23	35	3	364	7.8	8
3	46Speedy Thompson	Speedy Thompson (Owner)	6,564	4	18	23	7	224	10.3

Pace leaders · 1958 Cup Series

drivers with 3+ races (0 of 0)

No pace statistics for this season (lap-level data from 2020).