1958 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1958 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 51 races across 40 tracks, with 19 different drivers reaching victory lane. Lee Petty captured the championship driving a Oldsmobile.

Total Races

Different Winners

Lee Petty

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 25, Ford: 16, Oldsmobile: 7, Pontiac: 3

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway	Rex White	Chevrolet	22
2	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Paul Goldsmith	Pontiac	49
3	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	30
4	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway	Curtis Turner	Ford	26
5	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	22
6	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	18
7	50 Miles at Champion Speedway	Champion Speedway	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	29
8	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet	33
9	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet	27
10	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Curtis Turner	Ford	25
11	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Curtis Turner	Ford	21
12	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	47
13	56 Miles at Old Dominion Speedway	Old Dominion Speedway	Frankie Schneider	Chevrolet	25
14	94 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium	Old Bridge Stadium	Jim Reed	Ford	27
15	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	19
16	50 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	20
17	38 Miles at Starkey Speedway	Starkey Speedway	Jim Reed	Ford	22
18	100 Miles at North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	24
19	38 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	24
20	Northern 500	Trenton Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet	34
21	Crown American 500	Riverside International Raceway	Eddie Gray	Ford	46
22	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	23
23	50 Miles at New Bradford Speedway	New Bradford Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	21
24	100 Miles at Reading Fairgrounds	Reading Fairgrounds	Junior Johnson	Ford	30
25	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	31
26	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	31
27	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Rex White	Chevrolet	25
28	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet	55
29	38 Miles at McCormick Field	McCormick Field	Jim Paschal	Chevrolet	15
30	50 Miles at State Line Speedway	State Line Speedway	Shorty Rollins	Ford	23
31	33 Miles at Canadian National Exposition Speedway	Canadian National Exposition Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	19
32	38 Miles at Buffalo Civic Stadium	Buffalo Civic Stadium	Jim Reed	Ford	19
33	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Cotton Owens	Pontiac	21
34	100 Miles at Wall Stadium	Wall Stadium	Jim Reed	Chevrolet	19
35	100 Miles at Bridgehampton Race Circuit	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	17
36	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet	21
37	Nashville 200	Nashville Speedway	Joe Weatherly	Ford	32
38	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet	38
39	50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	23
40	108 Miles at Rambi Race Track	Rambi Race Track	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	21
41	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet	48
42	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	25
43	125 Miles at Birmingham International Raceway	Birmingham International Raceway	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet	18
44	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds	Parnelli Jones	Ford	28
45	67 Miles at Gastonia Fairgrounds	Gastonia Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	19
46	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet	22
47	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Joe Eubanks	Pontiac	33
48	100 Miles at Salisbury Super Speedway	Salisbury Super Speedway	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	30
49	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet	40
50	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	24
51	150 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Junior Johnson	Ford	40

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Lee Petty ★	7	28	43	50	6.3
2	Junior Johnson	6	12	16	27	12.0
3	Fireball Roberts	6	8	9	10	5.0
4	Bob Welborn	5	10	15	18	6.7
5	Speedy Thompson	4	18	23	36	10.3
6	Jim Reed	4	10	12	17	8.6
7	Buck Baker	3	23	35	44	7.8
8	Curtis Turner	3	8	10	17	10.4
9	Jack Smith	2	15	21	39	12.5
10	Rex White	2	13	17	22	8.1
11	Shorty Rollins	1	12	22	29	9.4
12	Cotton Owens	1	8	17	29	14.3
13	Frankie Schneider	1	5	5	7	10.1
14	Joe Weatherly	1	5	7	14	14.7
15	Jim Paschal	1	2	4	6	9.2
16	Joe Eubanks	1	2	3	7	15.4
17	Paul Goldsmith	1	1	2	2	5.5
18	Parnelli Jones	1	1	1	3	15.0
19	Eddie Gray	1	1	1	3	17.0
20	Eddie Pagan	0	11	18	27	12.0
21	Marvin Panch	0	5	5	11	14.0
22	Gwyn Staley	0	4	4	4	3.8
23	Fred Harb	0	4	7	25	15.2
24	Tiny Lund	0	4	7	23	17.9
25	Bob Duell	0	3	6	7	7.3
26	Doug Cox	0	3	9	14	11.7
27	George Dunn	0	3	6	10	16.3
28	Tommy Irwin	0	2	3	5	10.2
29	Johnny Allen	0	2	6	22	16.8
30	Jimmy Thompson	0	2	3	8	17.0