Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway — April 20, 1958

Bob Welborn

Winner

500

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Bob Welborn won the 1958 Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 20, 1958, leading 274 of 500 laps. Rex White finished second; Jim Reed rounded out the podium. The race featured 4 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, April 20, 1958

Track

Martinsville Speedway

Season

1958

Winner

Bob Welborn

Leaders

4 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	20	+19	Bob Welborn	Julian Petty (Owner)		500	—	Running	274	0
2	12	+10	Rex White	Julian Petty (Owner)		500	—	Running	—	500
3	11	+8	Jim Reed	Jim Reed (Owner)		500	—	Running	—	480
4	15	+11	Whitey Norman	Whitey Norman (Owner)		495	—	Running	—	0
5	21	+16	Marvin Panch	John Whitford (Owner)		494	—	Running	—	460
6	34	+28	Curtis Turner	Holman Moody		488	—	Running	—	440
7	38	+31	Billy Carden			485	—	Running	—	420
8	4	-4	Jimmy Thompson	Speedy Thompson (Owner)		483	—	Running	—	400
9	17	+8	Carl Burris	Carl Burris (Owner)		479	—	Running	—	0
10	2	-8	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers Racing		474	—	Running	167	0
11	10	-1	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises		471	—	Running	58	380
12	26	+14	Joe Lee Johnson	S.T. Campbell (Owner)		465	—	Running	—	0
13	30	+17	Shep Langdon	Shep Langdon (Owner)		460	—	Running	—	0
14	5	-9	Shorty Rollins	Shorty Rollins (Owner)		458	—	Running	—	360
15	19	+4	Doug Cox	Doug Cox (Owner)		457	—	Running	—	340
16	28	+12	Herman Beam	Herman Beam (Owner)		457	—	Running	—	320
17	32	+15	Brownie King	Jess Potter (Owner)		456	—	Running	—	0
18	25	+7	Billy Rafter	Billy Rafter (Owner)		453	—	Running	—	300
19	16	-3	Tiny Lund	Don Angel (Owner)		449	—	Running	—	280
20	31	+11	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Owner)		448	—	Running	—	260
21	13	-8	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)		446	—	DNF - Engine	—	240
22	42	+20	Dick Beaty	Dick Beaty (Owner)		441	—	Running	—	220
23	14	-9	Eddie Skinner	Eddie Skinner (Owner)		437	—	DNF - Engine	—	200
24	27	+3	Neil Castles	Neil Castles (Owner)		437	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
25	44	+19	Bob Walden	Bob Walden (Owner)		425	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
26	24	-2	Ben Benz	Bernard Friedland (Owner)		424	—	Running	—	0
27	3	-24	Frankie Schneider	Frankie Schneider (Owner)		404	—	Running	—	180
28	39	+11	Clarence DeZalia	Clarence DeZalia (Owner)		404	—	Running	—	160
29	18	-11	Reds Kagle	Reds Kagle (Owner)		329	—	DNF	—	140
30	9	-21	Junior Johnson	Paul Spaulding (Owner)		325	—	DNF - Engine	—	120
31	35	+4	Joe Weatherly	Holman Moody		312	—	DNF - Engine	—	100
32	23	-9	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Owner)	Plymouth	282	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
33	6	-27	Larry Frank	Larry Frank (Owner)		267	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
34	36	+2	R.L. Combs	R.L. Combs (Owner)		198	—	DNF - Engine	—	60
35	1	-34	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing		156	—	DNF	1	40
36	7	-29	Barney Shore	Barney Shore (Owner)		154	—	DNF	—	0
37	37	—	George Green	Jess Potter (Owner)		130	—	DNF	—	20
38	8	-30	Cotton Owens	Smokey Yunick Racing		126	—	DNF	—	20
39	22	-17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb (Owner)	Mercury	117	—	DNF	—	20
40	29	-11	Jerry Draper	Monroe Shook (Owner)		107	—	DNF	—	20
41	46	+5	Chuck Hansen	Chuck Hansen (Owner)		77	—	DNF - Engine	—	20
42	33	-9	E.J. Brewer	E.J. Brewer (Owner)		69	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
43	45	+2	Elmo Langley	Langley-Woodfield Racing		55	—	DNF	—	0
44	41	-3	Lennie Page	Lennie Page (Owner)		14	—	DNF	—	20
45	43	-2	Eddie Pagan	Harvey Hege (Owner)		4	—	DNF	—	20
46	40	-6	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck (Owner)		3	—	DNF	—	20
47	47	—	Roy Tyner	Spook Crawford (Owner)	Plymouth	0	—	DNF - Engine	—	0