1958 Cup Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 51 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?
The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.
How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?
The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.
What is a NASCAR stage?
Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.
Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?
Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.
What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?
The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.
Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?
NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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