| Qualifying results for this race: | | Rank | Driver | Nbr | Car | Time | Speed | |
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| 1 | Buck Baker | 87 | Chevrolet | 2.727 | 66.007 | | | 2 | Glen Wood | 21 | Ford | 45:50.000 | 6,545.000 | | | 3 | Frankie Schneider | 62 | Chevrolet | 46:04.000 | 6,512.000 | | | 4 | Speedy Thompson | 46 | Chevrolet | 46:08.000 | 6,503.000 | | | 5 | Shorty Rollins | 99 | Ford | 46:11.000 | 6,496.000 | | | 6 | Larry Frank | 76 | Chevrolet | 46:20.000 | 6,474.000 | | | 7 | Barney Shore | 97 | Chevrolet | 46:30.000 | 6,452.000 | | | 8 | Cotton Owens | 3 | Pontiac | 46:33.000 | 6,445.000 | | | 9 | Junior Johnson | 11 | Ford | 46:35.000 | 6,440.000 | | | 10 | Lee Petty | 42 | Oldsmobile | 46:37.000 | 6,435.000 | | | 11 | Jim Reed | 7 | Ford | 46:40.000 | 6,428.000 | | | 12 | Rex White | 44 | Chevrolet | 46:43.000 | 6,421.000 | | | 13 | Jack Smith | 47 | Pontiac | 46:46.000 | 6,415.000 | | | 14 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Ford | 47:01.000 | 6,381.000 | | | 15 | Whitey Norman | 41 | Chevrolet | 47:03.000 | 6,376.000 | | | 16 | Tiny Lund | 37 | Ford | 47:08.000 | 6,365.000 | | | 17 | Carl Burris | 53 | Chevrolet | 47:10.000 | 6,360.000 | | | 18 | Reds Kagle | 88 | Chevrolet | 47:12.000 | 6,356.000 | | | 19 | Doug Cox | 30 | Ford | 47:16.000 | 6,347.000 | | | 20 | Bob Welborn | 4 | Chevrolet | 47:21.000 | 6,336.000 | | | 21 | Marvin Panch | 98 | Ford | 47:25.000 | 6,327.000 | | | 22 | Fred Harb | 17 | Mercury | 47:27.000 | 6,322.000 | | | 23 | Johnny Allen | 64 | Plymouth | 47:51.000 | 6,270.000 | | | 24 | Ben Benz | 48 | Chevrolet | 47:56.000 | 6,259.000 | | | 25 | Billy Rafter | 57 | Ford | 48:06.000 | 6,237.000 | | | 26 | Joe Lee Johnson | 310 | Chevrolet | 48:12.000 | 6,224.000 | | | 27 | Neil Castles | 86 | Ford | 48:17.000 | 6,213.000 | | | 28 | Herman Beam | 19 | Chevrolet | 48:28.000 | 6,190.000 | | | 29 | Jerry Draper | 31 | Chevrolet | 48:43.000 | 6,158.000 | | | 30 | Shep Langdon | 78 | Ford | 48:50.000 | 6,143.000 | | | 31 | L.D. Austin | 74 | Chevrolet | 49:44.000 | 6,032.000 | | | 32 | Brownie King | 34 | Chevrolet | 50:26.000 | 5,948.000 | | | 33 | E.J. Brewer | 10 | Ford | | | 34 | Billy Carden | 39 | Chevrolet | | | 35 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | Ford | | | 36 | R.L. Combs | 63 | Ford | | | 37 | George Green | 33 | Chevrolet | | | 38 | Curtis Turner | 26 | Ford | | | 39 | Clarence DeZalia | 94 | Ford | | | 40 | Bobby Keck | 96 | Chevrolet | | | 41 | Lenny Page | 83 | Ford | | | 42 | Dick Beaty | 198 | Ford | | | 43 | Eddie Pagan | 81 | Ford | | | 44 | Bob Walden | 52 | Ford | | | 45 | Elmo Langley | 8 | Chevrolet | | | 46 | Chuck Hanson | 89 | Chevrolet | | | 47 | Roy Tyner | 66 | Plymouth | | | 48 | Monroe Shook | 13 | Chevrolet | | | 49 | Jim Parsley | 70 | Chevrolet | | | 50 | Blackie Pitt | 59 | Studebaker | | | 51 | Jimmy Thompson | 55 | Pontiac | | | 52 | Ralph Earnhardt | 6 | Pontiac | | | 53 | Johnny Mackison | 23 | Mercury | | | 54 | Roz Howard | 25 | Chevrolet | |
OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Monroe Shook (#13), Jim Parsley (#70), Blackie Pitt (#59), Jimmy Thompson (#55), Ralph Earnhardt (#6), Johnny Mackison (#23), Roz Howard (#25) | |