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NASCAR Grand National race number 12 of 51
Sunday, April 20, 1958 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:05:27
Average speed: 61.166 mph
Pole speed: 66.007 mph
Cautions: 4
Margin of victory: 12 cl
Attendance: 15000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary    1958 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1958 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Buck Baker87Chevrolet2.727   66.007  
2   Glen Wood21Ford45:50.000   6,545.000  
3   Frankie Schneider62Chevrolet46:04.000   6,512.000  
4   Speedy Thompson46Chevrolet46:08.000   6,503.000  
5   Shorty Rollins99Ford46:11.000   6,496.000  
6   Larry Frank76Chevrolet46:20.000   6,474.000  
7   Barney Shore97Chevrolet46:30.000   6,452.000  
8   Cotton Owens3Pontiac46:33.000   6,445.000  
9   Junior Johnson11Ford46:35.000   6,440.000  
10   Lee Petty42Oldsmobile46:37.000   6,435.000  
11   Jim Reed7Ford46:40.000   6,428.000  
12   Rex White44Chevrolet46:43.000   6,421.000  
13   Jack Smith47Pontiac46:46.000   6,415.000  
14   Eddie Skinner28Ford47:01.000   6,381.000  
15   Whitey Norman41Chevrolet47:03.000   6,376.000  
16   Tiny Lund37Ford47:08.000   6,365.000  
17   Carl Burris53Chevrolet47:10.000   6,360.000  
18   Reds Kagle88Chevrolet47:12.000   6,356.000  
19   Doug Cox30Ford47:16.000   6,347.000  
20   Bob Welborn4Chevrolet47:21.000   6,336.000  
21   Marvin Panch98Ford47:25.000   6,327.000  
22   Fred Harb17Mercury47:27.000   6,322.000  
23   Johnny Allen64Plymouth47:51.000   6,270.000  
24   Ben Benz48Chevrolet47:56.000   6,259.000  
25   Billy Rafter57Ford48:06.000   6,237.000  
26   Joe Lee Johnson310Chevrolet48:12.000   6,224.000  
27   Neil Castles86Ford48:17.000   6,213.000  
28   Herman Beam19Chevrolet48:28.000   6,190.000  
29   Jerry Draper31Chevrolet48:43.000   6,158.000  
30   Shep Langdon78Ford48:50.000   6,143.000  
31   L.D. Austin74Chevrolet49:44.000   6,032.000  
32   Brownie King34Chevrolet50:26.000   5,948.000  
33   E.J. Brewer10Ford
34   Billy Carden39Chevrolet
35   Joe Weatherly12Ford
36   R.L. Combs63Ford
37   George Green33Chevrolet
38   Curtis Turner26Ford
39   Clarence DeZalia94Ford
40   Bobby Keck96Chevrolet
41   Lenny Page83Ford
42   Dick Beaty198Ford
43   Eddie Pagan81Ford
44   Bob Walden52Ford
45   Elmo Langley8Chevrolet
46   Chuck Hanson89Chevrolet
47   Roy Tyner66Plymouth
48   Monroe Shook13Chevrolet
49   Jim Parsley70Chevrolet
50   Blackie Pitt59Studebaker
51   Jimmy Thompson55Pontiac
52   Ralph Earnhardt6Pontiac
53   Johnny Mackison23Mercury
54   Roz Howard25Chevrolet

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)