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1958 Southern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 41 of 51 Monday, September 1, 1958 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 4:52:44 Average speed: 102.585 mph Pole speed: 116.952 mph Cautions: 6 for 28 laps Margin of victory: 5 laps + Attendance: 80000 Lead changes: 8 Glossary    1958 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1958 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Eddie Pagan 45 Ford 16.930   116.952   2   Fireball Roberts 22 Chevrolet 16.688   118.684   3   Joe Weatherly 12 Ford 16.762   118.124   4   Curtis Turner 26 Ford 16.766   118.096   5   Lee Petty 42 Oldsmobile 16.786   117.955   6   Joe Eubanks 6 Pontiac 16.790   117.927   7   Buck Baker 87 Chevrolet 16.861   117.430   8   Shorty Rollins 99 Ford 16.971   116.669   9   Jimmy Massey 55 Pontiac 16.980   116.607   10   Herman Beam 19 Chevrolet 17.260   114.716   11   Larry Frank 24 Chevrolet 16.768   118.062   12   G.C. Spencer 86 Chevrolet 16.865   117.402   13   Rex White 40 Chevrolet 17.046   116.429   14   Jack Smith 47 Pontiac 17.008   116.415   15   Bobby Johns 77 Chevrolet 17.153   115.431   16   Jim Reed 43 Oldsmobile 16.688   118.648   17   Jimmy Thompson 46 Chevrolet 17.050   116.129   18   Tiny Lund 88 Ford 17.073   115.870   19   Speedy Thompson 1 Chevrolet 17.088   115.870   20   Marvin Panch 98 Ford 17.180   115.250   21   Tootle Estes 36 Ford 17.189   115.189   22   Pee Wee Jones 97 Ford 17.283   114.563   23   Bob Duell 95 Ford 17.295   114.483   24   Eddie Gray 8 Ford 17.333   114.232   25   Bob Welborn 49 Chevrolet 17.334   114.226   26   Emanuel Zervakis 90 Chevrolet 17.384   113.897   27   Reds Kagle 00 Ford 17.413   113.708   28   Junior Johnson 11 Ford 17.447   113.421   29   Wilbur Rakestraw 92 Ford 17.470   113.237   30   Lloyd Dane 44 Ford 17.489   113.214   31   Ken Rush 15 Chevrolet 17.526   112.975   32   George Dunn 14 Mercury 17.536   112.910   33   Roy Tyner 66 Plymouth 17.547   112.839   34   Doug Cox 30 Ford 17.646   112.206   35   Possum Jones 48 Chevrolet 17.647   112.200   36   Gene White 25 Chevrolet 17.690   111.927   37   Bobby Lee 2 Ford 17.727   111.694   38   Marvin Porter 89 Ford 17.924   110.466   39   Don Kimberling 60 Chevrolet 18.160   109.030   40   Bob Perry 84 Chevrolet 18.895   104.789   41   Clarence DeZalia 94 Ford 18.958   104.441   42   Bob Bolheimer 31 Chevrolet 19.303   102.574   43   Carl Tyler 85 Ford 19.985   99.074   44   Harvey Hege 81 Ford 21.291   92.997   45   L.D. Austin 74 Chevrolet 46   Cotton Owens 5 Pontiac 47   Jesse James Taylor 9 Ford 48   Al White 33 Ford 49   Ken Rush 4 Dodge 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:   Ken Rush (#4), Cotton Owens (#5-WD)