The 1958 Southern 500, the 9th running of the

event Event may refer to: Gatherings of people * Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion * Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest * Event management, the organization of eve ...

, was a

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

Grand National Series The name NASCAR Grand National Series refers to former names of the following NASCAR series: *National-level stock car series: **NASCAR Cup Series (known as NASCAR Grand National Series between 1950 to 1970, then the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand Nation ...

event that was held on September 1, 1958 at

Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is ...

Darlington, South Carolina Darlington is a city located in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. In 2010, its population was 6,289. It is the county seat of Darlington County. It is part of the Florence, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Darlington ...

. Contested over 364 laps on the 1.375 mile (2.221 km) speedway, it was the 41st race of the 1958 NASCAR Grand National Series season.

Fireball Roberts Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts Jr. (January 20, 1929July 2, 1964) was an American stock car racer. Background Roberts was born in Tavares, Florida, and raised in Apopka, Florida, where he was interested in both auto racing and baseball. He was ...

won the race.

Ken Rush Kenneth Rush (September 14, 1931 – October 17, 2011) was a NASCAR Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1957 to 1972.Eddie Pagan Eddie Pagan (August 1, 1918August 1, 1984) was an American stock car racing driver. Pagan was born in Midland, Texas on August 1, 1918. According to an entry in the 1940 U.S. Census, Pagan was living in New Mexico with his wife Marian by the ye ...

had a very scary crash in this race on lap 136, he hit the end of a steel guardrail and tumbled down the track embankment. Pagan escaped though with very minor injuries.Racing information for the ''1958 Southern 500''
at Racing Reference Jimmy Thompson finished in 4th place while Speedy Thompson finished in 14th place.Race information
at Motorsports Almanac

Race results

Timeline

Section reference: * Start: Joe Weatherly was leading the starting grid as the green flag was waved in the air. * Lap 1: Bob Perry fell out with engine failure. * Lap 2: Eddie Pagan took over the lead from Joe Weatherly. * Lap 5: Jimmy Massey's vehicle suffered from transmission problems. * Lap 7: Don Kimberling had a terminal crash. * Lap 8: Harvey Hege could not get the throttle in his racing vehicle to work properly. * Lap 15: Bob Bolheimer managed to overheat his vehicle, Cotton Owens had issues with his vehicle's pistons. * Lap 13: Joe Eubanks took over the lead from Eddie Pagan. * Lap 39: Curtis Turner took over the lead from Joe Eubanks. * Lap 47: Emuanel Zervakis managed to overheat his vehicle. * Lap 49: A troublesome piston managed to relegate Reds Kagle to the sidelines. * Lap 61: George Dunn's vehicle developed some terminal engine problems. * Lap 71: Larry Frank had a terminal crash. * Lap 86: Eddie Pagan took over the lead from Curtis Turner. * Lap 88: Speedy Thompson took over the lead from Eddie Pagan. * Lap 92: Marvin Porter had a terminal crash. * Lap 94: Curtis Turner took over the lead from Speedy Thompson. * Lap 95: Jesse James Taylor had a terminal crash. * Lap 136: Eddie Pagan had a terminal crash by hitting the end of a steel guardrail and tumbling down the track embankment. * Lap 146: Issues with the vehicle's clutch forced Joe Eubanks to accept a miserable 35th-place finish. * Lap 160: Eddie Gray had a terminal crash by crashing through the guardrail. * Lap 169: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Curtis Turner. * Lap 210: Jack Smith had a terminal crash by flipping over the guardrail. * Lap 226: Joe Weatherly's engine stopped working properly. * Lap 304: Bobby Johns' engine stopped working properly. * Lap 321: Jim Paschal's engine stopped working properly. * Finish: Fireball Roberts was officially declared the winner of the race up 5 laps.

Race Statistics

* Time of race: 4:52:44 * Average Speed: * Pole Speed: * Cautions: 6 for 28 laps * Margin of Victory: 5 laps + * Lead changes: 8

References

Southern 500 The Southern 500, officially known as the Cook Out Southern 500 for sponsorship reasons, is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, United States. The race distance is and consists of 367 laps. Fro ...

NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway {{SouthCarolina-sport-stub