Race: Virginia 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 12 of 51
Date: April 20, 1958
Track: Martinsville Speedway
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Virginia 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bob Welborn | Car | No. 4 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Julian Petty (Owner) | Winner Start | 20th |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Bob Welborn (274) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 47 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 12 of 51 |
Virginia 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 4 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 274 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | 44 | Rex White | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 500 |
| 3 | 11 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 480 |
| 4 | 15 | 41 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | 98 | Marvin Panch | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 460 |
| 6 | 34 | 26 | Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 440 |
| 7 | 38 | 39 | Billy Carden | — | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 420 |
| 8 | 4 | 46 | Jimmy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 400 |
| 9 | 17 | 53 | Carl Burris | Carl Burris (Owner) | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 474 | 167 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 471 | 58 | running | 380 |
| 12 | 26 | 310 | Joe Lee Johnson | S.T. Campbell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 78 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 99 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 458 | 0 | running | 360 |
| 15 | 19 | 30 | Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 340 |
| 16 | 28 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 17 | 32 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 57 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | 300 |
| 19 | 16 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Don Angel (Owner) | Ford | 449 | 0 | running | 280 |
| 20 | 31 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | running | 260 |
| 21 | 13 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 446 | 0 | oil pressure | 240 |
| 22 | 42 | 198 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Owner) | Ford | 441 | 0 | running | 220 |
| 23 | 14 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Eddie Skinner (Owner) | Ford | 437 | 0 | engine | 200 |
| 24 | 27 | 86 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 437 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 44 | 52 | Bob Walden | Bob Walden (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 50 | Ben Benz | Bernard Friedland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 424 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 62 | Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider (Owner) | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 180 |
| 28 | 39 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 404 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 29 | 18 | 88 | Reds Kagle | Reds Kagle (Owner) | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | carburetor | 140 |
| 30 | 9 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 325 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 31 | 35 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 312 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 32 | 23 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 282 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 |
| 33 | 6 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 63 | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | oil pressure | 60 |
| 35 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 1 | electrical | 40 |
| 36 | 7 | 97 | Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | generator | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 33 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | transmission | 20 |
| 38 | 8 | 3 | Cotton Owens | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 126 | 0 | brakes | 20 |
| 39 | 22 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 117 | 0 | rear end | 20 |
| 40 | 29 | 31 | Jerry Draper | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 107 | 0 | rear end | 20 |
| 41 | 46 | 89 | Chuck Hansen | Chuck Hansen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | engine | 20 |
| 42 | 33 | 10 | E.J. Brewer | E.J. Brewer (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 43 | 45 | 8 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | fuel tank | 0 |
| 44 | 41 | 83 | Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | brakes | 20 |
| 45 | 43 | 81 | Eddie Pagan | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | transmission | 20 |
| 46 | 40 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | fuel line | 20 |
| 47 | 47 | 66 | Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | engine | — |
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