Race: Western North Carolina 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 38 of 51
Date: August 17, 1958
Track: Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
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Western North Carolina 500 Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Frank Strickland (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Jimmy Massey | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (1) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 38 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 38 of 51 |
Western North Carolina 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Frank Strickland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 8 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 497 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 7 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 12 | 44 | Ken Rush | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | — | Oldsmobile | 489 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 10 | 76 | Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 17 | 16 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 18 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Don Angel (Owner) | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 20 | 66 | Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 462 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 26 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 27 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 6 | 56 | Bill Morton | James Lowery (Owner) | Ford | 447 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 22 | 97 | Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 37 | 711 | Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 23 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 24 | 81 | Shep Langdon | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Ford | 431 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 25 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 419 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 31 | 24 | Jimmie Lewallen | — | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | oil leak | — |
| 22 | 39 | 12 | Benny Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Mercury | 372 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
| 23 | 38 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 369 | 0 | engine | — |
| 24 | 4 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 354 | 0 | timing | — |
| 25 | 28 | 86 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 324 | 0 | accident | — |
| 26 | 29 | 70 | Jim Parsley | Jim Parsley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | accident | — |
| 27 | 32 | 41 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | spindle | — |
| 28 | 19 | 36 | Herbert Estes | Tootle Estes (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | steering | — |
| 29 | 35 | 5 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | accident | — |
| 30 | 1 | 55 | Jimmy Massey | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | accident | — |
| 31 | 13 | 99 | Jack Smith | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 171 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 32 | 36 | 10 | Harry Leake | — | Ford | 154 | 0 | engine | — |
| 33 | 21 | 25 | Billy Carden | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | bearing | — |
| 34 | 16 | 14 | George Dunn | Manley Britt (Owner) | Mercury | 129 | 0 | steering | — |
| 35 | 34 | 71 | Marvin Porter | Marvin Porter (Owner) | Ford | 113 | 0 | generator | — |
| 36 | 9 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 59 | 0 | engine | — |
| 37 | 5 | 11 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | engine | — |
| 38 | 33 | 33 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | crank | — |
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