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1958 Southern 500

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Date
  
September 1, 1958 (1958-September-01)

Location
  
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 1.375 mi (2.221 km)

Distance
  
364 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)

Weather
  
Hot with temperatures reaching up to 91.9 °F (33.3 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 11.62 miles per hour (18.70 km/h)

Average speed
  
102.585 miles per hour (165.095 km/h)

The 1958 Southern 500, the 9th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 1, 1958 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. 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 won the race.

Contents

Timeline

  • Start: Joe Weatherly was leading the starting grid as the green flag was waved in the air
  • Lap 1: Bob Perry managed to blow his vehicle's engine
  • 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 couldn't 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
  • Lap 169: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Curtis Turner
  • 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

    • Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 4:52:44
  • Average Speed: 102.585 miles per hour (165.095 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 116.952 miles per hour (188.216 km/h)
  • Cautions: 6 for 28 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 5 laps +
  • Lead changes: 8

    • References

    1958 Southern 500 Wikipedia
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