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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 41 of 51 in the 1958 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1958 Southern 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 1, 1958 | ||
| 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 | Extremely 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)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 102.585 miles per hour (165.095 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | |||
| Time | 16.930 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Fireball Roberts | ||
| Laps | 196 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Fireball Roberts | ||
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.
Ken Rush failed to qualify for the event; qualifying times were typically between 16.9 seconds and 21.2 seconds.[2]
Eddie Pagan 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.[3] Jimmy Thompson finished in 4th place while Speedy Thompson finished in 14th place.[4]
- ^ Weather information for the 1958 Southern 500 at the Old Farmer's Almanac
- ^ Qualifying information for the 1958 Southern 500 at Racing Reference
- ^ Racing information for the 1958 Southern 500 at Racing Reference
- ^ Race information[permanent dead link] at Motorsports Almanac