During the 1958 NASCAR Grand National season, drivers were sponsored by individual car dealerships as a way to get around the Automobile Manufacturers Association's ban on racing. Drivers were well-supplied with the parts they needed to make the season thrillingly competitive. For a full rundown of the results of the 51 races in the 1958 NASCAR Grand National season, see the chart below.

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NASCAR driver Jack Smith built a 1958 Pontiac, but the car was wiped out at Darlington.
In late 1958, NASCAR driver Jack Smith built a new
1958 Pontiac, but the car was wiped out at Darlington
in a flip over the guardrail. Smith finished fifth in
the year's standings, using borrowed cars. See more pictures of NASCAR.

Number Date Site Race Winner Car Speed
1 11/03/57
 Fayetteville, NC
 Rex White
 Chevrolet
 59.170
2 2/23/58
 Daytona Beach, FL
 Paul Goldsmith

Pontiac

 101.113
3 3/02/58
 Concord, NC
 Lee Petty
 Olds
 58.555
4 3/15/58
 Fayetteville, NC
 Curtis Turner
 Ford
 56.141
5 3/16/58
 Wilson, NC
 Lee Petty
 Olds
 48.459
6 3/23/58
 Hillsboro, NC
 Buck Baker
 Chevrolet 78.502
7 4/05/58
 Fayetteville, NC
 Bob Welborn
 Chevrolet 50.229
8
4/10/58
 Columbia, SC
 Speedy Thompson
 Chevrolet n/a
9
4/12/58
 Spartanburg, SC
 Speedy Thompson
 Chevrolet 56.613
10
4/13/58
 Atlanta, GA
 Curtis Turner
 Ford
 79.016
11
4/18/58
 Charlotte, NC
 Curtis Turner
 Ford
 53.254
12
4/20/58
 Martinsville, VA
 Bob Welborn
 Chevrolet 66.166
13
4/25/58
 Manassas, VA
 Frankie Schneider
 Chevrolet 67.590
14
4/27/58
 Old Bridge, NJ
 Jim Reed
 Ford
 68.438
15
5/03/58
 Greenville, SC
 Jack Smith
 Chevrolet 62.295
16
5/01/58
 Greensboro, NC
 Bob Welborn
 Chevrolet 45.628
17
5/15/58
 Roanoke, VA
 Jim Reed
 Ford
 49.504
18
5/18/58
 N. Wilkesboro, NC
 Junior Johnson
 Ford
 78.636
19
5/24/58
 Winston-Salem, NC
 Bob Welborn
 Chevrolet 40.407
20
5/30/58
 Trenton, NJ
 Fireball Roberts
 Chevrolet 84.522
21
6/01/58
 Riverside, CA
 Eddie Gray
 Ford
 79.481
22
6/05/58
 Columbia, SC
 Junior Johnson Ford
 54.752
23
6/12/58
 Bradford, PA
 Junior Johnson Ford
 59.840
24
6/15/58
 Reading, PA
 Junior Johnson Ford
 53.763
25
6/25/58
 New Oxford, PA
 Lee Petty
 Olds
 69.726
26
6/28/58
 Hickory, NC
 Lee Petty
 Olds
 62.413
27
6/29/58
 Weaverville, NC
 Rex White
 Chevrolet 73.892
28
7/04/58
 Raleigh, NC
 Fireball Roberts
 Chevrolet 73.691
29
7/12/58
 Asheville, NC
 Jim Paschal
 Chevrolet 46.440
30
7/16/58
 Busti, NY
 Shorty Rollins
 Ford
 47.110
31
7/18/58
 Toronto, ONT
 Lee Petty
 Olds
 43.184
32
7/19/58
 Buffalo, NY
 Jim Reed
 Ford
 46.972
33
7/25/58
 Rochester, NY
 Cotton Owens
 Pontiac
 59.900
34
7/26/58
 Belmar, NJ
 Jim Reed
 Ford
 65.395
35
8/02/58
 Bridgehampton, NY
 Jack Smith
 Chevrolet 80.696
36
8/07/58
 Columbia, SC
 Speedy Thompson
 Chevrolet 54.820
37
8/10/58
 Nashville, TN
 Joe Weatherly
 Ford
 59.269
38
8/17/58
 Weaverville, NC
 Fireball Roberts
 Chevrolet 66.780
39
8/22/58
 Winston-Salem, NC
 Lee Petty
 Olds
 39.258
40
8/23/58
 Myrtle Beach, SC
 Bob Welborn
 Chevrolet 60.443
41
9/01/58
 Darlington, SC
 Fireball Roberts
 Chevrolet 102.585
42
9/05/58
 Charlotte, NC
 Buck Baker
 Chevrolet 52.280
43
9/07/58
 Birmingham, AL
 Fireball Roberts
 Chevrolet 60.678
44
9/07/58
 Sacramento, CA
 Parnelli Jones
 Ford
 65.550
45
9/12/58
 Gastonia, NC
 Buck Baker
 Chevrolet 47.856
46
9/14/58
 Richmond, VA
 Speedy Thompson
 Chevrolet 57.878
47
9/28/58
 Hillsboro, NC
 Joe Eubanks
 Pontiac
 72.439
48
10/05/58
 Salisbury, NC
 Lee Petty
 Olds
 58.271
49
10/12/58
 Martinsville, VA
 Fireball Roberts
 Chevrolet
 64.344
50
10/19/58
 N. Wilkesboro, NC
 Junior Johnson Ford
 84.906
51
10/26/58
 Atlanta, GA
 Junior Johnson Ford
 69.570

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