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Date
Track
Starters
Laps
Winner
Pole
Qualifying Speed
Led Most
Points Leader
Average Speed (mph)
Lead Changes
Leaders
Cautions
Caution Laps
Lead Lap Cars
1
11/9/58
Fayetteville
25
150
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn
61.985
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn
56.001
2
2
N/A
N/A
3
2
02/20
Daytona
38
40
Bob Welborn
Fireball Roberts
140.580
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn
143.198
10
5
0
0
4
3
02/22
Daytona
59
200
Lee Petty
Bob Welborn
140.120
Jack Smith
Lee Petty
135.521
33
7
0
0
2
4
03/01
Hillsborough
22
110
Curtis Turner
Curtis Turner
87.544
Curtis Turner
Lee Petty
81.612
7
3
2
N/A
2
5
03/08
Concord
19
200
Curtis Turner
Buck Baker
66.420
Curtis Turner
Lee Petty
59.239
2
3
2
N/A
1
6
03/22
Lakewood
21
100
Johnny Beauchamp
Buck Baker
77.888
Johnny Beauchamp
Lee Petty
75.172
1
2
N/A
N/A
1
7
03/29
Wilson
24
200
Junior Johnson
Ken Rush
Curtis Turner
Lee Petty
50.300
4
5
N/A
N/A
2
8
03/30
Bowman-Gray
24
200
Jim Reed
Rex White
46.296
Jim Reed
Lee Petty
43.562
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
9
04/04
Columbia
21
200
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
60.730
Jack Smith
Lee Petty
57.343
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
10
04/05
North Wilkesboro
23
160
Lee Petty
Speedy Thompson
85.746
Speedy Thompson
Lee Petty
71.985
2
3
4
9
2
11
04/26
Reading
25
200
Junior Johnson
Lee Petty
N/A
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
53.011
N/A
N/A
1
12
1
12
05/02
Hickory
21
250
Junior Johnson
Junior Johnson
68.900
Speedy Thompson
Lee Petty
62.165
5
4
4
N/A
1
13
05/03
Martinsville
40
500
Lee Petty
Bobby Johns
66.030
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
59.512
4
4
3
N/A
1
14
05/17
Trenton
18
150
Tom Pistone
Bob Burdick
88.950
Cotton Owens
Lee Petty
87.350
4
4
N/A
N/A
2
15
05/22
Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)
25
200
Lee Petty
Bob Welborn
57.950
Joe Weatherly
Lee Petty
55.300
4
4
3
12
4
16
05/24
Nashville
12
200
Rex White
Rex White
70.890
Tommy Irwin
Lee Petty
71.006
5
4
0
0
2
17
05/30
Ascot
33
487
Parnelli Jones
Jim Reed
53.590
Parnelli Jones
Lee Petty
50.982
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
18
06/05
Spartanburg, NC
20
200
Jack Smith
Cotton Owens
63.180
Jack Smith
Lee Petty
55.547
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
19
06/13
Greenville-Pickens
25
200
Junior Johnson
Jack Smith
65.838
Junior Johnson
Lee Petty
51.480
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
20
06/14
Lakewood
40
150
Lee Petty
J.C. Hendrix
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
58.499
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
21
06/18
Columbia
20
200
Lee Petty
Bob Burdick
64.865
Buck Baker
Lee Petty
58.726
5
5
N/A
N/A
3
22
06/20
Wilson
25
200
Junior Johnson
Ned Jarrett
Junior Johnson
Lee Petty
58.065
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
23
06/21
Richmond
22
200
Tom Pistone
Buck Baker
66.420
Tom Pistone
Lee Petty
56.881
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
24
06/27
Bowman-Gray
24
200
Rex White
Lee Petty
47.071
Rex White
Lee Petty
41.228
1
2
N/A
N/A
2
25
06/28
Asheville-Weaverville
20
200
Rex White
Glen Wood
76.820
Rex White
Lee Petty
72.934
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
26
07/04
Daytona
37
100
Fireball Roberts
Fireball Roberts
144.997
Fireball Roberts
Lee Petty
140.581
7
4
0
0
2
27
07/21
Pittsburgh
22
200
Jim Reed
Don Bailey
47.970
Rex White
Lee Petty
45.000
3
4
1
4
2
28
07/26
Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)
35
200
Jack Smith
Buck Baker
63.070
Jack Smith
Lee Petty
49.553
N/A
N/A
9
22
5
29
08/01
Myrtle Beach
27
200
Ned Jarrett
Bob Welborn
66.470
Ned Jarrett
Lee Petty
52.941
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
30
08/02
Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)
29
200
Ned Jarrett
Bob Welborn
62.540
Ned Jarrett
Lee Petty
52.794
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
31
08/09
Nashville
30
300
Joe Lee Johnson
Rex White
74.044
Joe Lee Johnson
Lee Petty
63.343
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
32
08/16
Asheville-Weaverville
41
500
Bob Welborn
Rex White
77.687
Bob Welborn
Lee Petty
71.833
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
33
08/21
Bowman-Gray
24
200
Rex White
Rex White
47.443
Rex White
Lee Petty
44.085
0
1
2
N/A
2
34
08/22
Greenville-Pickens
19
200
Buck Baker
Lee Petty
63.313
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
58.055
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
35
08/29
Columbia
13
200
Lee Petty
Ned Jarrett
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
48.264
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
36
09/07
Darlington
50
364
Jim Reed
Fireball Roberts
123.734
Jim Reed
Lee Petty
111.836
11
8
2
12
1
37
09/11
Hickory
14
250
Lee Petty
R.L. Combs
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
63.380
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
38
09/13
Richmond
16
200
Cotton Owens
Cotton Owens
62.674
Cotton Owens
Lee Petty
60.382
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
39
09/13
Sacramento
26
100
Eddie Gray
Bill Jarlick
Eddie Gray
Lee Petty
54.753
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
40
09/20
Hillsborough
22
110
Lee Petty
Jack Smith
85.533
Jack Smith
Lee Petty
77.868
2
3
N/A
N/A
1
41
09/27
Martinsville
47
500
Rex White
Glen Wood
69.471
Rex White
Lee Petty
60.500
6
5
7
N/A
2
42
10/11
Asheville-Weaverville
29
200
Lee Petty
Tommy Irwin
78.568
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
76.433
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
43
10/18
North Wilkesboro
26
160
Lee Petty
Glen Wood
86.806
Lee Petty
Lee Petty
74.829
1
2
3
N/A
3
44
10/25
Concord
34
300
Jack Smith
Fred Harb
Jack Smith
Lee Petty
54.005
2
3
2
N/A
1