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1958 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Lakewood Park circuit. Full information

1958 Atlanta NASCAR

1958 Atlanta NASCAR is 340th NASCAR race. Passed at the Lakewood Park circuit. Joe Weatherly won the pole position, Curtis Turner won this race. Joe Weatherly and Fireball Roberts also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1958 Spartanburg NASCAR
Next race: 1958 Charlotte NASCAR
Race Start: 13th April 1958

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1958 Atlanta NASCAR

2nd victory for the Holman Moody Racing team
13th victory for the Curtis Turner
28th podium for the Curtis Turner
7th podium for the Joe Weatherly
30th podium for the Fireball Roberts

1958 Atlanta NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Curtis Turner	Ford ? 1958, #26	0	1h 15m 56s	Holman Moody Racing
2	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1958, #12			Holman-Moody Racing
3	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1957, #494			Beau Morgan
4	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #98			John Whitford
5	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #310			S.T. Campbell
6	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87			Buck Baker
7	Billy Carden	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Bishop Brothers
8	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #147			Spook Crawford
9	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1957, #999			Joe Jones
10	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1957, #45			Eddie Pagan
11	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1957, #6			Jim Stephens
12	Thomas Aiken	Ford ?? 1957, #54			Nace Mattingly
13	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47			Jack Smith
14	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
15	Billy Rafter	Ford ?? 1957, #50			Billy Rafter
16	Dean Layfield	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #916			William Dickenson
17	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
18	Tim Flock	Mercury ?? 1957, #15			Tim Flock
19	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Speedy Thompson
20	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1958, #11			Paul Spaulding
21	Reds Kagle	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #88			Reds Kagle
22	Blackie Pitt	Studebaker ?? 1958, #59			Brownie Pitt
23	Carl Tyler	Ford ?? 1957, #85			Carl Tyler
24	Johnny Mackison	Mercury ?? 1957, #123			Ken Corman
25	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises

Qualifying Results for the 1958 Atlanta NASCAR on the Lakewood Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1958, #12	Holman-Moody Racing
2	Curtis Turner	Ford ? 1958, #26	Holman Moody Racing
3	Tim Flock	Mercury ?? 1957, #15	Tim Flock
4	Billy Carden	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Bishop Brothers
5	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1957, #6	Jim Stephens
6	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1957, #494	Beau Morgan
7	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Speedy Thompson
8	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	Jack Smith
9	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
10	Junior Johnson	Ford ?? 1958, #11	Paul Spaulding
11	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #98	John Whitford
12	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #147	Spook Crawford
13	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1957, #45	Eddie Pagan
14	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Buck Baker
15	Johnny Mackison	Mercury ?? 1957, #123	Ken Corman
16	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #310	S.T. Campbell
17	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1957, #999	Joe Jones
18	Reds Kagle	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #88	Reds Kagle
19	Thomas Aiken	Ford ?? 1957, #54	Nace Mattingly
20	Carl Tyler	Ford ?? 1957, #85	Carl Tyler
21	Blackie Pitt	Studebaker ?? 1958, #59	Brownie Pitt
22	Dean Layfield	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #916	William Dickenson
23	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
24	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
25	Billy Rafter	Ford ?? 1957, #50	Billy Rafter