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1958 Birmingham NASCAR

1958 Birmingham NASCAR is 373rd NASCAR race. Passed at the Birmingham Fairgrounds circuit. Cotton Owens won the pole position, Fireball Roberts won this race. Buck Baker and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1958 Charlotte NASCAR
Next race: 1958 Gastonia NASCAR
Race Start: 7th September 1958

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1958 Birmingham NASCAR

5th victory for the Frank Strickland team
19th victory for the Fireball Roberts
35th podium for the Fireball Roberts
104th podium for the Buck Baker
111th podium for the Lee Petty

1958 Birmingham NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ? 1958, #22	0	1h 38m 53s	Frank Strickland
2	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87			Buck Baker
3	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Joe Eubanks	Pontiac ?? 1957, #6			Jim Stephens
5	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #48			Julian Petty
6	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25			Gene White
7	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #40			Rex White
8	Bennie Rakestraw	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14
9	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #3			Jim Stephens
10	Gober Sosebee	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50			Gober Sosebee
11	Sam Colvin	Plymouth ?? 1957, #51			Sam Colvin
12	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47			Jack Smith
13	Charley Griffith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39
14	Carl Tyler	Ford ?? 1957, #85			Carl Tyler
15	George Alsobrook	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #54
16	Billy Carden	Ford ?? 1957, #92
17	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #310			S.T. Campbell
18	Cannonball Brown	Chrysler 300B, #56			Cannonball Brown

Qualifying Results for the 1958 Birmingham NASCAR on the Birmingham Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1958, #3	Jim Stephens
2	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
3	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet ? 1958, #22	Frank Strickland
4	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	Jack Smith
5	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #48	Julian Petty
6	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Buck Baker
7	Gober Sosebee	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50	Gober Sosebee
8	Joe Eubanks	Pontiac ?? 1957, #6	Jim Stephens
9	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #310	S.T. Campbell
10	Rex White	Chevrolet ?? 1958, #40	Rex White
11	Gene White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25	Gene White
12	Billy Carden	Ford ?? 1957, #92
13	Bennie Rakestraw	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14
14	George Alsobrook	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #54
15	Charley Griffith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39
16	Sam Colvin	Plymouth ?? 1957, #51	Sam Colvin
17	Carl Tyler	Ford ?? 1957, #85	Carl Tyler
18	Cannonball Brown	Chrysler 300B, #56	Cannonball Brown