August 10, 1958 - 100 Miles - Purse $8,335

Joe Weatherly receives the Nashville 200 Trophy from Miss Super Speedway Jane Sexton

 

Rex White leads, Joe Weatherly and Larry Franks

   Norfolk, Virginia's Joe Weatherly wins the first NASCAR Grand National event contested at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.  Weatherly drove a 1958 Ford campaigned  by Holman-Moody of Charlotte, North Carolina.  The track was repaved during 1958 and opened on July 19th.  The cost of modifications to the track was in excess of $200,000.

The 1958 Nashville 200 would be the first win in Weatherly's storied career.  He would go on to win 25 NASCAR Grand National events before his untimely death on January 19, 1964 at Riverside International Raceway.

The race was contested between cars of the NASCAR's Grand National Division and Convertible Division.

Early leader Rex White crashed into the second turn wall on lap 163.  White had led for the first 116 laps of the race.

 
 

Fred Harb leads Joe Weatherly and Larry Frank out of turn two		    
Joe Weatherly signs autographs for fans after completion of the inaugural NASCAR Grand Nationa race at Fairgrounds Speedway

 
Average Speed:  59.269 mph Time of Race:   1:41:14 Margin:        caution
Pole Winner:        Rex White / 71.315 Attendance:     13,998 Cautions:    5
Lap Leaders:       Rex White 1 - 118, Joe Weatherly 119 -200
 
DriverDDriver Fin Str Car Team / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
Joe Weatherly 1 8 72 Holman-Moody 58 Ford
(Convertible)		 200 1,850 Running 82

Bob Welborn 2 6 49 Julian Petty 57 Chevrolet  (Convertible) 200 1,050 Running 0
Larry Frank 3 2 76 Larry Frank 57 Chevrolet  (Convertible) 200 800 Running 0
  Jimmy Thompson 4 31 2 Petty Enterprises 57 Oldsmobile 
(Convertible)		 198 575 Running 0
Lee Petty 5 15 42 Petty Enterprises 57 Oldsmobile
(Grand Nat'l)		 197 475 Running 0
Buck Baker 6 3 87 Buck Baker 57 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 193 400 Running 0
  Joe Lee Johnson 7 9 31 Bob Perry 57 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 193 350 Running 0
Jack Smith 8 13 47 Jack Smith 57 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 192 300 Crash 0
  Herb Estes 9 21 36 Tootle Estes 58 Ford
(Grand Nat'l)		 192 250 Running 0
  Shorty Rollins 10 5 99 Shorty Rollins 58 Ford
(Grand Nat'l)		 191 200 Running 0
Brownie King 11 20 32 Jess Potter 57 Chevrolet
(Convertible)		 191 190 Running 0
  Glen Wood 12 12 21 Wood Brothers 57 Ford
(Grand Nat'l)		 191 170 Running 0
  Gene White 13 17 25 Gene White 57 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 191 150 Running 0
  Bill Morton 14 14 56 James Lowery 57 Ford
(Convertible)		 189 130 Running 0
Fred Harb 15 22 17 Fred Harb 57 Mercury
(Convertible)		 188 120 Running 0
Speedy Thompson 16 11 46 Speedy Thompson 57 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 187 105 Running 0
  Possum Jones 17 10 8   58 Chevrolet
(Convertible)		 182 100 Running 0
  Wilbur Rakestraw 18 18 9 Joe Jones 57 Ford
(Convertible)		 179 100 Crash 0
  Eddie McDonald 19 25 82   57 Ford
(Grand Nat'l)		 177 100 Running 0
  Lloyd Dane 20 19 44 Lloyd Dane 58 Ford
(Grand National)		 174 100 Running 0
  L.D. Austin 21 29 74 L.D. Austin 56 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 166 100 Running 0
  Herman Beam 22 27 19 Herman Beam 57 Chevrolet
(Grand National)		 162 95 Running 0
  Rex White 23 1 11 Rex White 57 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 162 85 Crash 118
  Shep Langdon 24 30 81 Harvey Hege 57 Ford
(Convertible)		 155 75 Running 0
  Jerry Green 25 26 24   57 Chevrolet
(Convertible)		 154 65 Running 0
  Neil Castles 26 28 86 Neil Castles 56 Ford
(Convertible)		 145 60 Running 0
  Ken Love 27 23 45 Ken Love 58 Ford
(Grand Nat'l)		 99 60 Running 0
  Billy Carden 28 16 39   57 Chevrolet
(Convertible)		 67 60 Coil 0
Cotton Owens 29 7 6 Jim Stephens 57 Pontiac
(Grand Nat'l)		 61 60 Crash 0
Fireball Roberts 30 4 22 Frank Strickland 57 Chevrolet
(Grand Nat'l)		 40 60 Gas Leak 0
  Barney Shore 31 24 97 Barney Shore 57 Chevrolet
(Convertible)		 15 50 Engine 0
  Roy Tyner 32 32 67 Spook Crawford 57 Dodge
(Convertible)		 0 50 Engine 0