|| *Comments on the 1958 Western North Carolina 500:* View the most recent comment <#5> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Ivan Balakhonov posted: 12.09.2011 - 2:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Prior to that race Rex Smith had a pole in each of five previous races he entered. In Weaverville this streak ended. 2. jackie posted: 01.12.2013 - 9:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rex White 3. nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted: 09.14.2015 - 11:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Note: Fireball Roberts was relieved by Banjo Matthews in last half of the race. 4. Thomas Nester posted: 11.23.2017 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race recap shows Rakestraw qualifying 39th but there were only 38 in the race. No one is shown as qualifying 30th. Spots 31-39 are all one higher than Greg Fielden's Forty Years of Stock Car Racing 5. MSportRev posted: 10.24.2019 - 3:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Per Ultimate Racing History, five of the cars in this race, including the ones driven by Fireball Roberts and Bob Welborn were convertibles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: