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New Bremen Speedway, New Bremen, OH
May 11, 1958
50 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 25 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	George Amick	82	Harry Turner		50		running	4
2	4	Van Johnson	77			50	312	running	29
3	7	Lloyd Ruby	45			50		running	0
4	14	Billy Garrett	15			50		running	0
5	9	Gene Hartley	88			50		running	0
6	8	Bob Wente	21			50		running	0
7	15	Ted Hartley	4			50		running	0
8	17	Bill Homeier	9			50		running	0
9	24	Chuck Weyant	11			50		running	0
10	12	Johnny Kay	S15			49		running	0
11	18	Don Branson	67			49		running	0
12	6	Paul Howe	27			49		running	0
13	10	David Moses	22			49		running	0
14	28	Darrel York	55			49		running	0
15	27	Herb Swan	87			49		running	0
16	2	Rex Easton	2			49		running	17
17	29	Bob Schroeder	17			49		running	0
18	21	Jim Schaeffer	45			49		running	0
19	25	Wally Hostetler	25			41		did not finish	0
20	5	Elmer George	21			26		did not finish	0
21	26	Bob McLean	22			24		did not finish	0
22	20	Roy Graham	25			21		did not finish	0
23	11	Eddie Johnson	21			19		accident	0
24	23	Gene Force	22			9		mechanical	0
30	30	Chuck Weyant	18			0		did not qualify	0
31	31	Jim Hemmings	5			0		did not qualify	0
32	32	Cecil Smith	3			0		did not qualify	0
33	33	Dick Wilhelm	44			0		did not qualify	0
34	34	Norm Hall	12			0		did not qualify	0
	3	Rodger Ward	52						0
	13	Eddie Russo	27						0
	16	Jim Packard	5						0
	19	Johnny White	7						0
	22	Al Miller	68						0
	24	Don Evans	11						0

Notes: It appears that at least the drivers who qualified through the heats started straight up by qualifying time.
The starting position listed is based on time trials, not the actual starting order, which is not entirely known.
George Amick was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:18:28
Average Speed: 81.258 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.76 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,000
Attendance: 2,517