Bill Widenhouse (#5), Arden Mounts (#18), Bob Whitmire (#61), Barney Smith (#16), Jim Linke (#81) Finishing order Section reference: Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Cotton Owens officially started the race as the pole position driver. Lap 3: Brake problems on T.A. Toomes' vehicle made him the last-place finisher. Lap 7: Curtis Turner took over the lead from Cotton Owens. Lap 11: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from Curtis Turner. Lap 13: Oil pressure issues managed to bump Neil Castles out of the race. Lap 14: Bobby Myers took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith. Lap 15: Curtis Turner took over the lead from Bobby Myers. Lap 17: Cotton Owens took over the lead from Curtis Turner. Lap 18: Fonty Flock had a terminal crash. Lap 19: Frankie Schneider's engine stopped working properly. Lap 22: One of Gwyn Staley's coil came loose; forcing him to stop racing for the rest of the day. Lap 23: One of Chuck Hansen's racing pistons stopped working; forcing him to stop racing for the rest of the day. Lap 27: Fonty Flock, Bobby Myers and Paul Goldsmith crash, resulting in the death of Bobby Myers Lap 29: Lee Petty took over the lead from Cotton Owens. Lap 37: Joe Weatherly had a terminal crash. Lap 41: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Lee Petty. Lap 50: Runt Harris' vehicle had some problems with its clutch; forcing him to exit the race for safety reasons. Lap 63: Bill Blair had a terminal crash. Lap 66: Joe Caspolich had a terminal crash. Lap 70: Lee Petty took over the lead from Fireball Roberts. Lap 79: Shorty York blew his engine while racing at high speeds. Lap 84: Tom Pistone's vehicle suffered from piston troubles. Lap 89: Fireball Roberts took over the lead from Lee Petty. Lap 99: Parnelli Jones had a terminal crash. Lap 101: Jack Smith took over the lead from Fireball Roberts. Lap 102: Bill Amick had a terminal crash. Lap 110: Speedy Thompson took over the lead from Jack Smith. Lap 130: Bill Champion managed to break the rear end of the vehicle. Lap 155: Peck Peckham blew his engine while racing at high speeds. Lap 156: The radiator on Bob Duell's vehicle finally gave out. Lap 171: Curtis Turner took over the lead from Speedy Thompson. Lap 210: Axle problems on Rex White's vehicle managed to force him off the