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1957-04 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 4 of 53 Sunday, February 17, 1957 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 39 laps on a 4.100 mile road course (159.900 miles) Time of race: 1:34:29 Average speed: 101.541 mph Pole speed: 134.382 mph Cautions: 1 Margin of victory: 55 sec Attendance: 35000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1957 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1957 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Banjo Matthews 8 Pontiac 26.790   134.328   2   Jack Smith 47 Chevrolet 27.040   133.136   3   Cotton Owens 6 Pontiac 27.240   132.159   4   Fonty Flock 18 Mercury 27.320   131.772   5   Tiny Lund 188 Oldsmobile 27.440   131.195   6   Darel Dieringer 85 Pontiac 27.520   130.814   7   Frankie Schneider 45 Chevrolet 27.520   130.814   8   Jim Paschal 17 Mercury 27.960   128.755   9   Fred Boggs 20 Ford 28.280   127.298   10   Tim Flock 15 Mercury 28.320   127.119   11   Billy Myers 14 Mercury 28.360   126.939   12   Ed Fiola 39 Chevrolet 28.440   126.582   13   Johnny Beauchamp 50 Chevrolet 28.480   126.404   14   Fireball Roberts 22 Ford 28.600   125.875   15   Jim Reed 7 Ford 28.720   125.348   16   Russ Hepler 29 Pontiac 28.920   124.481   17   Ralph Moody 97 Ford 28.960   124.309   18   Buck Baker 87 Chevrolet 29.000   124.138   19   Bob Duell 95 Ford 29.120   123.626   20   Paul Goldsmith 3 Chevrolet 29.160   123.457   21   Marvin Panch 98 Ford 29.200   123.288   22   Phil Orr 500 Ford 29.280   122.951   23   Jim Russell 118 Ford 29.320   122.783   24   Joe Lee Johnson 310 Dodge 29.320   122.783   25   Pat Kirkwood 37 Plymouth 29.360   122.616   26   Everett Brashear 25A Plymouth 29.360   122.616   27   Bill Lutz 43 Oldsmobile 29.760   120.968   28   Don Oldenberg 90 Plymouth 29.800   120.805   29   Rod Perry 112 Ford 29.840   120.643   30   Johnny Allen 64 Plymouth 29.880   120.482   31   Sonny Morgan 248 Plymouth 29.920   120.321   32   Lem Svajian 527 Plymouth 29.920   120.321   33   Lee Petty 42 Oldsmobile 29.960   120.160   34   Jim Delaney 36 Plymouth 29.960   120.160   35   Russ Truelove 226 Mercury 30.000   120.000   36   Charlie Cregar 505 Plymouth 30.080   119.681   37   Hank Chapman 23 Pontiac 30.440   118.265   38   Eddie Skinner 28 Ford 30.480   118.110   39   Curtis Turner 99 Ford 30.520   117.955   40   Al Tasnady 54 Plymouth 30.520   117.955   41   Bill Amick 12 Ford 31.200   115.385   42   Joe Weatherly 9 Ford 31.320   114.943   43   Brownie King 32 Chevrolet 31.560   114.068   44   Nace Mattingly 154 Ford 31.760   113.350   45   411 Ford 32.000   112.500   46   Dick Beaty 34 Ford 32.480   110.837   47   Scotty Cain 121 Ford 32.520   110.701   48   Bernie Hentges 81 Dodge 32.960   109.223   49   Glen Wood 712 Ford 33.280   108.173   50   Speedy Thompson 46 Chevrolet     51   Ken Love 640 Ford     52   L.D. Austin 74 Chevrolet     53   Rex White 44 Chevrolet     54   George West 76 Chevrolet     55   Chuck Hobbs 441 Chevrolet     56   Dick Foley 61 Chevrolet     57   Mel Larson 55 Ford     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Ray Chaike (#16), Billy Carden (#27), Dean Kirby (#219)