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NASCAR Grand National race number 40 of 53
Monday, September 2, 1957 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.500 miles)

Time of race: 5:00:01
Average speed: 100.094 mph
Pole speed: 117.416 mph		Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 75000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    1957 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1957 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Cotton Owens6Pontiac16.863   117.416  
2   Bobby Myers4Oldsmobile16.922   117.007  
3   Curtis Turner31Ford16.937   116.903  
4   Jimmie Lewallen80Pontiac17.211   115.042  
5   Frankie Schneider62Chevrolet17.228   114.929  
6   Paul Goldsmith3Ford16.598   119.291  
7   Speedy Thompson46Chevrolet16.803   117.836  
8   Lee Petty42Oldsmobile16.845   117.542  
9   Buck Baker87Chevrolet16.919   117.028  
10   Fireball Roberts22Ford17.001   116.463  
11   Tiny Lund55Pontiac16.791   117.920  
12   Jim Reed7Ford16.895   117.194  
13   Banjo Matthews84Ford17.051   116.122  
14   Joe Weatherly9Ford17.068   116.006  
15   Herb Thomas92Pontiac17.087   115.877  
16   Joe Caspolich89Ford16.779   118.004  
17   Dick Beaty34Ford16.959   116.752  
18   Bill Amick97Ford17.194   115.156  
19   Bob Duell95Ford17.239   114.835  
20   Rex White44Chevrolet17.269   114.656  
21   Gwyn Staley38Chevrolet17.274   114.623  
22   Parnelli Jones11Ford17.293   114.497  
23   Bobby Jones77Chevrolet17.329   114.259  
24   Runt Harris90Chevrolet17.427   113.616  
25   Johnny Mackison40Ford17.488   113.220  
26   Jimmy Thompson20Ford17.505   113.110  
27   Johnny Allen64Plymouth17.528   112.962  
28   Jack Smith47Chevrolet17.571   112.685  
29   Billy Myers14Ford17.604   112.474  
30   Whitey Norman10Ford17.625   112.340  
31   Brownie King32Chevrolet17.686   111.592  
32   Marvin Panch98Ford17.764   111.461  
33   Marvin Porter12Ford17.918   110.503  
34   Eddie Pagan45Ford18.141   109.145  
35   Bobby Keck96Chevrolet18.341   107.954  
36   Shorty York17Mercury18.638   106.234  
37   L.D. Austin74Chevrolet18.677   106.012  
38   Nace Mattingly54Ford19.048   103.947  
39   Bill Champion35Ford19.077   103.789  
40   Neil Castles68Ford19.394   102.093  
41   Roy Tyner51Ford19.765   100.777  
42   George Parrish71Studebaker20.773   95.316  
43   Chuck Hanson88Chevrolet
44   Cale Yarborough30Pontiac
45   Billy Carden2Chevrolet
46   Bill Blair26Ford
47   T.A. Toomes41Dodge
48   Possum Jones48Chevrolet
49   Peck Peckham13Chevrolet
50   Jim Paschal75Ford
51   Eddie Skinner28Ford18.413   107.532  
52   Bob Whitmire61Ford
53   Barney Smith16Pontiac
54   Arden Mounts18Pontiac
55   Bill Widenhouse5Chevrolet
56   Larry Frank76Chevrolet
57   Dave Terrell9Chevrolet
58   Duke DeBrizzi81Oldsmobile
59   Fred Knapp37Ford
60   Ted Chamberlain93Pontiac
61   Jim Linke81Oldsmobile
62   Joe Eubanks82Pontiac

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:   Eddie Skinner (#28), Barney Smith (#16), Bob Whitmire (#61), Arden Mounts (#18), Bill Widenhouse (#5), Larry Frank (#76), Dave Terrell (#9), Duke DeBrizzi (#81), Fred Knapp (#37), Joe Eubanks (#82), Ted Chamberlain (#93), Jim Linke (#81)