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1957 Richmond 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 16 of 53 Sunday, May 5, 1957 at Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:36:05 Average speed: 62.445 mph Pole speed: 64.239 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 4000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1957 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1957 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 7 12   Paul Goldsmith DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 200 700 running 41 2 3 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 199 525 running 159 3 2 98   Marvin Panch DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 199 400 running 0 4 12 45   Frankie Schneider Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 194 330 running 0 5 15 17   Jim Paschal Bill Stroppe '57 Mercury 188 270 running 0 6 16 64   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '57 Plymouth 184 225 running 0 7 19 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '56 Chevrolet 181 185 running 0 8 20 32   Brownie King Jess Potter '56 Chevrolet 178 165 running 0 9 11 188   Ralph Earnhardt Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 174 150 running 0 10 5 87   Buck Baker Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 172 150 rear end 0 11 9 55   Tiny Lund Brushy Mountain Motors   (A.L. Bumgarner) '57 Pontiac 160 150 running 0 12 18 76   George Green Lonnie Fish '56 Chevrolet 160 150 running 0 13 8 50   Tom Pistone Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 147 135 steering 0 14 14 47   Jack Smith Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 107 125 rear end 0 15 22 70   Harvey Eakin Harvey Eakin '56 Ford 97 100 gasket 0 16 21 79   Dick Klank – '56 Ford 92 100 running 0 17 13 46   Speedy Thompson Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 60 100 piston 0 18 1 29   Russ Hepler Howard Coulter '57 Pontiac 49 100 throttle 0 19 10 3   Ralph Moody Smokey Yunick '57 Ford 25 75 engine 0 20 4 44   Rex White Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 24 50 piston 0 21 6 6   Cotton Owens Ray Nichels '57 Pontiac 23 50 crash 0 22 17 11   Emanuel Zervakis Emanuel Zervakis '56 Chevrolet 7 50 oil line 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fireball Roberts 1 159 159   Paul Goldsmith 160 200 41