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1957 Wilkes County 160 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 9 of 53 Sunday, April 7, 1957 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 160 laps on a 0.625 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:19:59 Average speed: 75.015 mph Pole speed: 81.5 mph Cautions: 2 for 5 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 8000 Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1957 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1957 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 160 850 running 160 2 2 97   Paul Goldsmith DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 160 625 running 0 3 9 12   Ralph Moody DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 160 450 running 0 4 5 98   Marvin Panch DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 159 350 running 0 5 3 87   Buck Baker Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 159 310 running 0 6 10 99   Allen Adkins DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '57 Ford 158 250 running 0 7 7 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 155 200 running 0 8 15 55   Mel Larson Mel Larson '56 Ford 154 150 running 0 9 13 64   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '57 Plymouth 153 100 running 0 10 17 32   Brownie King Jess Potter '56 Chevrolet 150 100 running 0 11 11 431   Tiny Lund C.M. Julian '56 Dodge 148 100 running 0 12 16 100   Bill Morton Bill Morton '56 Chevrolet 145 100 running 0 13 18 34   Dick Beaty Dick Beaty '56 Ford 142 100 running 0 14 19 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '56 Chevrolet 140 100 running 0 15 20 94   Clarence DeZalia Clarence DeZalia '56 Ford 132 100 running 0 16 4 46   Speedy Thompson Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 130 100 a frame 0 17 12 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '57 Mercury 119 100 fan 0 18 6 47   Jack Smith Hugh Babb '57 Chevrolet 52 100 piston 0 19 14 188   Ralph Earnhardt Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 36 50 rear end 0 20 8 17   Jim Paschal Bill Stroppe '57 Mercury 34 50 piston 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fireball Roberts 1 160 160