Grand National Race No. 1
1957 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 53
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$7,230Race Date:Nov 11, 1956Willow Springs Speedway
Margin of Victory:11.800 SecondsRace Duration:1Hr 54Min 26Sec.Lancaster, California
Lead Changes:2 Among / 2 DriversAverage Speed:76.648 MPH2.5 Mile Oiled Dirt
No. of Cars:34No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Marvin Panch M. PanchDriver: Marvin Panch M. PanchFord:9
Car No.:#98 FordCar No.:#98 FordMercury:4
Team:DePaolo EngineeringTeam:DePaolo EngineeringChevrolet:1
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Dodge:0
Laps Led:41 of 60Pole Speed:78.596 MPH
Official 1957 Grand National Race No. 1 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1198 Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin PanchDePaolo Engineering06041Running
2522 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsDePaolo Engineering0600Running
3412 George Seeger G. SeegerGeorge SeegerOscar Maples (Car Owner)06019Running
4875 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalC U Later Alligator0590Running
5945 Eddie Pagan E. PaganEddie PaganEddie Pagan (Car Owner)0590Running
61443 Bob Ross B. RossBob RossBob Ross (Car Owner)0580Running
7617 Lloyd Dane L. DaneLloyd DaneLloyd Dane (Car Owner)0570Running
81121 Scotty Cain S. CainScotty CainScotty Cain (Car Owner)0560Running
923 Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul GoldsmithSmokey's Best Damn Garage0550Running
101800 Dick Getty D. GettyDick GettyDick Getty (Car Owner)0550Running
112098W Mike McGreevey M. McGreeveyMike McGreeveyTom Harbison (Car Owner)0550Running
121234 Sherman Clark S. ClarkSherman ClarkSherman Clark (Car Owner)0540Running
132318 Eddie Gray E. GrayEddie GrayChuck Green (Car Owner)0540Running
142535 Billy Cantrell B. CantrellBilly CantrellAlvin Woodall (Car Owner)0530Running
1524188 Jim Blomgren J. BlomgrenJim BlomgrenLorrin Bates0530Running
162133 Bob Osborne B. OsborneBob OsborneHal Prentice (Car Owner)0520Running
17178 Ed Brown E. BrownEd BrownEd Brown (Car Owner)0520Running
18101 Chuck Meekins C. MeekinsChuck MeekinsJim Rush (Car Owner)0510Accident
19279 Jim Cook J. CookJim CookFloyd Johnson (Car Owner)0510Running
202689 Clyde Mitchell C. MitchellClyde MitchellClyde Mitchell (Car Owner)0500Running
213066 Dick Hoffman D. HoffmanDick HoffmanHoyt Platt (Car Owner)0500Running
2274 Billy Myers B. MyersBilly MyersStroppe Motorsports0490Accident
233254 Ray Franklin R. FranklinRay FranklinRay Franklin (Car Owner)0420Running
24311 Parnelli Jones P. JonesParnelli JonesOscar Maples (Car Owner)0340Steering
251330 Clyde Palmer C. PalmerClyde PalmerJack Chatenay (Car Owner)0330Connecting Rod
261568 Frank Secrist F. SecristFrank SecristJ.M. Wattenbarger (Car Owner)0240Connecting Rod
271688 Danny Letner D. LetnerDanny LetnerTom Harbison (Car Owner)0220Accident
281926 Fred Hunt F. HuntFred HuntFred Hunt (Car Owner)0200Connecting Rod
2922125 Elgin Holmes E. HolmesElgin HolmesRod Soderin (Car Owner)0140Clutch
302886 Walt James W. JamesWalt JamesWalt James (Car Owner)0140Bearings
313146 George Norton G. NortonGeorge NortonGeorge Norton (Car Owner)0100Axle
322948 Bill Moore B. MooreBill MooreBill Moore (Car Owner)070Oil Pump
333380 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing000Engine
343491 Russ Dohlen R. DohlenRuss DohlenRuss Dohlen000Engine

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