| 1957 Grand National Race No. 5 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,885 | Race Date: | Mar 3, 1957 | Concord Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 40Min 14Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 59.860 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | 1 | concordmotorsportpark.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Driver: | Mel Larson M. Larson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #47 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #55 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 115 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 62.225 MPH | |||||
| Official 1957 Grand National Race No. 5 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 47 | Jack Smith | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 115 |
| 2 | 10 | 87 | Buck Baker | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 31 |
| 4 | 5 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 54 |
| 5 | 1 | 55 | Mel Larson | Mel Larson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 505 | Charlie Cregar | Charlie Cregar (Car Owner) | Fan Belt |  | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 82 | Cotton Owens | James Satcher (Car Owner) | | 0 | 161 | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | 86 | Doug Cox | John Foster (Car Owner) | | 0 | 147 | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 112 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Accident | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Clutch |  | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 17 | Jim Paschal | Stroppe Motorsports | Rear Gear | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 97 | Joe Weatherly | DePaolo Engineering | Rear Gear | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 99 | Curtis Turner | DePaolo Engineering | | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | 23 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 188 | Tiny Lund | Petty Enterprises | Engine |  | 0 | 6 | 0 |
