| 1957 Grand National Race No. 8 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,185 | Race Date: | Mar 31, 1957 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 31Min 20Sec. | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 65.693 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Marvin Panch M. Panch | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #87 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #98 Ford | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 96 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 73.649 MPH | |||||
| Official 1957 Grand National Race No. 8 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 87 | Buck Baker | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 96 |
| 2 | 7 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 17 | Jim Paschal | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 100 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Throttle Linkage | | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Piston | | 0 | 104 | 50 |
| 14 | 9 | 188 | Ralph Earnhardt | Petty Enterprises | Overheating | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | DePaolo Engineering | Rear Gear | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 98 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Rear Gear | | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 17 | 8 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 76 | George Green | Lonnie Fish (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
