| 1957 Grand National Race No. 15 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,060 | Race Date: | May 4, 1957 | Cleveland County Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 49Min 22Sec. | Shelby, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 54.861 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Tiny Lund T. Lund | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Ford | Car No.: | #55 Pontiac | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 34 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 57.544 MPH | |||||
| Official 1957 Grand National Race No. 15 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 34 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 98 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 200 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | Jim Paschal | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 47 | Jack Smith | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Nichels Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 24 |
| 10 | 1 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Brushy Mountain Motors | | 0 | 186 | 136 | |
| 11 | 12 | 76 | George Green | Lonnie Fish (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 157 | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | 421 | T.A. Toomes | C.M. Julian (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Bearings | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
