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Southern 500 1957 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 53
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$41,175	Race Date:	Sep 2, 1957	Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:	3 Laps	Race Duration:	5Hr 0Min 1Sec.	Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	13	Average Speed:	100.094 MPH	1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:	50	No. of Cautions:	6 For 23 Laps	darlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Speedy Thompson S. Thompson	Driver:	Cotton Owens C. Owens	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#46 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#6 Pontiac	Pontiac:	0
Team:		Team:	Nichels Engineering	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Plymouth:	0
Laps Led:	210 of 364	Pole Speed:	117.416 MPH

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Official 1957 Southern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	7	46	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Oates Motor Company		0	364	127	Running
2	1	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Nichels Engineering		0	361	18	Running
3	32	98	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Marvin Panch (Car Owner)		0	360	0	Running
4	12	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	356	0	Running
5	9	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)		0	356	0	Running
6	45	2	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden	Westmoreland Racing		0	354	0	Running
7	29	14	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Billy Myers (Car Owner)		0	353	0	Running
8	25	40	Johnny Mackison J. MackisonJohnny Mackison	Camp Hill Special		0	352	0	Running
9	48	48	Possum Jones P. JonesPossum Jones	Inalley 3		0	350	0	Running
10	28	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	348	9	Accident
11	3	31	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	346	51	Running
12	27	64	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	345	0	Running
13	17	34	Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick Beaty	Dick Beaty (Car Owner)		0	341	0	Running
14	4	80	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	Rice Racing		0	340	0	Running
15	34	45	Eddie Pagan E. PaganEddie Pagan	Eddie Pagan (Car Owner)		0	339	0	Running
16	23	77	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	335	0	Running
17	26	20	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Jimmy Thompson (Car Owner)		0	328	0	Running
18	38	54	Nace Mattingly N. MattinglyNace Mattingly	Nace Mattingly (Car Owner)		0	326	0	Running
19	37	74	L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Car Owner)		0	312	0	Running
20	11	55	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Brushy Mountain Motors		0	308	0	Running
21	31	32	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	307	0	Running
22	35	96	Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby Keck	Bobby Keck (Car Owner)		0	283	0	Running
23	41	51	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)		0	282	0	Running
24	8	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	281	31	Accident
25	42	71	George Parrish G. ParrishGeorge Parrish	Joe Frazier (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	263	0	Running
26	33	12	Marvin Porter M. PorterMarvin Porter	Oscar Maples (Car Owner)		0	221	0	Engine
27	30	10	Whitey Norman W. NormanWhitey Norman	Whitey Norman (Car Owner)		0	215	0	Engine
28	20	44	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Max Welborn (Car Owner)		0	210	0	Axle
29	19	95	Bob Duell B. DuellBob Duell	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	156	0	Radiator
30	49	13	Peck Peckham P. PeckhamPeck Peckham	William Meyer (Car Owner)		0	155	0	Engine
31	39	35	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	John Whitford (Car Owner)		0	130	0	Rear Gear
32	18	97	Bill Amick B. AmickBill Amick	Bill Amick (Car Owner)		0	102	0	Accident
33	10	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts (Car Owner)		0	101	41	Accident
34	22	11	Parnelli Jones P. JonesParnelli Jones	Oscar Maples (Car Owner)		0	99	0	Accident
35	50	75	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Frank Hayworth			84	0	Piston
36	36	17	Shorty York S. YorkShorty York	Jim Paschal (Car Owner)		0	79	0	Engine
37	16	89	Joe Caspolich J. CaspolichJoe Caspolich	Pappy Crane (Car Owner)		0	66	0	Accident
38	46	26	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Rice Racing		0	63	0	Accident
39	24	90	Runt Harris R. HarrisRunt Harris	Donlavey Racing		0	50	0	Clutch
40	14	9	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Holman-Moody		0	37	0	Accident
41	13	84	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Matthews Racing		0	31	0	Engine
42	44	30	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Bob Weatherly (Car Owner)		0	31	0	Hub
43	2	4	Bobby Myers B. MyersBobby Myers	Petty Enterprises		0	27	1	Accident
44	6	3	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Pee Dee Motors		0	27	3	Accident
45	43	88	Chuck Hansen C. HansenChuck Hansen	Chuck Hansen (Car Owner)		0	23	0	Piston
46	21	38	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	22	0	Coil
47	5	62	Frankie Schneider F. SchneiderFrankie Schneider	Frankie Schneider (Car Owner)		0	19	0	Engine
48	15	92	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Keith Motors		0	18	0	Accident
49	40	68	Neil Castles N. CastlesNeil Castles	Castles Racing		0	13	0	Oil Pressure
50	47	41	T.A. Toomes T. ToomesT.A. Toomes	C.M. Julian (Car Owner)		0	3	0	Brakes
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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