Grand National Race No. 42
1957 NASCAR Cup Series Race 42 of 53
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$4,385Race Date:Sep 8, 1957Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Margin of Victory:10 FTRace Duration:1Hr 28Min 18Sec.Weaverville, North Carolina
Lead Changes:5Average Speed:67.950 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:20No. of Cautions:1 For 10 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Lee Petty L. PettyDriver: Bill Amick B. AmickOldsmobile:9
Car No.:#42 OldsmobileCar No.:#97 FordChevrolet:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Team AmickFord:0
Crew Chief:Lee PettyCrew Chief:Plymouth:0
Laps Led:46 of 200Pole Speed:77.687 MPH
Official 1957 Grand National Race No. 42 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1242 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises020046Running
2387 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)020012Running
3197 Bill Amick B. AmickBill AmickBill Amick (Car Owner)020011Running
4744 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteMax Welborn (Car Owner)02000Running
51147 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)01990Running
61034 Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick BeatyDick Beaty (Car Owner)01980Running
71298 Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin PanchMarvin Panch (Car Owner)01960Running
8862 Frankie Schneider F. SchneiderFrankie SchneiderFrankie Schneider (Car Owner)01960Running
91364 Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny AllenSpook Crawford (Car Owner)01960Running
101522 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsFireball Roberts (Car Owner)01940Running
11984 Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo MatthewsMatthews Racing01880Running
121774 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)01850Running
131875 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalFrank Hayworth01850Running
142037 Bill Benson B. BensonBill BensonBill Benson (Car Owner)01500Running
151971 George Parrish G. ParrishGeorge ParrishJoe Frazier (Car Owner)Studebaker01430Wheel
1646 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensNichels Engineering0140127Accident
171696 Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby KeckBobby Keck (Car Owner)01360Vapor Lock
18646 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonSpeedy Thompson (Car Owner)0730Bearings
19580 Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie LewallenRice Racing0570Accident
201432 Brownie King B. KingBrownie KingJess Potter (Car Owner)0300Head Gasket

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