| 1957 Grand National Race No. 50 NASCAR Cup Series Race 50 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,335 | Race Date: | Oct 12, 1957 | Newberry Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 59Min 3Sec. | Newberry, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 50.398 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 23 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Ford | Car No.: | #47 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 118 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 56.514 MPH | |||||
| Official 1957 Grand National Race No. 50 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Fireball Roberts (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 118 |
| 2 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 18 |
| 4 | 11 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Marvin Panch (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 38 | Gwyn Staley | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 194 | 47 |
| 7 | 2 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 26 | Ken Rush (R) | Rice Racing | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 10 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 51 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Bill Amick | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Car Owner) | | 0 | 165 | 0 | |
| 17 | 14 | 100 | Jack Marsh | Running | | 0 | 165 | 0 | |
| 18 | 18 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 55 | Mel Larson | Mel Larson (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 11 | Jim Russell | Jim Russell (Car Owner) | Battery | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | | 0 | 88 | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | 37 | Bill Benson | Bill Benson (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oil Pan |  | 0 | 74 | 0 |
