Wilkes County 160
1957 NASCAR Cup Series Race 52 of 53
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$4,435Race Date:Oct 20, 1957North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:4.000 SecondsRace Duration:1Hr 29Min 10Sec.North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:5 Among / 3 DriversAverage Speed:69.902 MPH.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:26No. of Cautions:2savethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Jack Smith J. SmithDriver: Fireball Roberts F. RobertsChevrolet:9
Car No.:#47 ChevroletCar No.:#22 FordOldsmobile:0
Team:Team:Ford:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Pontiac:0
Laps Led:43 of 160Pole Speed:81.640 MPH
Official 1957 Wilkes County 160 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1447 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)016043Running
2842 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises01600Running
3284 Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo MatthewsMatthews Racing016056Running
4746 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonSpeedy Thompson (Car Owner)01600Running
566 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensNichels Engineering01600Running
61287 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)01600Running
7398 Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin PanchMarvin Panch (Car Owner)01600Running
81744 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteMax Welborn (Car Owner)01590Running
91436 Bill Morton B. MortonBill MortonBill Morton (Car Owner)01590Running
10521 Jimmy Massey J. MasseyJimmy MasseyWood Brothers01520Running
111032 Brownie King B. KingBrownie KingJess Potter (Car Owner)01510Running
121634 Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick BeatyDick Beaty (Car Owner)01490Running
131364 Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny AllenSpook Crawford (Car Owner)01480Running
142274 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)01450Running
152096 Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby KeckBobby Keck (Car Owner)01420Running
1619100 Jack Marsh J. MarshJack Marsh01360Running
172311 Jim Russell J. RussellJim RussellJim Russell (Car Owner)01350Running
18262 Bill Massey B. MasseyBill Massey01290Radiator
19980 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundRice Racing01180Axle
201155 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonBrushy Mountain Motors01020Engine
21122 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsFireball Roberts (Car Owner)06161Accident
222541 Johnny Dodson J. DodsonJohnny DodsonC.M. Julian (Car Owner)0190Engine
231563 R.L. Combs R. CombsR.L. CombsR.L. Combs (Car Owner)010Transmission
242175 Max Berrier M. BerrierMax BerrierFrank Hayworth000Accident
252471 George Parrish G. ParrishGeorge ParrishJoe Frazier (Car Owner)Studebaker000Accident
261851 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerRoy Tyner (Car Owner)000Accident

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