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NASCAR Convertible race
Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC
October 20, 1957
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Billy Myers	88	Petty Engineering	1957 Oldsmobile Convertible	200	900	running
2	2	Possum Jones	48	Bob Welborn	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	200	575	running
3	8	Paul Goldsmith	3	Slim Rominger	1957 Ford Convertible	197	350	running
4	1	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	196	265	running
5	6	Glen Wood	21	Wood Brothers	1957 Ford Convertible	193	235	running
6	9	Joe Weatherly	12	Holman Moody	1957 Ford Convertible	192	210	running
7	3	Emanuel Zervakis	90	Junie Donlavey	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	192	175	running
8	7	Gwyn Staley	38	Julian Petty	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	185	165	running
9	11	Larry Frank	76	Lonnie Fish	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	181	150	running
10	19	Whitey Norman	1A	Whitey Norman	1956 Ford Convertible	178	140	running
11	17	Roger Baldwin	10	Roger Baldwin	1956 Ford Convertible	175	135	running
12	13	Neil Castles	68		1956 Ford Convertible	172	125	running
13	5	Ken Rush	26	J. S. Rice	1957 Ford Convertible	170	110	running
14	14	Clarence DeZalia	94	Clarence DeZalia	1956 Mercury Convertible	168	100	running
15	18	Bill Poor	711	Bill Poor	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	161	100	running
16	10	Darel Dieringer	35	John Whitford	1957 Ford Convertible	149	100	transmission
17	12	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1957 Mercury Convertible	136	100	transmission
18	15	Bill Champion	5	Bill Champion	1956 Ford Convertible	135	100	idler arm
19	16	Don Gray	77	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	133	50	accident

Notes: Although other sources give dates of October 30 or November 10, newspaper evidence definitively indicates that the race took place on October 20.
Controversy over whether Myers or Jones won the race meant that the official winner was not named until later, and this is likely the source of the confusion.
Time of race: 01:39:55
Average Speed: 60.05 MPH
Pole Speed: 29.45 seconds