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NASCAR Grand National race
Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC
March 17, 1957
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	200	850	running	100
2	5	Buck Baker	87	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	198	625	running	0
3	9	Speedy Thompson	46	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	196	450	running	0
4	8	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	195	350	running	0
5	17	Tiny Lund	188	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	195	310	running	0
6	15	Paul Goldsmith	97	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	194	250	running	0
7	14	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	1956 Chevrolet	183	200	running	0
8	10	Charlie Cregar	505	Charlie Cregar	1957 Plymouth	183	150	running	0
9	1	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	182	100	running	100
10	3	Jack Smith	47	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	174	100	running	0
11	13	Nace Mattingly	154	Nace Mattingly	1957 Ford	172	100	running	0
12	19	George Green	76	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet	171	100	running	0
13	20	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1956 Chevrolet	160	100	running	0
14	21	Clarence DeZalia	94	Clarence DeZalia	1956 Ford	157	100	running	0
15	18	Bob Whitmire	112	Bob Whitmire	1956 Ford	153	100	running	0
16	16	Emanuel Zervakis	11	Emanuel Zervakis	1956 Chevrolet	133	100	shocks	0
17	12	Bill Champion	35	Bill Champion	1956 Ford	113	100	gas line	0
18	7	Jim Paschal	17	Bill Stroppe	1957 Mercury	98	100	steering	0
19	2	Marvin Panch	98	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	52	50	clutch	0
20	11	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1957 Plymouth	43	50	head	0
21	6	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1957 Mercury	40		accident	0

Time of race: 01:48:56
Average Speed: 55.079 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.37 seconds
Attendance: 10,000