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NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
March 31, 1957
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Buck Baker	87	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	200	850	running	96
2	7	Speedy Thompson	46	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	199	625	running	0
3	4	Jim Paschal	17	Bill Stroppe	1957 Mercury	198	450	running	0
4	6	Jack Smith		Hugh Babb			350		0
5	13	Dick Beaty	34	Dick Beaty	1956 Ford	188	310	running	0
6	14	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1957 Plymouth	182	250	running	0
7	12	Bill Morton	100	Bill Morton	1956 Chevrolet	180	100	running	0
8	10	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1957 Mercury	165	150	running	0
9	17	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1956 Chevrolet	162	100	running	0
10	11	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	141	100	running	0
11	15	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	1956 Chevrolet	130	100	running	0
12	18	Clarence DeZalia	94	Clarence DeZalia	1956 Ford	128	100	throttle	0
13	2	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	104	100	piston	50
14	9	Ralph Earnhardt	188	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	71	100	overheating	0
15	5	Paul Goldsmith	99	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	68	100	rear end	0
16	1	Marvin Panch	98	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	54	100	rear end	54
17	8	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	17	100	engine	0
18	16	George Green	76	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet	9	100	piston	0

Time of race: 01:31:20
Average Speed: 65.693 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.44 seconds
Attendance: 6,000