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Wilkes County 160

NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 7, 1957
160 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	160	850	running	160
2	2	Paul Goldsmith	97	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	160	625	running	0
3	9	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	160	450	running	0
4	5	Marvin Panch	98	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	159	350	running	0
5	3	Buck Baker	87	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	159	310	running	0
6	10	Allen Adkins	99	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	158	250	running	0
7	7	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	155	200	running	0
8	15	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford	154	150	running	0
9	13	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1957 Plymouth	153	100	running	0
10	17	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	1956 Chevrolet	150	100	running	0
11	11	Tiny Lund	431	C.M. Julian	1956 Dodge	148	100	running	0
12	16	Bill Morton	100	Bill Morton	1956 Chevrolet	145	100	running	0
13	18	Dick Beaty	34	Dick Beaty	1956 Ford	142	100	running	0
14	19	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1956 Chevrolet	140	100	running	0
15	20	Clarence DeZalia	94	Clarence DeZalia	1956 Ford	132	100	running	0
16	4	Speedy Thompson	46	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	130	100	A-frame	0
17	12	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1957 Mercury	119	100	fan	0
18	6	Jack Smith	47	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	52	100	piston	0
19	14	Ralph Earnhardt	188	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	36	50	rear end	0
20	8	Jim Paschal	17	Bill Stroppe	1957 Mercury	34	50	piston	0

Time of race: 01:19:59
Average Speed: 75.015 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.61 seconds
2 cautions for 5 laps
Attendance: 8,000