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Virginia 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
May 19, 1957
441 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 220.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 14
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Hugh Babb
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 441
| 3,170
| running
| 113 |
| 2
| 10
| Curtis Turner
| 99
| Pete DePaolo
| 1957 Ford
| 441
| 1,770
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 4
| Tom Pistone
| 50
| Hugh Babb
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 441
| 1,125
| accident
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1957 Mercury
| 441
| 980
| accident
| 201 |
| 5
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1957 Oldsmobile
| 440
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 12
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Hugh Babb
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 436
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 1
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1957 Ford
| 432
| 475
| running
| 54 |
| 8
| 5
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Pete DePaolo
| 1957 Ford
| 431
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 7
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1957 Ford
| 427
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 23
| Jim Paschal
| 17
| Bill Stroppe
| 1957 Mercury
| 416
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 46
| Hugh Babb
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 409
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 16
| Brownie King
| 32
| Jess Potter
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 404
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 9
| Ralph Earnhardt
| 88
| Petty Enterprises
| 1957 Oldsmobile
| 391
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 19
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 391
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 18
| George Green
| 76
| Lonnie Fish
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 388
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 11
| Johnny Allen
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1957 Plymouth
| 377
| 200
| clutch
| 0 |
| 17
| 24
| Bill Bowman
| 71
| Bill Bowman
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 363
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 22
| Barney Oldfield
| 24
| Rat Garner
| 1956 Ford
| 356
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 20
| Clarence DeZalia
| 94
| Clarence DeZalia
| 1956 Ford
| 351
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 3
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| A.L. Bumgarner
| 1957 Pontiac
| 281
| 295
| engine
| 73 |
| 21
| 13
| Russ Hepler
| 29
| Howard Coulter
| 1957 Pontiac
| 270
| 125
| bearing
| 0 |
| 22
| 15
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Ray Nichels
| 1957 Pontiac
| 211
| 125
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 21
| Eddie Skinner
| 28
| Eddie Skinner
| 1957 Ford
| 146
| 125
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 17
| T.A. Toomes
| 421
| C.M. Julian
| 1956 Dodge
| 121
| 125
| gasket
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for 500 laps; ended on lap 441 when Myers's car went over the wall and into a spectator area.
Time of race: 03:50:49
Average Speed: 57.318 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.4 seconds
3 cautions for 51 laps
Attendance: 16,000