| 1957 Wilkes County 160 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | May 1, 2026 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 19Min 59Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None Among / 1 Drivers | Average Speed: | 75.015 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 5 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Ford | Car No.: | #22 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 160 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 81.500 MPH | |||||
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Finish For DePaolo Racing
| Official 1957 Wilkes County 160 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 160 |
| 2 | 2 | 97 | Paul Goldsmith | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 98 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 87 | Buck Baker | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 99 | Allen Adkins | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 55 | Mel Larson | Mel Larson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 431 | Tiny Lund | C.M. Julian (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 100 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Fan Blade |  | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 188 | Ralph Earnhardt | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 17 | Jim Paschal | Stroppe Motorsports | Piston | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
