| 1957 Grand National Race No. 42 NASCAR Cup Series Race 42 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,385 | Race Date: | Sep 8, 1957 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 10 FT | Race Duration: | 1h 28m 18s | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 67.950 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 10 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Lee Petty L. Petty | Driver: | Bill Amick B. Amick | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #42 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #97 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Team Amick | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Lee Petty | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 46 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 77.687 MPH | |||||
| Official 1957 Grand National Race No. 42 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 46 |
| 2 | 3 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 97 | Bill Amick | Bill Amick (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 11 |
| 4 | 7 | 44 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Marvin Panch (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 62 | Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Fireball Roberts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 84 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 37 | Bill Benson | Bill Benson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 71 | George Parrish | Joe Frazier (Car Owner) | Unknown | Studebaker | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Nichels Engineering | Accident |  | 0 | 140 | 131 |
| 17 | 16 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 80 | Jimmie Lewallen | Rice Racing | Accident | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
