NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1957 - 15 Race Results
Race Name - 15Date - 5/4/1957Race Track - Cleveland County FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 57.544 mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 54.861 mphLead Changes - 5Total Race Purse - $4,060Race Number - 15 | More Races from 1957 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 200 | 57 Ford | 34 | $700 |
2 | 5 | Paul Goldsmith | 3 | Smokey Yunick | 200 | 57 Ford | 0 | $525 |
3 | 4 | Marvin Panch | 98 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 200 | 57 Ford | 6 | $400 |
4 | 6 | Jim Paschal | 17 | Bill Stroppe | 197 | 57 Mercury | 0 | $330 |
5 | 8 | Jack Smith | 47 | Hugh Babb | 196 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $270 |
6 | 7 | Buck Baker | 87 | Hugh Babb | 196 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $225 |
7 | 10 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Ray Nichels | 195 | 57 Pontiac | 0 | $185 |
8 | 11 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 191 | 57 Oldsmob | 0 | $165 |
9 | 3 | Speedy Thompson | 46 | Hugh Babb | 190 | 57 Chevrol | 24 | $150 |
10 | 1 | Tiny Lund | 55 | Brushy Mountain Motors (AL Bumgarner) | 186 | 57 Pontiac | 136 | $150 |
11 | 12 | George Green | 76 | Lonnie Fish | 180 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
12 | 15 | Brownie King | 32 | Jess Potter | 175 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
13 | 14 | Clarence DeZalia | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | 160 | 56 Ford | 0 | $135 |
14 | 17 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 160 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
15 | 13 | Johnny Allen | 64 | Spook Crawford | 157 | 57 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
16 | 16 | TA Toomes | 421 | CM Julian | 153 | 56 Dodge | 0 | $100 |
17 | 9 | Billy Myers | 14 | Bill Stroppe | 140 | 57 Mercury | 0 | $100 |
18 | 18 | Dick Beaty | 34 | Dick Beaty | 1 | 56 Ford | 0 | $100 |