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 - Wilkes 160 Race Results
Race Name - Wilkes 160Date - 10/20/1957Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 81.64 mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 69.902 mphLead Changes - 5Total Race Purse - $4,435Race Number - 52 | More Races from 1957 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 160 | 57 Chevrol | 43 | $900 |
2 | 8 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 160 | 57 Oldsmob | 0 | $575 |
3 | 2 | Banjo Matthews | 84 | Banjo Matthews | 160 | 57 Ford | 56 | $375 |
4 | 7 | Speedy Thompson | 46 | Speedy Thompson | 160 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $280 |
5 | 6 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Ray Nichels | 160 | 57 Pontiac | 0 | $245 |
6 | 12 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 160 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $210 |
7 | 3 | Marvin Panch | 98 | Marvin Panch | 160 | 57 Ford | 0 | $175 |
8 | 17 | Rex White | 44 | Max Welborn | 159 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $165 |
9 | 14 | Bill Morton | 36 | Bill Morton | 159 | 56 Ford | 0 | $150 |
10 | 5 | Jimmy Massey | 21 | Wood Brothers | 152 | 56 Ford | 0 | $140 |
11 | 10 | Brownie King | 32 | Jess Potter | 151 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $135 |
12 | 16 | Dick Beaty | 34 | Dick Beaty | 149 | 56 Ford | 0 | $125 |
13 | 13 | Johnny Allen | 64 | Spook Crawford | 148 | 57 Plymout | 0 | $110 |
14 | 22 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 145 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
15 | 20 | Bobby Keck | 96 | Bobby Keck | 142 | 57 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
16 | 19 | Jack Marsh | 100 | 136 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $100 | |
17 | 23 | Jim Russell | 11 | Jim Russell | 135 | 56 Ford | 0 | $100 |
18 | 26 | Bill Massey | 2 | 129 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $100 | |
19 | 9 | Tiny Lund | 80 | Sam Rice | 118 | 57 Pontiac | 0 | $50 |
20 | 11 | Junior Johnson | 55 | Brushy Mountain Motors (AL Bumgarner) | 102 | 57 Pontiac | 0 | $50 |
21 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Fireball Roberts | 61 | 57 Ford | 61 | $50 |
22 | 25 | Johnny Dodson | 41 | CM Julian | 19 | 56 Dodge | 0 | $50 |
23 | 15 | RL Combs | 63 | RL Combs | 1 | 56 Ford | 0 | $50 |
24 | 21 | Max Berrier | 75 | Frank Hayworth | 0 | 56 Mercury | 0 | $50 |
25 | 24 | George Parrish | 71 | Joe Frazier | 0 | 56 Studeba | 0 | $25 |
26 | 18 | Roy Tyner | 51 | Roy Tyner | 0 | 56 Ford | 0 | $25 |