1957 Daytona Beach/Road Course

Race 4 of 53

Daytona Beach
39 laps
Time of race: 1:34:29
Average speed of winner: 101.541 mph
Margin of victory: 55 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Matthews pole, Owens 1-10, Goldsmith 11, Owens 12-23, Goldsmith 24-31, Owens 32-39

Race notes: First win for Cotton Owens. First pole for Banjo Matthews. Debut for L.D. Austin, Darel Dieringer, Ed Fiola, Dick Foley, Bernie Hentges, Joe Lee Johnson, Phil Orr, Jim Russell, and Al Tasnady. Finale for Jim Delaney, Jack Goodwin, Pat Kirkwood, Don Oldenberg, and Russ Truelove. Only start for Fred Boggs, Everett Brashear, Hank Chapman, Chuck Hobbs, Sonny Morgan, Rod Perry, Lem Svajian, and George West.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Cotton Owens	6		'57 Pontiac	Nichels			39	3	30	running	4250	0
2	13	Johnny Beauchamp	50		'57 Chevrolet	Babb				0	0	running	2450	0
3	4	Fonty Flock	18		'57 Mercury	Stroppe				0	0	running	1500	0
4	18	Buck Baker	87		'57 Chevrolet	Babb	Moore			0	0	running	900	0
5	21	Marvin Panch	98		'57 Ford	DePaolo				0	0	running	700	0
6	27	Bill Lutz	43		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty				0	0		600	0
7	39	Curtis Turner	99		'57 Ford	DePaolo				0	0		500	0
8	50	Speedy Thompson	46		'57 Chevrolet	Babb				0	0		400	0
9	53	Rex White	44		'57 Chevrolet	Babb				0	0		250	0
10	36	Charlie Cregar	505		'57 Plymouth	Cregar				0	0		200	0
11	49	Glen Wood	712		'56 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood			0	0		150	0
12	10	Tim Flock	15		'57 Mercury	Stroppe				0	0		135	0
13	22	Phil Orr	500	May Day, Inc.	'57 Ford					0	0		110	0
14	28	Don Oldenberg	90		'57 Plymouth	Osiecki				0	0		100	0
15	29	Rod Perry	112		'56 Ford	Whitmire				0	0		100	0
16	11	Billy Myers	14		'57 Mercury	Stroppe				0	0		90	0
17	30	Johnny Allen	64		'57 Plymouth	Spook Crawford				0	0		80	0
18	42	Joe Weatherly	9		'57 Ford	DePaolo				0	0		75	0
19	46	Dick Beaty	34		'56 Ford	Beaty				0	0		75	0
20	34	Jim Delaney	36		'57 Plymouth	Harbison				0	0		75	0
21	45	Jack Goodwin	411		'57 Ford					0	0		60	0
22	16	Russ Hepler	29		'57 Pontiac	Coulter				0	0		60	0
23	38	Eddie Skinner	28		'57 Ford	Eddie Skinner				0	0		60	0
24	20	Paul Goldsmith	3		'57 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		31	2	9	engine	60	0
25	51	Ken Love	640		'57 Ford	Richard Gallup				0	0		60	0
26	47	Scotty Cain	121		'56 Ford	Scotty Cain				0	0		50	0
27	33	Lee Petty	42		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty	Petty			0	0	accident	50	0
28	25	Pat Kirkwood	37		'57 Plymouth	Herschel White				0	0		50	0
29	32	Lem Svajian	527		'57 Plymouth					0	0		50	0
30	57	Mel Larson	55		'56 Ford	Mel Larson				0	0		50	0
31	9	Fred Boggs	20	Floyd's Auto Sales	'57 Ford					0	0		25	0
32	55	Chuck Hobbs	441		'57 Chevrolet	Chuck Hobbs				0	0	accident	25	0
33	24	Joe Lee Johnson	310		'56 Dodge	S.T. Campbell				0	0		25	0
34	2	Jack Smith	47		'57 Chevrolet	Babb				0	0		25	0
35	37	Hank Chapman	23		'56 Pontiac	Hank Chapman				0	0		25	0
36	44	Nace Mattingly	154		'57 Ford	Mattingly				0	0		25	0
37	14	Fireball Roberts	22		'57 Ford	DePaolo				0	0		25	0
38	26	Everett Brashear	25A		'57 Plymouth	Osiecki				0	0	accident	25	0
39	31	Sonny Morgan	248		'57 Plymouth	Sonny Morgan				0	0		25	0
40	7	Frankie Schneider	45		'57 Chevrolet	Babb				0	0		25	0
41	1	Banjo Matthews	8		'57 Pontiac	Nichels		134.382		0	0		100	0
42	52	L.D. Austin	74		'56 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin				0	0		0	0
43	17	Ralph Moody	97		'57 Ford	DePaolo				0	0		0	0
44	5	Tiny Lund	188		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty				0	0		0	0
45	8	Jim Paschal	17		'57 Mercury	Stroppe				0	0		0	0
46	6	Darel Dieringer	85		'57 Pontiac					0	0	accident	0	0
47	54	George West	76		'56 Chevrolet	Lonnie Fish				0	0		0	0
48	56	Dick Foley	61	Canada	'57 Chevrolet					0	0		0	0
49	12	Ed Fiola	39		'57 Chevrolet	Mallinger				0	0		0	0
50	43	Brownie King	32		'56 Chevrolet	Jess Potter				0	0		0	0
51	48	Bernie Hentges	81		'56 Dodge					0	0		0	0
52	40	Al Tasnady	54		'57 Plymouth	Gelsi				0	0		0	0
53	41	Bill Amick	12		'57 Ford	DePaolo				0	0		0	0
54	15	Jim Reed	7		'57 Ford	DePaolo				0	0		0	0
55	35	Russ Truelove	226		'56 Mercury	Bill White				0	0		0	0
56	23	Jim Russell	118		'57 Ford	Jim Russell				0	0		0	0
57	19	Bob Duell	95		'57 Ford	Buesink				0	0		0	0