1957 Concord Speedway

Race 5 of 53

Concord
200 laps
Time of race: 1:40:14
Average speed of winner: 59.860 mph
Margin of victory: 6 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 1 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Larson pole, Thompson 1-30, Roberts 31-84, Smith 85, Thompson 86, Smith 87-200

Race notes: First pole for Mel Larson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Jack Smith	47		'57 Chevrolet	Babb			200	2	115	running	650	0
2	10	Buck Baker	87		'57 Chevrolet	Babb	Moore		200	0	0	running	525	0
3	2	Speedy Thompson	46		'57 Chevrolet	Babb			200	2	31	running	400	0
4	5	Fireball Roberts	22		'57 Ford	DePaolo			200	1	54	running	320	0
5	1	Mel Larson	55		'56 Ford			62.225	189	0	0	running	290	0
6	17	Brownie King	32		'56 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			179	0	0	running	250	0
7	16	Dick Beaty	34		'56 Ford	Beaty			175	0	0	running	200	0
8	15	Charlie Cregar	505		'57 Plymouth	Cregar			173	0	0	fan belt	150	0
9	18	L.D. Austin	74		'56 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			165	0	0	running	100	0
10	7	Cotton Owens	82	Satcher Motors	'56 Ford				161	0	0	gas tank	100	0
11	20	Doug Cox	86		'56 Ford				147	0	0	gas tank	100	0
12	14	Johnny Allen	64		'57 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			80	0	0	clutch	100	0
13	6	Glen Wood	112		'56 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		77	0	0	accident	100	0
14	3	Billy Myers	14		'57 Mercury	Stroppe			73	0	0	clutch	100	0
15	8	Jim Paschal	17		'57 Mercury	Stroppe			67	0	0	rear end	100	0
16	4	Marvin Panch	12		'57 Ford	DePaolo			57	0	0	engine	100	0
17	11	Joe Weatherly	97		'57 Ford	DePaolo			50	0	0	rear end	100	0
18	12	Curtis Turner	99		'57 Ford	DePaolo			41	0	0	axle	100	0
19	19	Ned Jarrett	23		'56 Ford	Jarrett			7	0	0	engine	50	0
20	13	Tiny Lund	188		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty			6	0	0	engine	50	0