1957 Virginia 500

Race 17 of 53

Martinsville
441 laps
Time of race: 3:50:49
Average speed of winner: 57.318 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 51 laps
Lap leaders: Goldsmith 1-54, Lund 55-127, Baker 128-144, Myers 145-232, Baker 233-328, Myers 329-440, Baker 441 (not a last lap pass, Myers crashed while leading, the race was red flagged before Baker could take the lead, but Baker was given the win because he was still running and would line up first on the restart)

Race notes: Finale for Russ Hepler. Only start for Barney Oldfield. Buck Baker took the points lead from Marvin Panch.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	Buck Baker	87		'57 Chevrolet	Babb	Moore		441	2	114	running	3170	0
2	10	Curtis Turner	99		'57 Ford	DePaolo			441	0	0	running	1770	0
3	4	Tom Pistone	50		'57 Chevrolet	Babb			441	0	0	accident	1125	0
4	6	Billy Myers	14		'57 Mercury	Stroppe			441	2	200	accident	980	0
5	8	Lee Petty	42		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty	Petty		440	0	0	running	675	0
6	12	Jack Smith	47		'57 Chevrolet	Babb			436	0	0	running	500	0
7	1	Paul Goldsmith	3		'57 Ford	Yunick	Yunick	65.693	432	1	54	running	475	0
8	5	Marvin Panch	98		'57 Ford	DePaolo			431	0	0	running	400	0
9	7	Fireball Roberts	22		'57 Ford	DePaolo			427	0	0	running	300	0
10	23	Jim Paschal	17		'57 Mercury	Stroppe			416	0	0	running	300	0
11	2	Speedy Thompson	46		'57 Chevrolet	Babb			409	0	0	running	275	0
12	16	Brownie King	32		'56 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			404	0	0	running	200	0
13	9	Ralph Earnhardt	88		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty			391	0	0	running	200	0
14	19	L.D. Austin	74		'56 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			391	0	0	running	200	0
15	18	George Green	76		'56 Chevrolet	Lonnie Fish			388	0	0	running	200	0
16	11	Johnny Allen	64		'57 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			377	0	0	clutch	200	0
17	24	Bill Bowman	71		'56 Chevrolet				363	0	0	running	175	0
18	22	Barney Oldfield	24		'56 Ford				356	0	0	running	150	0
19	20	Clarence DeZalia	94		'56 Ford	DeZalia			351	0	0	running	150	0
20	3	Tiny Lund	55	Brushy Mountain Motors	'57 Pontiac	Bumgarner			281	1	73	engine	295	0
21	13	Russ Hepler	29		'57 Pontiac	Coulter			270	0	0	bearing	125	0
22	15	Cotton Owens	6		'57 Pontiac	Nichels			211	0	0	accident	125	0
23	21	Eddie Skinner	28		'57 Ford	Eddie Skinner			146	0	0	rear end	125	0
24	17	T.A. Toomes	421		'56 Dodge	C.M. Julian			121	0	0	gasket	125	0