1957 Southern 500

Race 40 of 53

Darlington
364 laps
Time of race: 5:00:01
Average speed of winner: 100.094 mph
Margin of victory: 3 laps
Lead changes: 13 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Owens 1-6, Turner 7-10, Goldsmith 11-13, Bo. Myers 14, Turner 15-16, Owens 17-28, Petty 29-40, Roberts 41-69, Petty 70-88, Roberts 89-100, Smith 101-109, S. Thompson 110-170, Turner 171-215, S. Thompson 216-364

Race notes: First pole for Cotton Owens. Debut for Joe Caspolich and Cale Yarborough. Finale for Fonty Flock and Bobby Myers.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Speedy Thompson	46		'57 Chevrolet	Speedy Thompson			364	2	210	running	13590	0
2	1	Cotton Owens	6		'57 Pontiac	Nichels		117.416	361	2	18	running	6100	0
3	10	Marvin Panch	98		'57 Ford	Marvin Panch			360	0	0	running	3745	0
4	11	Jim Reed	7		'57 Ford	Jim Reed			356	0	0	running	2155	0
5	2	Buck Baker	87		'57 Chevrolet	Buck Baker	Moore		356	0	0	running	1650	0
6	12	Billy Carden	2		'57 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			354	0	0	running	1225	0
7	3	Billy Myers	14		'57 Ford	Billy Myers			353	0	0	running	1125	0
8	31	Johnny Mackison	40	Camp Hill Special	'57 Ford				352	0	0	running	975	0
9	4	Possum Jones	48		'57 Chevrolet	Welborn			350	0	0	running	775	0
10	29	Jack Smith	47		'57 Chevrolet	Jack Smith			348	1	9	accident	785	0
11	6	Curtis Turner	31		'57 Ford	Yunick	Yunick		346	3	51	running	1060	0
12	18	Johnny Allen	64		'57 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			345	0	0	running	600	0
13	25	Dick Beaty	34		'56 Ford	Beaty			341	0	0	running	350	0
14	8	Jimmie Lewallen	80		'57 Pontiac	J.S. Rice			340	0	0	running	370	0
15	13	Eddie Pagan	45		'57 Ford	Eddie Pagan			339	0	0	running	250	0
16	30	Bobby Johns	77		'56 Chevrolet	Shorty Johns			335	0	0	running	225	0
17	27	Jimmy Thompson	20		'56 Ford				328	0	0	running	225	0
18	19	Nace Mattingly	54		'57 Ford	Mattingly			326	0	0	running	200	0
19	14	L.D. Austin	74		'56 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			312	0	0	running	200	0
20	20	Tiny Lund	55	Brushy Mountain Motors	'57 Pontiac	Bumgarner			308	0	0	running	300	0
21	32	Brownie King	32		'57 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			307	0	0	running	150	0
22	16	Bobby Keck	96		'57 Chevrolet	Bobby Keck			283	0	0	running	150	0
23	38	Roy Tyner	51		'56 Ford	Tyner			282	0	0	running	150	0
24	22	Lee Petty	42		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty	Petty		281	2	31	accident	750	0
25	41	George Parrish	71		'56 Studebaker	Joe Frazier			263	0	0	running	350	0
26	44	Marvin Porter	12		'57 Ford				221	0	0	engine	100	0
27	35	Whitey Norman	10		'56 Ford	Whitey Norman			215	0	0	engine	100	0
28	49	Rex White	44		'57 Chevrolet	Max Welborn			210	0	0	axle	100	0
29	33	Bob Duell	95		'57 Ford	Buesink			156	0	0	radiator	100	0
30	28	Peck Peckham	13		'56 Chevrolet	William Meyer			155	0	0	engine	100	0
31	50	Bill Champion	35		'56 Ford	Whitford Brothers			130	0	0	rear end	100	0
32	40	Bill Amick	97		'57 Ford	Bill Amick			102	0	0	accident	150	0
33	36	Fireball Roberts	22		'57 Ford	Roberts			101	2	41	accident	460	0
34	47	Parnelli Jones	11	Oscar Maples, Inc.	'57 Ford	Miletich			99	0	0	accident	100	0
35	42	Jim Paschal	75		'57 Ford	Hayworth			84	0	0	piston	100	0
36	26	Shorty York	17		'57 Mercury	Paschal			79	0	0	engine	300	0
37	52	Joe Caspolich	89		'57 Ford	Pappy Crane			66	0	0	accident	200	0
38	43	Bill Blair	26		'57 Ford	J.S. Rice			63	0	0	accident	100	0
39	34	Runt Harris	90		'57 Chevrolet	Donlavey			50	0	0	clutch	100	0
40	24	Joe Weatherly	9		'57 Ford				37	0	0	accident	130	0
41	37	Banjo Matthews	84		'57 Ford				31	0	0	engine	120	0
42	51	Cale Yarborough	30		'57 Pontiac				31	0	0	hub	100	0
43	2	Bobby Myers	4		'57 Oldsmobile	Petty			27	1	1	accident	260	0
44	6	Paul Goldsmith	3		'57 Ford	Yunick	Yunick	119.291	27	1	3	accident	200	0
45	43	Chuck Hansen	88		'57 Chevrolet	Chuck Hansen			23	0	0	piston	100	0
46	21	Gwyn Staley	38		'57 Chevrolet	Julian Petty			22	0	0	coil	100	0
47	5	Frankie Schneider	62		'57 Chevrolet				19	0	0	engine	100	0
48	15	Fonty Flock	92		'57 Pontiac	Herb Thomas			18	0	0	accident	100	0
49	40	Neil Castles	68		'56 Ford	Castles			13	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
50	47	T.A. Toomes	41		'56 Dodge	C.M. Julian			3	0	0	brakes	300	0