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NASCAR Convertible race
Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC
April 22, 1957
140 laps on 0.25 mile paved oval; 35 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford Convertible	140	480	running	60
2	5	Billy Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury Convertible	140	420	running	80
3	19	Larry Frank	76	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	139	375	running	0
4	18	Johnny Dodson	88	Petty Engineering	1957 Oldsmobile Convertible	138	325	running	0
5	3	Don Oldenberg	86	Bob Osiecki	1957 Plymouth Convertible	138	225	running	0
6	11	Lee Petty	42	Petty Engineering	1957 Oldsmobile Convertible	138	200	running	0
7	13	Bobby Myers	77	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	138	190	running	0
8	2	Glen Wood	21	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	138	165	running	0
9	6	Joe Weatherly	12	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford Convertible	138	145	running	0
10	14	Gwyn Staley	34	Hubert Westmoreland	1957 Plymouth Convertible	137	155	running	0
11	12	Jimmy Massey	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1957 Plymouth Convertible	137	140	running	0
12	17	Al Tasnady	44	Al Tasnady	1957 Plymouth Convertible	132	140	running	0
13	16	Bill Poor	711	Bill Poor	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	132	125	running	0
14	10	Roger Baldwin	10	Roger Baldwin	1956 Ford Convertible	132	115	running	0
15	8	Ken Rush	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury Convertible	130	115	running	0
16	20	Charlie Cregar	505	Charlie Cregar	1957 Plymouth Convertible	129	125	running	0
17	22	Eddie Hughes	18		1956 Ford Convertible	126	100	running	0
18	9	Shep Langdon	78	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	122	85	running	0
19	23	Neil Castles	55	Neil Castles	1956 Ford Convertible	72	75	running	0
20	15	Possum Jones	48	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	50	60	vapor lock	0
21	7	Ewell Weddle	2		1956 Chevrolet Convertible	44	75	gas tank	0
22	4	Bob Welborn	49	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	37	50	accident	0

Notes: Scheduled for 150 laps; called after 140 laps due to rain.
Time of race: 00:58:42
Average Speed: 35.775 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.84 seconds
Race Purse: $ 4,400
Attendance: 7,800