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NASCAR Convertible race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
March 31, 1957
110 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 99 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	6	Joe Weatherly	12	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford Convertible	110	500	running
2	9	Glen Wood	21	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	108	425	running
3	10	Gwyn Staley	34	Hubert Westmoreland	1957 Plymouth Convertible	108	350	running
4	8	Jimmy Massey	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1957 Plymouth Convertible	108	300	running
5	12	Roger Baldwin	10	Roger Baldwin	1956 Ford Convertible	107	250	running
6	14	Whitey Norman	18	Whitey Norman	1956 Ford Convertible	106	225	running
7	2	Bobby Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury Convertible	105	185	running
8	15	Ken Rush	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury Convertible	104	165	running
9	3	Possum Jones	48	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	104	150	running
10	17	Bill Poor	711	Bill Poor	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	101	150	running
11	21	Shep Langdon	78	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	99	150	running
12	18	Dave Terrell	9	Dave Terrell	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	98	150	carburetor
13	7	Charlie Cregar	505	Charlie Cregar	1957 Plymouth Convertible	97	135	overheating
14	1	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford Convertible	95	125	differential
15	13	Larry Frank	76	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	94	100	oil pressure
16	16	George Bumgardner	400	Lyle Sokoll	1957 Ford Convertible	80	100	overheating
17	11	Ewell Weddle	2A		1956 Chevrolet Convertible	70	100	ignition
18	19	Eddie Hughes	18		1956 Ford Convertible	59	100	carburetor
19	4	Darel Dieringer	35	John Whitford	1957 Ford Convertible	47	75	ignition
20	5	Bob Welborn	49	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet Convertible	20	50	engine
21	20	James Jones	19	James Jones	1956 Ford Convertible	19	50	carburetor

Time of race: 01:11:59
Average Speed: 82.519 MPH
Pole Speed: 37.19 seconds
Attendance: 6,500