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USAC Stock Car race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
December 1, 1957
76 laps on 3.3 mile road course; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Jerry Unser	92		1957 Ford	76	3,000	running	22
2	9	Billy Garrett	75		1956 Mercury	76		running	0
3	4	Sam Hanks	5		1957 Mercury	76		running	0
4	10	George Amick	58		1957 Chevrolet				0
5	16	Dick Getty	3		1956 Chevrolet		500		0
6	11	Rosie Roussel	18		1956 Ford				0
7	19	George Seeger	12		1956 Ford		362		0
8	32	Dempsey Wilson	16		1956 Chevrolet				0
9		Floyd Samson							0
10		Larry Dunham	43		1957 Pontiac				0
11		Jimmy Bryan	4		1957 Mercury	59		distributor	20
12		Ralph Moody	22		1957 Ford			rear gear	28
13		Jack D. McCoy	23		1956 Ford		206		0
14		Gordon Gorman	21		1956 Ford				0
15		Jim Cook	6		1957 Ford				0
16		Ron Hornaday Sr.					137		0
17	1	Bobby Unser	82		1957 Ford			engine	1
18		Jim Lamport	48		1956 Ford		142		0
19		Johnnie Parsons							0
20		Cecil Chambers	55		1956 Ford				0
21		Arley Scranton	33		1957 Pontiac		83		0
22		Danny Oakes	61		1957 Mercury		78		0
23		Johnny Mantz	1		1957 Mercury	30		engine	5
24		Ray Crawford			1957 Chevrolet		238	rod	0
25		Bob Murphy	31		1956 Dodge		54		0
26		Cotton Farmer	10		1956 Ford		49		0
27		Marvin Porter					49		0
28		Clem Proctor	57		1957 Chevrolet		25		0
29	2	Troy Ruttman	98		1957 Ford	2	49	piston	2
	22	Lloyd Dane	44		1957 Ford				0
		Bill Boldt	14		1956 Ford		127		0
		Howard Phillippi	65		1956 Chevrolet		49		0
		George Norton	47		1956 Chevrolet		59		0

Notes: 16 cars running at finish. Some reports indicate 33 or 36 starters.
Los Angeles Times reports 8. Bobby Unser 9. Dempsey Wilson 10. Lloyd Dane.
Also in entry list: #2 Bob Price, 1956 Chevrolet; #19 Johnnie Tolan, 1956 Chevrolet; #35 Bill Homeier, 1956 Mercury;
#45 Bill Shoulders, 1956 Chevrolet; #96 TBA, 1956 Ford; Art Bisch, 1957 Ford; #101 Lucky Long, 1956 Chevrolet
Time of race: 03:08:20
Average Speed: 79.901 MPH
Pole Speed: 144.63 seconds
Race Purse: $ 12,000
Attendance: 18,000