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Richmond 250

NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
May 5, 1957
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	7	Paul Goldsmith	12	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	200	700	running	41
2	3	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	199	525	running	159
3	2	Marvin Panch	98	Pete DePaolo	1957 Ford	199	400	running	0
4	12	Frankie Schneider	45	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	194	330	running	0
5	15	Jim Paschal	17	Bill Stroppe	1957 Mercury	188	270	running	0
6	16	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1957 Plymouth	184	225	running	0
7	19	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1956 Chevrolet	181	185	running	0
8	20	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	1956 Chevrolet	178	165	running	0
9	11	Ralph Earnhardt	188	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	174	150	running	0
10	5	Buck Baker	87	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	172	150	rear end	0
11	9	Tiny Lund	55	A.L. Bumgarner	1957 Pontiac	160	150	running	0
12	18	George Green	76	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet	160	150	running	0
13	8	Tom Pistone	50	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	147	135	steering	0
14	14	Jack Smith	47	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	107	125	rear end	0
15	22	Harvey Eakin	70	Harvey Eakin	1956 Ford	97	100	gasket	0
16	21	Dick Klank	79		1956 Ford	92	100	running	0
17	13	Speedy Thompson	46	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	60	100	piston	0
18	1	Russ Hepler	29	Howard Coulter	1957 Pontiac	49	100	throttle	0
19	10	Ralph Moody	3	Smokey Yunick	1957 Ford	25	75	engine	0
20	4	Rex White	44	Hugh Babb	1957 Chevrolet	24	50	piston	0
21	6	Cotton Owens	6	Ray Nichels	1957 Pontiac	23	50	accident	0
22	17	Emanuel Zervakis	11	Emanuel Zervakis	1956 Chevrolet	7	50	oil line	0

Time of race: 01:36:05
Average Speed: 62.445 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.02 seconds
Attendance: 4,000