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NASCAR Grand National race
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
July 12, 1957
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	7	Marvin Panch	98	Marvin Panch	1957 Ford	200	700	running	66
2	5	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1957 Chevrolet	200	525	running	0
3	4	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	200	400	running	1
4	2	Speedy Thompson	46	Speedy Thompson	1957 Chevrolet	199	330	running	42
5	13	Fireball Roberts	34	Dick Beaty	1956 Ford	195	270	running	0
6	10	Billy Myers	14	Billy Myers	1957 Mercury	194	225	running	0
7	15	Jim Paschal	17	Jim Paschal	1957 Mercury	191	185	running	0
8	8	Ken Rush	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	190	165	running	0
9	14	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	1956 Chevrolet	183	150	running	0
10	21	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1957 Chevrolet	180	150	running	0
11	20	Peck Peckham	13	William Meyer	1956 Chevrolet	166	150	running	0
12	19	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1956 Chevrolet	157	150	distributor	0
13	3	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1957 Chevrolet	117	135	transmission	91
14	17	Clarence DeZalia	94	Clarence DeZalia	1956 Ford	111	125	radiator	0
15	18	Ansel Rakestraw	2	Ansel Rakestraw	1956 Chevrolet	110	100	running	0
16	16	Huck Spaulding	400	Huck Spaulding	1956 Dodge	103	100	wheel	0
17	9	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1957 Plymouth	61	100	axle	0
18	12	Darel Dieringer	5	John Whitford	1957 Ford	53	100	rocker arm	0
19	6	Bobby Myers	1A	Whitey Norman	1956 Ford	26	75	engine	0
20	11	Bill Amick	97	Bill Amick	1957 Ford	6	50	head gasket	0
21	1	Tiny Lund	55	A.L. Bumgarner	1957 Pontiac	1	50	gas line	0

Time of race: 01:46:34
Average Speed: 56.302 MPH
Pole Speed: 29.55 seconds
4 cautions for 12 laps
Attendance: 7,800