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NASCAR Grand National race
Newberry Speedway, Newberry, SC
October 12, 1957
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	10	Fireball Roberts	22	Fireball Roberts	1957 Ford	200	900	running	118
2	5	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1957 Chevrolet	199	575	running	17
3	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1957 Chevrolet	198	375	running	18
4	11	Marvin Panch	98	Marvin Panch	1957 Ford	197	280	running	0
5	4	Gwyn Staley	38	Julian Petty	1957 Chevrolet	194	245	running	0
6	3	Speedy Thompson	46	Speedy Thompson	1957 Chevrolet	194	210	running	47
7	2	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1957 Plymouth	193	175	running	0
8	9	Ken Rush	26	Sam Rice	1957 Ford	191	165	running	0
9	6	Whitey Norman	10	Whitey Norman	1957 Ford	189	150	running	0
10	7	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	1957 Chevrolet	188	140	running	0
11	13	Dick Beaty	34	Dick Beaty	1956 Ford	178	135	running	0
12	21	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1957 Mercury	177	125	running	0
13	16	Roy Tyner	51	Roy Tyner	1956 Ford	175	110	running	0
14	8	Bill Amick	2	Holman Moody	1957 Ford	171	100	running	0
15	20	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1956 Chevrolet	166	100	running	0
16	19	Eddie Pagan	45	Eddie Pagan	1957 Ford	165	100	idler arm	0
17	14	Jack Marsh	100		1956 Chevrolet	165	100	running	0
18	18	Clarence DeZalia	94	Clarence DeZalia	1956 Mercury	164	100	running	0
19	17	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford	140	50	oil pressure	0
20	15	Jim Russell	11		1956 Ford	119	50	battery	0
21	23	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1957 Chevrolet	88	50	coil	0
22	22	Bill Benson	37	Bill Benson	1956 Mercury	75	50	overheating	0
23	12	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	74	50	oil line	0

Time of race: 01:59:03
Average Speed: 50.398 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.85 seconds
Attendance: 900