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Wilkes 160
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 20, 1957
160 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 160
| 900
| running
| 43 |
| 2
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1957 Oldsmobile
| 160
| 575
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 2
| Banjo Matthews
| 84
| Banjo Matthews
| 1957 Ford
| 160
| 375
| running
| 56 |
| 4
| 7
| Speedy Thompson
| 46
| Speedy Thompson
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 160
| 280
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Ray Nichels
| 1957 Pontiac
| 160
| 245
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 12
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 160
| 210
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 3
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Marvin Panch
| 1957 Ford
| 160
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 17
| Rex White
| 44
| Max Welborn
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 159
| 165
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 14
| Bill Morton
| 36
| Bill Morton
| 1956 Ford
| 159
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 5
| Jimmy Massey
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1956 Ford
| 152
| 140
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 10
| Brownie King
| 32
| Jess Potter
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 151
| 135
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 16
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Dick Beaty
| 1956 Ford
| 149
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Johnny Allen
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1957 Plymouth
| 148
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 22
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 145
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 20
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1957 Chevrolet
| 142
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 19
| Jack Marsh
| 100
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 136
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 23
| Jim Russell
| 11
|
| 1956 Ford
| 135
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 26
| Bill Massey
| 2
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 129
| 100
| radiator
| 0 |
| 19
| 9
| Tiny Lund
| 80
| Sam Rice
| 1957 Pontiac
| 118
| 50
| axle
| 0 |
| 20
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| A.L. Bumgarner
| 1957 Pontiac
| 102
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 1
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Fireball Roberts
| 1957 Ford
| 61
| 50
| accident
| 61 |
| 22
| 25
| Johnny Dodson
| 41
| C.M. Julian
| 1956 Dodge
| 19
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 15
| R.L. Combs
| 63
| R.L. Combs
| 1956 Ford
| 1
| 50
| transmission
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| Max Berrier
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 0
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 24
| George Parrish
| 71
| Joe Frazier
| 1956 Studebaker
| 0
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 18
| Roy Tyner
| 51
| Roy Tyner
| 1956 Ford
| 0
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:29:10
Average Speed: 69.902 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.56 seconds
2 cautions
Attendance: 5,000