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NASCAR in the 1957 season. Full information

9th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 11th November to 27th October in 1957, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: Jim Hurtubise , Danny Graves , Marvin Porter , Eddie Gray , Darel Dieringer , George Norton , L.D. Austin , Jim Linke , T.A. Toomes , Jack Oldenhage , Dick Klank , Marshall Sargent , Cliff Yiskis , Lemoin Frey , Norman McGriff , John Findlay , Johnny Mackison , Don Johns , Bill Jarick , Ken Rush , Huck Spaulding , Bob Rauscher , Fred Knapp , Bill Benson , Roy Tyner , Jack Marsh

List of races and tracks in the 1957 season

Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
1956 Willow Springs NASCAR	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1957, #98	Willow Springs	11th November 1956
1956 Concord NASCAR Race 1	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1957, #98	Concord	2nd December 1956
1956 Titusville NASCAR	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	Titusville	30th December 1956
1957 Daytona NASCAR	Cotton Owens Pontiac ? 1957, #6	Daytona Beach	17th February 1957
1957 Concord NASCAR Race 2	Jack Smith Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	Concord	3rd March 1957
1957 Wilson County NASCAR	Ralph Moody Ford ? 1957, #12	Wilson County	17th March 1957
1957 Hillsborough NASCAR	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Occoneechee Speedway	24th March 1957
1957 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Weaverville	31st March 1957
1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	North Wilkesboro	7th April 1957
1957 Langhorne NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	Langhorne	14th April 1957
1957 Charlotte NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	Southern States	19th April 1957
1957 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 1	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1957, #98	Piedmont Interstate	27th April 1957
1957 Greensboro NASCAR Race 1	Paul Goldsmith Ford ? 1957, #3	Greensboro	28th April 1957
1957 Portland NASCAR Race 1	Art Watts Ford ? 1957, #22	Portland Speedway	28th April 1957
1957 Shelby NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	Shelby	4th May 1957
1957 Richmond NASCAR	Paul Goldsmith Ford ? 1957, #12	Atlantic Fairgrounds	5th May 1957
1957 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Martinsville	19th May 1957
1957 Portland NASCAR Race 2	Eddie Pagan Ford Fairline, #45	Portland Speedway	26th May 1957
1957 Eureka NASCAR	Lloyd Dane Ford Fairline, #44	Eureka	30th May 1957
1957 New Oxford NASCAR Race 1	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	New Oxford	30th May 1957
1957 Lancaster NASCAR Race 1	Paul Goldsmith Ford ? 1957, #3	Lancaster	1st June 1957
1957 Los Angeles NASCAR	Eddie Pagan Ford Fairline, #45	Los Angeles	8th June 1957
1957 Newport NASCAR	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	Newport	15th June 1957
1957 Columbia NASCAR Race 1	Jack Smith Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	Columbia Speedway	20th June 1957
1957 Sacramento NASCAR Race 1	Bill Amick Ford Fairline, #97	Capitol Speedway	22nd June 1957
1957 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2	Lee Petty Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Piedmont Interstate	29th June 1957
1957 Jacksonville NASCAR	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Jacksonville, NC	30th June 1957
1957 Raleigh NASCAR	Paul Goldsmith Ford ? 1957, #3	Raleigh	4th July 1957
1957 Charlotte NASCAR Race 2	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1957, #98	Southern States	12th July 1957
1957 LeHi NASCAR	Marvin Panch Pontiac ? 1957, #92	Memphis-Arkansas	14th July 1957
1957 Portland NASCAR Race 3	Eddie Pagan Ford Fairline, #45	Portland Speedway	14th July 1957
1957 Hickory NASCAR	Jack Smith Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	Hickory Speedway	20th July 1957
1957 Norfolk NASCAR	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Norfolk	24th July 1957
1957 Lancaster NASCAR Race 2	Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Lancaster	30th July 1957
1957 Watkins Glen NASCAR	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Watkins Glen	4th August 1957
1957 Bremerton NASCAR	Parnelli Jones Ford Fairline, #11	Bremerton	4th August 1957
1957 New Oxford NASCAR Race 2	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1957, #98	New Oxford	10th August 1957
1957 Old Bridge NASCAR	Lee Petty Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Old Bridge	16th August 1957
1957 Myrtle Beach NASCAR	Gwyn Staley Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38	Coastal Speedway	26th August 1957
1957 Darlington NASCAR	Speedy Thompson Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Darlington	2nd September 1957
1957 Syracuse NASCAR	Gwyn Staley Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38	Syracuse	5th September 1957
1957 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2	Lee Petty Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Weaverville	8th September 1957
1957 Sacramento NASCAR Race 2	Danny Graves Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #81	Sacramento	8th September 1957
1957 San Jose NASCAR	Marvin Porter Ford Fairline, #12	Santa Clara Speedway	15th September 1957
1957 Langhorne NASCAR Race 2	Gwyn Staley Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38	Langhorne	15th September 1957
1957 Columbia NASCAR Race 2	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Columbia Speedway	19th September 1957
1957 Shelby NASCAR Race 2	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Shelby	21st September 1957
1957 Charlotte NASCAR Race 3	Lee Petty Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Southern States	5th October 1957
1957 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2	Bob Welborn , Possum Jones Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Martinsville	6th October 1957
1957 Newberry NASCAR	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	Newberry	12th October 1957
1957 Concord NASCAR Race 3	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1957, #22	Concord	13th October 1957
1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2	Jack Smith Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	North Wilkesboro	20th October 1957
1957 Greensboro NASCAR Race 2	Buck Baker Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Greensboro	27th October 1957

Drivers championship 1957

Buck Baker

United States

Champion

Points: 10716 Wins: 10 Poles: 7

Marvin Panch

United States

2nd place

Points: 9956 Wins: 6 Poles: 4

Speedy Thompson

United States

3rd place

Points: 8580 Wins: 2 Poles: 4

List of all drivers for the 1957 season

Name	Points
Buck Baker	10716
Marvin Panch	9956
Speedy Thompson	8580
Lee Petty	8528
Jack Smith	8464
Fireball Roberts	8268
Johnny Allen	7068
L.D. Austin	6532
Brownie King	5740
Jim Paschal	5136
Tiny Lund	4848
Billy Myers	4682
Paul Goldsmith	4224
Cotton Owens	4200
Eddie Pagan	3624
Bill Amick	3512
Dick Beaty	3220
Jim Reed	2836
Clarence DeZalia	2828
Frankie Schneider	2516
Rex White	2508
Curtis Turner	2356
George Green	2216
Whitey Norman	1920
Lloyd Dane	1864
Jimmie Lewallen	1796
Johnny Mackison	1764
Bobby Keck	1740
Billy Carden	1600
Bill Benson	1592
Dick Getty	1520
Scotty Cain	1504
Roy Tyner	1468
T.A. Toomes	1404
Possum Jones	1360
Huck Spaulding	1240
Ralph Earnhardt	1180
George Seeger	1108
Ken Rush	1104
Peck Peckham	1064
Bill Champion	956
Joe Weatherly	920
Chuck Hanson	900
Danny Graves	880
Marvin Porter	872
Eddie Skinner	848
Jimmy Thompson	816
Parnelli Jones	812
Don Porter	784
Chuck Meekins	776
Art Watts	760
Darel Dieringer	684
Bill Walker	664
Eddie Gray	656
Charlie Cregar	608
Banjo Matthews	600
Bill Bowman	572
Tom Pistone	564
Bud Erma	552
Bob Ross	540
Fonty Flock	540
Marshall Sargent	536
Johnny Beauchamp	480
Clyde Palmer	472
Jack D. McCoy	448
Harold Beal	440
Danny Letner	436
Jim Blomgren	432
Jim Linke	420
Lenny Page	408
Bill Lutz	400
Bill Morton	392
Volney Schulze	384
Norman McGriff	360
Jack Marsh	344
Mike McGreevy	312
Doug Cox	304
Lemoin Frey	304
Bob Rauscher	304
Jack Oldenhage	296
John Findlay	288
Allen Adkins	264
Bob Keefe	248
Howard Phillippi	232
Jim Hurtubise	232
Ernie Young	216
Al White	184
George Norton	180
Cliff Yiskis	176
Don Johns	168
Lucky Long	168
Dick Klank	152
Mel Larson	152
Fred Knapp	152
Johnny Dodson	144
Joe Eubanks	136
Bill Jarick	136
Dick Joslin	128
Billy Rafter	128
John Dodd, Sr.	128
Gwyn Staley	80