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1957 Daytona NASCAR

1957 Daytona NASCAR is 281st NASCAR race. Passed at the Daytona Beach circuit. Banjo Matthews won the pole position, Cotton Owens won this race. Johnny Beauchamp and Fonty Flock also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 39 laps (257 km).

Previous race: 1956 Titusville NASCAR
Next race: 1957 Concord NASCAR
Race Start: 17th February 1957

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1957 Daytona NASCAR

1st victory for the Nichels Engineering team
1st victory for the Cotton Owens
1st podium for the Cotton Owens
1st podium for the Johnny Beauchamp
53rd podium for the Fonty Flock

1957 Daytona NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ? 1957, #6	0	1h 34m 29s	Nichels Engineering
2	Johnny Beauchamp	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50			Hugh Babb
3	Fonty Flock	Mercury ?? 1957, #18			Bill Stroppe
4	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87			Hugh Babb
5	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #98			Pete DePaolo
6	Bill Lutz	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43			Petty Enterprises
7	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1957, #99			Pete DePaolo
8	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Hugh Babb
9	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Hugh Babb
10	Charlie Cregar	Plymouth ?? 1957, #505			Charlie Cregar
11	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1956, #712			Wood Brothers
12	Tim Flock	Mercury ?? 1957, #15			Bill Stroppe
13	Phil Orr	Ford ?? 1957, #500			Phil Orr
14	Don Oldenberg	Plymouth ?? 1957, #90			Bob Osiecki
15	Rod Perry	Ford ?? 1956, #112			Bob Whitmire
16	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1957, #14			Bill Stroppe
17	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #64			Spook Crawford
18	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1957, #9			Pete DePaolo
19	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34			Dick Beaty
20	Jim Delaney	Plymouth ?? 1957, #36			Tom Harbison
21	Jack Goodwin	Ford ?? 1957, #411			Jack Goodwin
22	Russ Hepler	Pontiac ?? 1957, #29			Howard Coulter
23	Eddie Skinner	Ford ?? 1957, #28			Eddie Skinner
24	Paul Goldsmith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #3			Smokey Yunick
25	Ken Love	Ford ?? 1957, #640			Richard Gallup
26	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1956, #121			Scotty Cain
27	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
28	Pat Kirkwood	Plymouth ?? 1957, #37			Herschel White
29	Lem Svajian	Plymouth ?? 1957, #527			Lem Svajian
30	Mel Larson	Ford ?? 1956, #55			Mel Larson
31	Fred Boggs	Ford ?? 1957, #20			Fred Boggs
32	Chuck Hobbs	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #441			Chuck Hobbs
33	Joe Lee Johnson	Dodge ?? 1956, #310			S.T. Campbell
34	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47			Hugh Babb
35	Hank Chapman	Pontiac ?? 1956, #23			Hank Chapman
36	Nace Mattingly	Ford ?? 1957, #154			Nace Mattingly
37	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1957, #22			Pete DePaolo
38	Everett Brashear	Plymouth ?? 1957, #25			Bob Osiecki
39	Sonny Morgan	Plymouth ?? 1957, #248			Sonny Morgan
40	Frankie Schneider	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #45			Hugh Babb
41	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac ?? 1957, #8			Ray Nichels
42	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
43	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1957, #97			Pete DePaolo
44	Tiny Lund	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #188			Petty Enterprises
45	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1957, #17			Bill Stroppe
46	Darel Dieringer	Pontiac ?? 1957, #85			John Zink
47	George West	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Lonnie Fish
48	Dick Foley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #61			Dick Foley
49	Ed Fiola	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39			George Mellinger
50	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32			Jess Potter
51	Bernie Hentges	Dodge ?? 1956, #81			Bernie Hentges
52	Al Tasnady	Plymouth ?? 1957, #54			Romeo Gelsi
53	Bill Amick	Ford ?? 1957, #12			Pete DePaolo
54	Jim Reed	Ford ?? 1957, #7			Pete DePaolo
55	Russ Truelove	Mercury ?? 1956, #226			Bill White
56	Jim Russell	Ford ?? 1957, #118			Jim Russell
57	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1957, #95			Julian Buesink

Qualifying Results for the 1957 Daytona NASCAR on the Daytona Beach circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac ?? 1957, #8	Ray Nichels
2	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	Hugh Babb
3	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ? 1957, #6	Nichels Engineering
4	Fonty Flock	Mercury ?? 1957, #18	Bill Stroppe
5	Tiny Lund	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #188	Petty Enterprises
6	Darel Dieringer	Pontiac ?? 1957, #85	John Zink
7	Frankie Schneider	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #45	Hugh Babb
8	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1957, #17	Bill Stroppe
9	Fred Boggs	Ford ?? 1957, #20	Fred Boggs
10	Tim Flock	Mercury ?? 1957, #15	Bill Stroppe
11	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1957, #14	Bill Stroppe
12	Ed Fiola	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39	George Mellinger
13	Johnny Beauchamp	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50	Hugh Babb
14	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1957, #22	Pete DePaolo
15	Jim Reed	Ford ?? 1957, #7	Pete DePaolo
16	Russ Hepler	Pontiac ?? 1957, #29	Howard Coulter
17	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1957, #97	Pete DePaolo
18	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Hugh Babb
19	Bob Duell	Ford ?? 1957, #95	Julian Buesink
20	Paul Goldsmith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #3	Smokey Yunick
21	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #98	Pete DePaolo
22	Phil Orr	Ford ?? 1957, #500	Phil Orr
23	Jim Russell	Ford ?? 1957, #118	Jim Russell
24	Joe Lee Johnson	Dodge ?? 1956, #310	S.T. Campbell
25	Pat Kirkwood	Plymouth ?? 1957, #37	Herschel White
26	Everett Brashear	Plymouth ?? 1957, #25	Bob Osiecki
27	Bill Lutz	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #43	Petty Enterprises
28	Don Oldenberg	Plymouth ?? 1957, #90	Bob Osiecki
29	Rod Perry	Ford ?? 1956, #112	Bob Whitmire
30	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #64	Spook Crawford
31	Sonny Morgan	Plymouth ?? 1957, #248	Sonny Morgan
32	Lem Svajian	Plymouth ?? 1957, #527	Lem Svajian
33	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
34	Jim Delaney	Plymouth ?? 1957, #36	Tom Harbison
35	Russ Truelove	Mercury ?? 1956, #226	Bill White
36	Charlie Cregar	Plymouth ?? 1957, #505	Charlie Cregar
37	Hank Chapman	Pontiac ?? 1956, #23	Hank Chapman
38	Eddie Skinner	Ford ?? 1957, #28	Eddie Skinner
39	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1957, #99	Pete DePaolo
40	Al Tasnady	Plymouth ?? 1957, #54	Romeo Gelsi
41	Bill Amick	Ford ?? 1957, #12	Pete DePaolo
42	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1957, #9	Pete DePaolo
43	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32	Jess Potter
44	Nace Mattingly	Ford ?? 1957, #154	Nace Mattingly
45	Jack Goodwin	Ford ?? 1957, #411	Jack Goodwin
46	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Dick Beaty
47	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1956, #121	Scotty Cain
48	Bernie Hentges	Dodge ?? 1956, #81	Bernie Hentges
49	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1956, #712	Wood Brothers
50	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Hugh Babb
51	Ken Love	Ford ?? 1957, #640	Richard Gallup
52	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
53	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Hugh Babb
54	George West	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76	Lonnie Fish
55	Chuck Hobbs	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #441	Chuck Hobbs
56	Dick Foley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #61	Dick Foley
57	Mel Larson	Ford ?? 1956, #55	Mel Larson