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1957 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Martinsville circuit. Full information

1957 Martinsville NASCAR

1957 Martinsville NASCAR is 326th NASCAR race. Passed at the Martinsville circuit. Possum Jones, Bob Welborn won the pole position and this race. Jimmy Massey and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 500 laps (423 km).

Previous race: 1957 Charlotte NASCAR
Next race: 1957 Newberry NASCAR
Race Start: 6th October 1957

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1957 Martinsville NASCAR

1st victory for the Bob Welborn team
1st victory for the Possum Jones
1st victory for the Bob Welborn
1st podium for the Possum Jones
7th podium for the Bob Welborn
2nd podium for the Jimmy Massey
97th podium for the Lee Petty

Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation) - 1957 Martinsville NASCAR winner

Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation) #49 - 1957 Martinsville NASCAR winner

1957 Martinsville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Possum Jones, Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	0	3h 58m 0s	Bob Welborn
2	Jimmy Massey	Ford ?? 1956, #11			Wood Brothers
3	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Max Welborn
5	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1957, #12			Holman-Moody Racing
6	Bill Amick	Ford ?? 1957, #97			Bill Amick
7	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47			Jack Smith
9	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38			Julian Petty
10	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8			Bishop Brothers
11	Whitey Norman	Ford ?? 1957, #10			Whitey Norman
12	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7			Buck Baker
13	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1957, #21			Wood Brothers
14	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76			Lonnie Fish
15	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32			Jess Potter
16	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #22			Fireball Roberts
17	T.A. Toomes	Dodge ?? 1956, #41			T.A. Toomes
18	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1957, #26			Sam Rice
19	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1957, #45			Eddie Pagan
20	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
21	Eddie Skinner	Ford ?? 1957, #28			Eddie Skinner
22	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #90			Junie Donlavey
23	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87			Buck Baker
24	Frankie Schneider	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62			Frankie Schneider
25	Art Binkley	Plymouth ?? 1956, #4			Art Binkley
26	Ted Chamberlain	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #93			Ted Chamberlain
27	Roy Tyner	Ford ?? 1956, #51			Roy Tyner
28	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Speedy Thompson
29	Ken Rush	Mercury ?? 1956, #75			Frank Hayworth
30	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1956, #5			Bill Champion
31	Dick Walters	Plymouth ?? 1956, #19			Dick Walters
32	Paul Goldsmith	Ford ?? 1957, #3			Smokey Yunick
33	Banjo Matthews	Ford ?? 1957, #84			Banjo Matthews
34	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #78			Lonnie Fish
35	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #64			Spook Crawford
36	Neil Castles	Ford ?? 1956, #68			Neil Castles
37	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1957, #17			Fred Harb
38	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1957, #6			Ray Nichels
39	Johnny Mackison	Ford ?? 1957, #40			Johnny Mackison
40	Bill Massey	Ford ?? 1956, #1			Whitey Norman

Qualifying Results for the 1957 Martinsville NASCAR on the Martinsville circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Possum Jones	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	0	Bob Welborn
1	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1957, #45		Eddie Pagan
2	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49		Bob Welborn
3	Johnny Mackison	Ford ?? 1957, #40		Johnny Mackison
4	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1957, #12		Holman-Moody Racing
5	Frankie Schneider	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62		Frankie Schneider
6	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1957, #21		Wood Brothers
7	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87		Buck Baker
8	Larry Frank	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #76		Lonnie Fish
9	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #22		Fireball Roberts
11	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46		Speedy Thompson
12	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #38		Julian Petty
13	Fireball Roberts	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7		Buck Baker
14	Ken Rush	Mercury ?? 1956, #75		Frank Hayworth
15	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42		Petty Enterprises
16	Jimmy Massey	Ford ?? 1956, #11		Wood Brothers
17	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47		Jack Smith
18	Dick Walters	Plymouth ?? 1956, #19		Dick Walters
19	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #64		Spook Crawford
20	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #90		Junie Donlavey
21	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74		L.D. Austin
22	Paul Goldsmith	Ford ?? 1957, #3		Smokey Yunick
23	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1957, #26		Sam Rice
24	Bill Massey	Ford ?? 1956, #1		Whitey Norman
25	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32		Jess Potter
26	Ted Chamberlain	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #93		Ted Chamberlain
27	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44		Max Welborn
28	Art Binkley	Plymouth ?? 1956, #4		Art Binkley
29	Banjo Matthews	Ford ?? 1957, #84		Banjo Matthews
30	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1956, #5		Bill Champion
31	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1957, #6		Ray Nichels
32	Neil Castles	Ford ?? 1956, #68		Neil Castles
33	Bill Amick	Ford ?? 1957, #97		Bill Amick
34	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #78		Lonnie Fish
35	Whitey Norman	Ford ?? 1957, #10		Whitey Norman
36	Eddie Skinner	Ford ?? 1957, #28		Eddie Skinner
37	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8		Bishop Brothers
38	T.A. Toomes	Dodge ?? 1956, #41		T.A. Toomes
39	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1957, #17		Fred Harb
40	Roy Tyner	Ford ?? 1956, #51		Roy Tyner