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1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the North Wilkesboro circuit. Full information

1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR

1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR is 286th NASCAR race. Passed at the North Wilkesboro circuit. Fireball Roberts won the pole position and this race. Paul Goldsmith and Ralph Moody also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 160 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1957 Weaverville NASCAR
Next race: 1957 Langhorne NASCAR
Race Start: 7th April 1957

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR

16th victory for the De Paolo Engineering team
8th victory for the Fireball Roberts
16th podium for the Fireball Roberts
3rd podium for the Paul Goldsmith
13th podium for the Ralph Moody

1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Ford ? 1957, #22	0	1h 19m 59s	De Paolo Engineering
2	Paul Goldsmith	Ford ?? 1957, #97			Pete DePaolo
3	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1957, #12			Pete DePaolo
4	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #98			Pete DePaolo
5	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87			Hugh Babb
6	Allen Adkins	Ford ?? 1957, #99			Pete DePaolo
7	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42			Petty Enterprises
8	Mel Larson	Ford ?? 1956, #55			Mel Larson
9	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #64			Spook Crawford
10	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32			Jess Potter
11	Tiny Lund	Dodge ?? 1956, #431			C.M. Julian
12	Bill Morton	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #100			Bill Morton
13	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34			Dick Beaty
14	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
15	Clarence DeZalia	Ford ?? 1956, #94			Clarence DeZalia
16	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Hugh Babb
17	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1957, #14			Bill Stroppe
18	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47			Hugh Babb
19	Ralph Earnhardt	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #188			Petty Enterprises
20	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1957, #17			Bill Stroppe

Qualifying Results for the 1957 North Wilkesboro NASCAR on the North Wilkesboro circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Ford ? 1957, #22	De Paolo Engineering
2	Paul Goldsmith	Ford ?? 1957, #97	Pete DePaolo
3	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #87	Hugh Babb
4	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Hugh Babb
5	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1957, #98	Pete DePaolo
6	Jack Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #47	Hugh Babb
7	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #42	Petty Enterprises
8	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1957, #17	Bill Stroppe
9	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1957, #12	Pete DePaolo
10	Allen Adkins	Ford ?? 1957, #99	Pete DePaolo
11	Tiny Lund	Dodge ?? 1956, #431	C.M. Julian
12	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1957, #14	Bill Stroppe
13	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1957, #64	Spook Crawford
14	Ralph Earnhardt	Oldsmobile 88 (Third generation), #188	Petty Enterprises
15	Mel Larson	Ford ?? 1956, #55	Mel Larson
16	Bill Morton	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #100	Bill Morton
17	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #32	Jess Potter
18	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Dick Beaty
19	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
20	Clarence DeZalia	Ford ?? 1956, #94	Clarence DeZalia