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1957 Wilkes 160 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 52 of 53 Sunday, October 20, 1957 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 160 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:29:10 Average speed: 69.902 mph Pole speed: 81.64 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 4 sec Attendance: 5000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1957 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1957 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 4 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '57 Chevrolet 160 900 running 43 2 8 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '57 Oldsmobile 160 575 running 0 3 2 84   Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews '57 Ford 160 375 running 56 4 7 46   Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson '57 Chevrolet 160 280 running 0 5 6 6   Cotton Owens Ray Nichels '57 Pontiac 160 245 running 0 6 12 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '57 Chevrolet 160 210 running 0 7 3 98   Marvin Panch Marvin Panch '57 Ford 160 175 running 0 8 17 44   Rex White Max Welborn '57 Chevrolet 159 165 running 0 9 14 36   Bill Morton Bill Morton '56 Ford 159 150 running 0 10 5 21   Jimmy Massey Wood Brothers '56 Ford 152 140 running 0 11 10 32   Brownie King Jess Potter '57 Chevrolet 151 135 running 0 12 16 34   Dick Beaty Dick Beaty '56 Ford 149 125 running 0 13 13 64   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '57 Plymouth 148 110 running 0 14 22 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '56 Chevrolet 145 100 running 0 15 20 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '57 Chevrolet 142 100 running 0 16 19 100   Jack Marsh – '56 Chevrolet 136 100 running 0 17 23 11   Jim Russell Jim Russell '56 Ford 135 100 running 0 18 26 2   Bill Massey – '56 Chevrolet 129 100 radiator 0 19 9 80   Tiny Lund Sam Rice '57 Pontiac 118 50 axle 0 20 11 55   Junior Johnson Brushy Mountain Motors   (A.L. Bumgarner) '57 Pontiac 102 50 engine 0 21 1 22   Fireball Roberts Fireball Roberts '57 Ford 61 50 crash 61 22 25 41   Johnny Dodson C.M. Julian '56 Dodge 19 50 engine 0 23 15 63   R.L. Combs R.L. Combs '56 Ford 1 50 transmission 0 24 21 75   Max Berrier Frank Hayworth '56 Mercury 0 50 crash 0 25 24 71   George Parrish Joe Frazier '56 Studebaker 0 25 crash 0 26 18 51   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '56 Ford 0 25 crash 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fireball Roberts 1 61 61   Jack Smith 62 93 32   Banjo Matthews 94 111 18   Jack Smith 112 112 1   Banjo Matthews 113 150 38   Jack Smith 151 160 10