Nascar Grand National Series 1957

Nascar Grand National Series 1957 var den 9:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 53 race och inleddes redan 11 november 1956 på Willow Springs Speedway strax utanför Rosamond i Kalifornien och avslutades på 27 oktober 1957 på Greensboro Fairgrounds i Greensboro i North Carolina.

Nascar Grand National Series 1957
Allmän information
Plats	USA
Säsongsnummer	9
Antal race	53
Start	11 november 1956
Slut	18 november 1957
Bilar
Chassin	Ford Chevrolet Oldsmobile Pontiac [a]
Motorer	Se ovan.
Deltagande
Mästare
Förarmästerskapet	Buck Baker
Årets rookie	Ken Rush[1]
◄ 1957 ►

Buck Baker vann serien i en Chevrolet. Det var hans andra mästerskapstitel. Dom två framgångsrikaste bilmärkena var Ford med 26 segrar och Chevrolet med 21 segrar.

Resultat

Nr	Datum	Tävling	Bana	Pole	Vinnare	Konstruktör	Start	Rapport
1	11 november	Race 1	Willow Springs Speedway, Rosamond, Kalifornien	Marvin Panch	Marvin Panch	Ford	1
2	2 december	Race 2	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	Curtis Turner	Marvin Panch	Ford	3
3	30 december	Indian River Gold Cup 100	Titusville-Cocoa Speedway, Titusville, Florida	Paul Goldsmith	Fireball Roberts	Ford	2	Rapport
4	17 februari	Race 4	Daytona Beach and Road Course, Daytona Beach, Florida	Banjo Matthews	Cotton Owens	Pontiac	3
5	3 mars	Race 5	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	Mel Larson	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	9
6	17 mars	Race 6	Wilson Speedway, Wilson, North Carolina	Fireball Roberts	Ralph Moody	Ford	4
7	24 mars	Race 7	Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina	Fireball Roberts	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	3
8	31 mars	Race 8	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Marvin Panch	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	3
9	7 april	Wilkes County 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	Fireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts	Ford	1	Rapport
10	14 april	Race 10	Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Paul Goldsmith	Fireball Roberts	Ford	2
11	19 april	Race 11	Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North Carolina	Marvin Panch	Fireball Roberts	Ford	4
12	27 april	Race 12	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina	Speedy Thompson	Marvin Panch	Ford	5
13	28 april	Race 13	Greensboro Fairgrounds Greensboro, North Carolina	Buck Baker	Paul Goldsmith	Ford	2
14	28 april	Race 14	Portland Speedway, Portland, Oregon	Art Watts	Art Watts	Ford	1
15	4 maj	Race 15	Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, North Carolina	Tiny Lund	Fireball Roberts	Ford	2
16	5 maj	Richmond 250	Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia	Russ Hepler	Paul Goldsmith	Ford	7	Rapport
17	19 maj	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	Paul Goldsmith	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	14	Rapport
18	26 maj	Race 18	Portland Speedway, Portland, Oregon	Art Watts	Eddie Pagan	Ford	6
19	30 maj	Race 19	Eureka Speedway, Eureka, Kalifornien	Parnelli Jones	Lloyd Dane	Ford	44
20	30 maj	Race 20	Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, Pennsylvania	Marvin Panch	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	2
21	1 juni	Race 21	Lancaster Speedway, Lancaster, South Carolina	Buck Baker	Paul Goldsmith	Ford	7
22	8 juni	Race 22	Ascot Stadium, Los Angeles, Kalifornia	Eddie Pagan	Eddie Pagan	Ford	1
23	15 juni	Race 23	Newport Speedway, Newport, Tennessee	Speedy Thompson	Fireball Roberts	Ford	5
24	20 juni	Race 24	Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South Carolina	Buck Baker	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	3
25	22 juni	Race 25	Capital Speedway, Sacramento, Kalifornien	Art Watts	Bill Amick	Ford	3
26	29 juni	Race 26	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	1
27	30 juni	Race 27	Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, North Carolina	Lee Petty	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	3
28	4 juli	Race 28	Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, North Carolina	Frankie Schneider	Paul Goldsmith	Ford	7
29	12 juli	Race 29	Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North Carolina	Tiny Lund	Marvin Panch	Ford	7
30	14 juli	Race 30	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, Lehi, Arkansas	Speedy Thompson	Marvin Panch	Pontiac	10
31	14 juli	Race 31	Portland Speedway, Portland, Oregon	Art Watts	Eddie Pagan	Ford	2
32	20 juli	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina	Gwyn Staley	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	3	Rapport
33	24 juli	Race 33	Norfolk Speedway, Norfolk, Virginia	Bill Amick	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	8
34	30 juli	Race 34	Lancaster Speedway, Lancaster, South Carolina	Speedy Thompson	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet	1
35	4 augusti	The Glen 101.2	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	1	Rapport
36	4 augusti	Race 36	Kitsap County Airport, Bremerton, Washington	Art Watts	Parnelli Jones	Ford	3
37	10 augusti	Race 37	Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, Pennsylvania	Tiny Lund	Marvin Panch	Ford	6
38	16 augusti	Race 38	Old Bridge Stadium, Old Bridge Township, New Jersey	Rex White	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	3
39	24 26 augusti[b]	Race 39	Coastal Speedway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Johnny Allen	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet	3
40	2 september	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	Cotton Owens	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet		Rapport
41	5 september	Race 41	Syracuse Mile, Syracuse, New York	Gwyn Staley	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet	1
42	8 september	Race 42	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Bill Amick	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	2
43	8 september	Race 43	California State Fairgrounds Race Track, Sacramento, Kalifornien	Danny Graves	Danny Graves	Chevrolet	1
44	15 september	Race 44	Santa Clara Fairgrounds, San Jose, Kalifornien	Lloyd Dane	Marvin Porter	Ford	12
45	15 september	Race 45	Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Paul Goldsmith	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet	25
46	19 september	Race 46	Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South Carolina	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	1
47	21 september	Race 47	Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, North Carolina	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	1
48	5 oktober	Race 48	Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North Carolina	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	Oldsmobile	1
49	6 oktober	Sweepstakes 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	Eddie Pagan	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet	2	Rapport
50	12 oktober	Race 50	Newberry Speedway, Newberry, South Carolina	Jack Smith	Fireball Roberts	Ford	10
51	13 oktober	Race 51	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	Jack Smith	Fireball Roberts	Ford	5
52	20 oktober	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	Fireball Roberts	Jack Smith	Chevrolet	4	Rapport
53	27 oktober	Race 53	Greensboro Fairgrounds, Greensboro, North Carolina	Ken Rush	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	4
Källor:[3][4]

Slutställning

Plats	Förare	Starter	Vinster	Top 5	Top 10	Pole	Varv	Prispengar	Poäng	+\-
1	Buck Baker	40	10	30	38	6	853	$30 763	10716
2	Marvin Panch	42	6	22	27	4	448	$24 307	9956	–760
3	Speedy Thompson	38	2	16	22	4	648	$26 841	8580	–2136
4	Lee Petty	41	2	20	33	3	448	$18 325	8528	–2188
5	Jack Smith	40	4	17	26	2	428	$14 561	8464	–2252
6	Fireball Roberts	42	8	21	27	4	1414	$19 828	8268	–2448
7	Johnny Allen	42	0	4	17	1	0	$9 814	7068	–3648
8	L.D. Austin	40	2	1	13	0	0	$6 485	6532	–4184
9	Brownie King	36	0	1	16	0	0	$5 589	5740	–4976
10	Jim Paschal	35	0	9	17	0	0	$7 079	5136	–5580
11	Tiny Lund	32	0	6	15	3	209	$6 424	4848	–5868
12	Billy Myers	28	0	4	9	0	201	$6 566	4682	–6034
13	Paul Goldsmith	25	4	10	15	4	616	$12 734	4224	–6492
14	Cotton Owens	17	1	3	6	1	179	$12 784	4200	–6516
15	Eddie Pagan	15	3	11	11	2	0	$7 274	3624	–7092
Källor:[5]

• Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar

1. Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken förekom.
2. Loppet flyttades fram från lördag 24 augusti till måndag 26 augusti på grund av regn.^[2]