Sweepstakes 500 1957
Sweepstakes 500 1957 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Grand National Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 6 oktober 1957 på den 0,5 mile (804,672 meter) långa ovalbanan Martinsville Speedway i Ridgeway i Virginia. Totalt avverkades 250 miles (402,336 km) fördelat på 500 varv. Banunderlaget var asfalt på rakorna och betong i kurvorna. Totalt avverkades 250 miles (321,868 km) fördelat på 500 varv. Loppet vanns av Bob Welborn i en Chevrolet ägd av Welborn själv på tiden 3:58.00. Welborns snitthastighet var 66,025 mph. Prispotten uppgick till 15 350 dollar, varav 3 100 dollar gick till segraren.
Resultat
| Plc | Nr | Förare | Team/ bilägare | Konstruktör | Start | Varv | Ledda varv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 2 | 500 | 435 | |
| 2 | 11 | Jimmy Massey | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 16 | 500 | 7 | |
| 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 15 | 498 | 42 | |
| 4 | 44 | Rex White | Max Welborn | Chevrolet | 27 | 497 | 16 | |
| 5 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 4 | 493 | 0 | |
| 6 | 97 | Bill Amick | Team Amick Motorsports | Ford | 33 | 491 | 0 | |
| 7 | 47 | Jack Smith | i.u. | Chevrolet | 17 | 491 | 0 | |
| 8 | 48 | Possum Jones | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 10 | 490 | 0 | |
| 9 | 38 | Gwyn Staley | Julian Petty | Chevrolet | 12 | 489 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Tiny Lund | i.u. | Chevrolet | 37 | 486 | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | Ford | 35 | 485 | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 482 | 0 | |
| 13 | 71 | Glen Woood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6 | 481 | 0 | |
| 14 | 26 | Larry Frank | Lonnie Fish | Chevrolet | 8 | 480 | 0 | |
| 15 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter | Chevrolet | 25 | 477 | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | Marvin Panch | Fireball Roberts | Ford | 9 | 473 | 0 | |
| 17 | 41 | T.A. Toomes | T.A. Toomes | Dodge | 38 | 473 | 0 | |
| 18 | 26 | Jim Paschal | Rice Racing | Ford | 23 | 470 | 0 | |
| 19 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan | Ford | 1 | 461 | 0 | |
| 20 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | Chevrolet | 21 | 455 | 0 | |
| 21 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Eddie Skinner | Ford | 36 | 453 | 0 | |
| 22 | 90 | Emanuel Zervakis | Donlavey Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 447 | 0 | |
| 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 429 | 0 | |
| 24 | 62 | Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider | Chevrolet | 5 | 426 | 0 | |
| 25 | 4 | Art Binkley | Smokey Yunick Racing | Plymouth | 28 | 242 | 0 | |
| 26 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain | Chevrolet | 26 | 426 | 0 | |
| 27 | 51 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | Ford | 40 | 417 | 0 | |
| 28 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | 11 | 416 | 0 | |
| 29 | 75 | Ken Rush | Frank Hayworth | Mercury | 14 | 405 | 0 | |
| 30 | 5 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 30 | 399 | 0 | |
| 31 | 19 | Dick Walters | Dick Walters | Plymouth | 18 | 398 | 0 | |
| 32 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 22 | 334 | 0 | |
| 33 | 84 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 29 | 334 | 0 | |
| 34 | 78 | George Green | Lonnie Fish | Chevrolet | 34 | 292 | 0 | |
| 35 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford | Plymouth | 19 | 242 | 0 | |
| 36 | 68 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | Ford | 32 | 225 | 0 | |
| 37 | 17 | Billy Myers | Fred Harb | Mercury | 39 | 160 | 0 | |
| 38 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 31 | 144 | 0 | |
| 39 | 40 | Johnny Mackison | Johnny Mackison | Ford | 3 | 133 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1A | Bill Massey | Whitey Norman | Ford | 24 | 86 | 0 | |
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Referenser
- ^ ”1957 Sweepstakes 500” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1957_Sweepstakes_500/W/. Läst 11 maj 2024.
- ^ ”NASCAR Race Results at Martinsville - Oct 6, 1957” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1957049. Läst 11 maj 2024.