Race: 160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 4 of 53
Date: February 17, 1957
Track: Daytona Beach & Road Course
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160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Information
| Winner | Cotton Owens | Car | No. 6 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Nichels Engineering | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Banjo Matthews | Most Laps Led | Cotton Owens (30) |
| Race Distance | 159.9 miles (39 laps) | Track Length | 4.1 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 57 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Tasnady | Season Race | 4 of 53 |
160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 39 | 30 | running | — |
| 2 | 13 | 50 | Johnny Beauchamp | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Fonty Flock | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | — | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 18 | 87 | Buck Baker | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 21 | 98 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | — | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 27 | 43 | Bill Lutz | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – | — |
| 7 | 39 | 99 | Curtis Turner | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 8 | 50 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 9 | 53 | 44 | Rex White | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 10 | 36 | 505 | Charlie Cregar | Charlie Cregar (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 11 | 49 | 712 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 12 | 10 | 15 | Tim Flock | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | — | 0 | – | — |
| 13 | 22 | 500 | Phil Orr | Phil Orr (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 14 | 28 | 90 | Don Oldenberg | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 15 | 29 | 112 | Rod Perry | Bob Whitmire (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 16 | 11 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | — | 0 | – | — |
| 17 | 30 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 18 | 42 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 19 | 46 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 20 | 34 | 36 | Jim Delaney | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 21 | 45 | 411 | Jack Goodwin | — | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 22 | 16 | 29 | Russ Hepler | Howard Coulter (Owner) | Pontiac | — | 0 | – | — |
| 23 | 38 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Eddie Skinner (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 24 | 20 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 9 | engine | — |
| 25 | 51 | 640 | Ken Love | Richard Gallup (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 26 | 47 | 121 | Scotty Cain | Scotty Cain (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 27 | 33 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | accident | — |
| 28 | 25 | 37 | Pat Kirkwood | Herschel White (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 29 | 32 | 527 | Lem Svajian | Lem Svajian (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 30 | 57 | 55 | Mel Larson | Larson Racing | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 31 | 9 | 20 | Fred Boggs | Fred Boggs (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 32 | 55 | 441 | Chuck Hobbs | Chuck Hobbs (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | accident | — |
| 33 | 24 | 310 | Joe Lee Johnson | S.T. Campbell (Owner) | Dodge | — | 0 | – | — |
| 34 | 2 | 47 | Jack Smith | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 35 | 37 | 23 | Hank Chapman | Hank Chapman (Owner) | Pontiac | — | 0 | – | — |
| 36 | 44 | 154 | Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 37 | 14 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 38 | 26 | 25A | Everett Brashear | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | accident | — |
| 39 | 31 | 248 | Sonny Morgan | Sonny Morgan (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 40 | 7 | 45 | Frankie Schneider | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 41 | 1 | 8 | Banjo Matthews | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | — | 0 | – | — |
| 42 | 52 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 43 | 17 | 97 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 44 | 5 | 188 | Tiny Lund | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – | — |
| 45 | 8 | 17 | Jim Paschal | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | — | 0 | – | — |
| 46 | 6 | 85 | Darel Dieringer | John Zink (Owner) | Pontiac | — | 0 | accident | — |
| 47 | 54 | 76 | George West | Lonnie Fish (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 48 | 56 | 61 | Dick Foley | Dick Foley (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 49 | 12 | 39 | Ed Fiola | George Mallinger (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 50 | 43 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | — | 0 | – | — |
| 51 | 48 | 81 | Bernie Hentges | — | Dodge | — | 0 | – | — |
| 52 | 40 | 54 | Al Tasnady | Romeo Gelsi (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – | — |
| 53 | 41 | 12 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 54 | 15 | 7 | Jim Reed | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 55 | 35 | 226 | Russ Truelove | Bill White (Owner) | Mercury | — | 0 | – | — |
| 56 | 23 | 118 | Jim Russell | Jim Russell (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
| 57 | 19 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – | — |
Season Navigation
1957 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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