Race: 300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 45 of 53
Date: September 15, 1957
Track: Langhorne Speedway
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300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Gwyn Staley | Car | No. 38 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Julian Petty (Owner) | Winner Start | 25th |
| Started First | Paul Goldsmith | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (123) |
| Race Distance | 300 miles (300 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 48 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Stearn | Season Race | 45 of 53 |
300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 38 | Gwyn Staley | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 300 | 85 | running | — |
| 2 | 24 | 0 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 22 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 295 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 16 | 44 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 12 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 23 | 9 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 287 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 7 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 286 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 27 | 43 | Ken Marriott | — | Plymouth | 281 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 41 | 2 | Tommie Elliott | — | Ford | 281 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 19 | 14 | Darel Dieringer | Slim Rominger (Owner) | Ford | 279 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 20 | 62 | Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider (Owner) | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 5 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 273 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 29 | 76 | Larry Frank | Lonnie Fish (Owner) | Chevrolet | 273 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 268 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 13 | 35 | Pee Wee Jones | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 262 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 31 | 10 | Roger Baldwin | Roger Baldwin (Owner) | Ford | 259 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Fireball Roberts (Owner) | Ford | 247 | 123 | running | — |
| 18 | 42 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 37 | 77 | Don Gray | Lonnie Fish (Owner) | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 36 | 37 | Bill Benson | Bill Benson (Owner) | Mercury | 245 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 38 | 4 | Art Binkley | Smokey Yunick Racing | Plymouth | 233 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 21 | 5 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 233 | 0 | running | — |
| 23 | 9 | 48 | Possum Jones | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | fuel tank | — |
| 24 | 6 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Ford | 220 | 44 | piston | — |
| 25 | 40 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 219 | 0 | idler arm | — |
| 26 | 15 | 90 | Emanuel Zervakis | Donlavey Racing | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | running | — |
| 27 | 28 | 34 | Huck Spaulding | Huck Spaulding (Owner) | Dodge | 209 | 0 | fuel line | — |
| 28 | 45 | 70 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Owner) | Ford | 208 | 0 | running | — |
| 29 | 14 | 97 | Bill Amick | Team Amick Motorsports | Ford | 206 | 19 | engine | — |
| 30 | 17 | 68 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 203 | 0 | fuel tank | — |
| 31 | 10 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 280 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 55 | Tiny Lund | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 167 | 0 | accident | — |
| 33 | 1 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 162 | 29 | fuel line | — |
| 34 | 18 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Marvin Panch (Owner) | Ford | 146 | 0 | a-frame | — |
| 35 | 46 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Mercury | 142 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
| 36 | 3 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | fuel tank | — |
| 37 | 47 | 79 | Dick Klank | — | Ford | 122 | 0 | hub | — |
| 38 | 26 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | shocks | — |
| 39 | 48 | 81 | Jerry Benjamin | — | Ford | 114 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 40 | 33 | 45 | George Bumgardner | Lyle Sokoll (Owner) | Ford | 111 | 0 | a-frame | — |
| 41 | 11 | 75 | Ken Rush | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 103 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 42 | 39 | 65 | Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 99 | 0 | accident | — |
| 43 | 32 | 88 | Chuck Hansen | Chuck Hansen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | — |
| 44 | 44 | 6 | Jim Paschal | — | Ford | 87 | 0 | idler arm | — |
| 45 | 34 | 86 | Dutch Hoag | — | Pontiac | 85 | 0 | a-frame | — |
| 46 | 30 | 23 | Bobby Abel | — | Chevrolet | 57 | — | engine | — |
| 47 | 35 | 78 | Shep Langdon | Lonnie Fish (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 48 | 43 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | engine | — |
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