Race: Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 49 of 53
Date: October 6, 1957
Track: Martinsville Speedway
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Old Dominion 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bob Welborn | Car | No. 49 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Eddie Pagan | Most Laps Led | Bob Welborn (435) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Stearn | Season Race | 49 of 53 |
Old Dominion 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 435 | running | — |
| 2 | 16 | 11 | Jimmy Massey | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 7 | running | — |
| 3 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 498 | 42 | running | — |
| 4 | 27 | 44 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 497 | 16 | running | — |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 33 | 97 | Bill Amick | Team Amick Motorsports | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 17 | — | Jack Smith | — | – | 491 | 0 | – | — |
| 8 | 10 | 48 | Possum Jones | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 12 | 38 | Gwyn Staley | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 37 | 8 | Tiny Lund | — | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 35 | 10 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 13 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 6 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 8 | 76 | Larry Frank | Lonnie Fish (Owner) | Chevrolet | 480 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 25 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 9 | 22 | Marvin Panch | Fireball Roberts (Owner) | Ford | 473 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 38 | 41 | T.A. Toomes | T.A. Toomes (Owner) | Dodge | 473 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 23 | 26 | Jim Paschal | Rice Racing | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 1 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 21 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 455 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 36 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Eddie Skinner (Owner) | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 20 | 90 | Emanuel Zervakis | Donlavey Racing | Chevrolet | 447 | 0 | axle | — |
| 23 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 429 | 0 | running | — |
| 24 | 5 | 62 | Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider (Owner) | Chevrolet | 426 | 0 | running | — |
| 25 | 28 | 4 | Art Binkley | Smokey Yunick Racing | Plymouth | 424 | 0 | running | — |
| 26 | 26 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | running | — |
| 27 | 40 | 51 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 417 | 0 | running | — |
| 28 | 11 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 416 | 0 | accident | — |
| 29 | 14 | 75 | Ken Rush | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 405 | 0 | running | — |
| 30 | 30 | 5 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | — |
| 31 | 18 | 19 | Dick Walters | Dick Walters (Owner) | Plymouth | 398 | 0 | running | — |
| 32 | 22 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 334 | 0 | accident | — |
| 33 | 29 | 84 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 334 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 34 | 34 | 78 | George Green | Lonnie Fish (Owner) | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | running | — |
| 35 | 19 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 242 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 36 | 32 | 68 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 225 | 0 | coil | — |
| 37 | 39 | 17 | Billy Myers | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 160 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 38 | 31 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | engine | — |
| 39 | 3 | 40 | Johnny Mackison | Johnny Mackison (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 40 | 24 | 1A | Bill Massey | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Ford | 86 | 0 | transmission | — |
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