Race: Richmond 250
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 16 of 53
Date: May 5, 1957
Track: Richmond Raceway
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Richmond 250 Race Information
| Winner | Paul Goldsmith | Car | No. 12 Ford |
| Team / Owner | DePaolo Engineering | Winner Start | 7th |
| Started First | Russ Hepler | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (159) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 22 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Tasnady | Season Race | 16 of 53 |
Richmond 250 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 12 | Paul Goldsmith | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | 41 | running | — |
| 2 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 199 | 159 | running | — |
| 3 | 2 | 98 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 12 | 45 | Frankie Schneider | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 15 | 17 | Jim Paschal | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 188 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 16 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 184 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 19 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 20 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 11 | 188 | Ralph Earnhardt | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 174 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 11 | 9 | 55 | Tiny Lund | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 18 | 76 | George Green | Lonnie Fish (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 8 | 50 | Tom Pistone | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | steering | — |
| 14 | 14 | 47 | Jack Smith | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 107 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 15 | 22 | 70 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | gasket | — |
| 16 | 21 | 79 | Dick Klank | — | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 13 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | piston | — |
| 18 | 1 | 29 | Russ Hepler | Howard Coulter (Owner) | Pontiac | 49 | 0 | throttle | — |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Ralph Moody | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | engine | — |
| 20 | 4 | 44 | Rex White | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | piston | — |
| 21 | 6 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 23 | 0 | accident | — |
| 22 | 17 | 11 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Enterprises | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | oil line | — |
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