Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 40 of 53
Date: September 2, 1957
Track: Darlington Raceway
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Southern 500 Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 46 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Winner Start | 7th |
| Started First | Cotton Owens | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (210) |
| Race Distance | 500.5 miles (364 laps) | Track Length | 1.375 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 50 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Tasnady | Season Race | 40 of 53 |
Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 364 | 210 | running | — |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 361 | 18 | running | — |
| 3 | 32 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Marvin Panch (Owner) | Ford | 360 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 12 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 9 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 45 | 2 | Billy Carden | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 29 | 14 | Billy Myers | Billy Myers (Owner) | Ford | 353 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 25 | 40 | Johnny Mackison | Johnny Mackison (Owner) | Ford | 352 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 48 | 48 | Possum Jones | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 28 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 348 | 9 | accident | — |
| 11 | 3 | 31 | Curtis Turner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 346 | 51 | running | — |
| 12 | 27 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 345 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 17 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty (Owner) | Ford | 341 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 4 | 80 | Jimmie Lewallen | Rice Racing | Pontiac | 340 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 34 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 23 | 77 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 26 | 20 | Jimmy Thompson | Jimmy Thompson (Owner) | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 38 | 54 | Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly (Owner) | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 37 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 11 | 55 | Tiny Lund | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 308 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 31 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 35 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 283 | 0 | running | — |
| 23 | 41 | 51 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 282 | 0 | running | — |
| 24 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 281 | 31 | accident | — |
| 25 | 42 | 71 | George Parrish | Joe Frazier (Owner) | Studebaker | 263 | 0 | running | — |
| 26 | 33 | 12 | Marvin Porter | Oscar Maples (Owner) | Ford | 221 | 0 | engine | — |
| 27 | 30 | 10 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Ford | 215 | 0 | engine | — |
| 28 | 20 | 44 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 210 | 0 | axle | — |
| 29 | 19 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 156 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 30 | 49 | 13 | Peck Peckham | William Meyer (Owner) | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | engine | — |
| 31 | 39 | 35 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 130 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 32 | 18 | 97 | Bill Amick | Team Amick Motorsports | Ford | 102 | 0 | accident | — |
| 33 | 10 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Fireball Roberts (Owner) | Ford | 101 | 41 | accident | — |
| 34 | 22 | 11 | Parnelli Jones | Oscar Maples (Owner) | Ford | 99 | 0 | accident | — |
| 35 | 50 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Ford | 84 | 0 | piston | — |
| 36 | 36 | 17 | Shorty York | Jim Paschal (Owner) | Mercury | 79 | 0 | engine | — |
| 37 | 16 | 89 | Joe Caspolich | Pappy Crane (Owner) | Ford | 66 | 0 | accident | — |
| 38 | 46 | 26 | Bill Blair | Rice Racing | Ford | 63 | 0 | accident | — |
| 39 | 24 | 90 | Runt Harris | Donlavey Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 40 | 14 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 37 | 0 | accident | — |
| 41 | 13 | 84 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 31 | 0 | engine | — |
| 42 | 44 | 30 | Cale Yarborough | Bob Weatherly (Owner) | Pontiac | 31 | 0 | hub | — |
| 43 | 2 | 4 | Bobby Myers | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 27 | 1 | accident | — |
| 44 | 6 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 27 | 3 | accident | — |
| 45 | 43 | 88 | Chuck Hansen | Chuck Hansen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | piston | — |
| 46 | 21 | 38 | Gwyn Staley | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | coil | — |
| 47 | 5 | 62 | Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | engine | — |
| 48 | 15 | 92 | Fonty Flock | Herb Thomas Racing | Pontiac | 18 | 0 | accident | — |
| 49 | 40 | 68 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
| 50 | 47 | 41 | T.A. Toomes | C.M. Julian (Owner) | Dodge | 3 | 0 | brakes | — |
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