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1957 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1957 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 53 races across 36 tracks, with 18 different drivers reaching victory lane. Buck Baker captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

53
Total Races
18
Different Winners
Buck Baker
Champion
36
Tracks Visited
Manufacturer wins: Ford: 26, Chevrolet: 21, Oldsmobile: 4, Pontiac: 2

Race-by-Race Results

# Race Winner Entries
1 150 Miles at Willow Springs Speedway Marvin Panch 34
2 100 Miles at Concord Speedway Marvin Panch 25
3 90 Miles at Titusville-Cocoa Speedway Fireball Roberts 15
4 160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Cotton Owens 57
5 100 Miles at Concord Speedway Jack Smith 20
6 100 Miles at Wilson Speedway Ralph Moody 21
7 99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway Buck Baker 19
8 100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Buck Baker 18
9 Wilkes County 160 Fireball Roberts 20
10 150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Fireball Roberts 28
11 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Fireball Roberts 20
12 100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Marvin Panch 20
13 83 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds Paul Goldsmith 19
14 195 Miles at Portland Speedway Art Watts 16
15 100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds Fireball Roberts 18
16 Richmond 250 Paul Goldsmith 22
17 Virginia 500 Buck Baker 24
18 293 Miles at Portland Speedway Eddie Pagan 23
19 100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway Buck Baker 28
20 96 Miles at Redwood Speedway Lloyd Dane 15
21 100 Miles at Lancaster Speedway Paul Goldsmith 17
22 75 Miles at Ascot Stadium Eddie Pagan 28
23 100 Miles at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway Fireball Roberts 17
24 100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Jack Smith 21
25 100 Miles at Capitol Speedway Bill Amick 31
26 94 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Lee Petty 22
27 100 Miles at Jacksonville Speedway Buck Baker 19
28 Raleigh 250 Paul Goldsmith 53
29 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Marvin Panch 21
30 390 Miles at Portland Speedway Eddie Pagan 18
31 201 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway Marvin Panch 28
32 Buddy Shuman 250 Jack Smith 25
33 100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway Buck Baker 23
34 100 Miles at Lancaster Speedway Speedy Thompson 19
35 The Glen 101.2 Buck Baker 20
36 72 Miles at Kitsap County Airport Parnelli Jones 14
37 100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway Marvin Panch 32
38 100 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium Lee Petty 23
39 100 Miles at Coastal Speedway Gwyn Staley 15
40 Southern 500 Speedy Thompson 50
41 100 Miles at New York State Fairgrounds Gwyn Staley 24
42 100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Lee Petty 20
43 100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds Danny Graves 27
44 58 Miles at Santa Clara Fairgrounds Marvin Porter 22
45 300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Gwyn Staley 48
46 100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Buck Baker 19
47 100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds Buck Baker 21
48 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Lee Petty 28
49 Old Dominion 500 Bob Welborn 40
50 100 Miles at Newberry Speedway Fireball Roberts 23
51 100 Miles at Concord Speedway Fireball Roberts 26
52 Wilkes 160 Jack Smith 26
53 83 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds Buck Baker 31

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank Driver Wins Top 5 Top 10 Races Avg Finish
1 Buck Baker ★ 10 30 38 40 4.7
2 Fireball Roberts 8 21 27 42 9.2
3 Marvin Panch 6 22 27 42 8.5
4 Lee Petty 4 20 33 41 7.8
5 Jack Smith 4 17 26 40 9.6
6 Paul Goldsmith 4 10 15 25 11.7
7 Eddie Pagan 3 11 11 15 6.3
8 Gwyn Staley 3 7 9 13 10.7
9 Speedy Thompson 2 16 22 38 10.2
10 Bill Amick 1 8 12 21 14.7
11 Lloyd Dane 1 7 10 10 3.8
12 Ralph Moody 1 5 5 10 13.1
13 Bob Welborn 1 3 3 5 8.8
14 Danny Graves 1 3 4 7 10.3
15 Cotton Owens 1 3 6 17 16.4
16 Art Watts 1 2 3 5 7.0
17 Marvin Porter 1 2 3 6 11.2
18 Parnelli Jones 1 1 3 10 17.9
19 Jim Paschal 0 9 17 35 14.9
20 Tiny Lund 0 6 15 32 14.0
21 George Seeger 0 5 5 6 4.8
22 Joe Weatherly 0 5 7 14 13.2
23 Rex White 0 4 6 9 10.8
24 Johnny Allen 0 4 17 42 12.9
25 Billy Myers 0 4 9 28 15.1
26 Dick Getty 0 3 8 10 8.0
27 Scotty Cain 0 3 7 11 10.1
28 Chuck Meekins 0 3 4 6 11.5
29 Frankie Schneider 0 3 6 10 15.6
30 Curtis Turner 0 2 4 10 13.0

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1957 NASCAR championship?
Buck Baker won the 1957 NASCAR Cup Series championship with 10 wins, driving a Chevrolet.
How many races were in the 1957 Cup Series season?
The 1957 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 53 races at 36 different tracks.
What were the notable moments of the 1957 NASCAR season?
The 1957 season saw 18 different winners, with Buck Baker leading the way with 10 victories.

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