1957 Cup Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 53 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

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#	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Margin	Team	Laps Led
1	Nov 11	150 Miles at Willow Springs Speedway	Lancaster Speedway	Marvin Panch	—	DePaolo Engineering	41
2	Dec 2	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway	Marvin Panch	—	DePaolo Engineering	198
3	Dec 30	90 Miles at Titusville-Cocoa Speedway	Titusville-Cocoa Speedway	Fireball Roberts	—	DePaolo Engineering	29
4	Feb 17	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Cotton Owens	—	Nichels Engineering	30
5	Mar 3	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway	Jack Smith	—	Hugh Babb (Owner)	115
6	Mar 17	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Ralph Moody	—	DePaolo Engineering	100
7	Mar 24	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Buck Baker	—	Hugh Babb (Owner)	40
8	Mar 31	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Buck Baker	—	Hugh Babb (Owner)	96
9	Apr 7	Wilkes County 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Fireball Roberts	—	DePaolo Engineering	160
10	Apr 14	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Fireball Roberts	—	DePaolo Engineering	99
11	Apr 19	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Fireball Roberts	—	DePaolo Engineering	21
12	Apr 27	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Marvin Panch	—	DePaolo Engineering	1
13	Apr 28	83 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Paul Goldsmith	—	Smokey Yunick Racing	178
14	Apr 28	195 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway	Art Watts	—	Al Schmidhamer (Owner)	100
15	May 4	100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Fireball Roberts	—	DePaolo Engineering	34
16	May 5	Richmond 250	Richmond Raceway	Paul Goldsmith	—	DePaolo Engineering	41
17	May 19	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Buck Baker	—	Hugh Babb (Owner)	113
18	May 26	293 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway	Eddie Pagan	—	Eddie Pagan (Owner)	1
19	May 30	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway	Buck Baker	—	Hugh Babb (Owner)	1
20	May 30	96 Miles at Redwood Speedway	Redwood Speedway	Lloyd Dane	—	Lloyd Dane (Owner)	1
21	Jun 1	100 Miles at Lancaster Speedway	Lancaster Speedway	Paul Goldsmith	—	Smokey Yunick Racing	1
22	Jun 8	75 Miles at Ascot Stadium	Ascot Stadium	Eddie Pagan	—	Eddie Pagan (Owner)	1
23	Jun 15	100 Miles at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	Fireball Roberts	—	Fireball Roberts (Owner)	1
24	Jun 20	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Jack Smith	—	Jack Smith (Owner)	1
25	Jun 22	100 Miles at Capitol Speedway	Capitol Speedway	Bill Amick	—	Team Amick Motorsports	1
26	Jun 29	94 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	—	Petty Enterprises	83
27	Jun 30	100 Miles at Jacksonville Speedway	Jacksonville Speedway	Buck Baker	—	Buck Baker Racing	1
28	Jul 4	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway	Paul Goldsmith	—	Smokey Yunick Racing	191
29	Jul 12	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Marvin Panch	—	Marvin Panch (Owner)	66
30	Jul 14	390 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway	Eddie Pagan	—	Eddie Pagan (Owner)	1
31	Jul 14	201 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Marvin Panch	—	Herb Thomas Racing	9
32	Jul 20	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway	Jack Smith	—	Jack Smith (Owner)	57
33	Jul 24	100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway	Norfolk Speedway	Buck Baker	—	Buck Baker Racing	1
34	Jul 30	100 Miles at Lancaster Speedway	Lancaster Speedway	Speedy Thompson	—	Speedy Thompson (Owner)	200
35	Aug 4	The Glen 101.2	Watkins Glen International	Buck Baker	—	Buck Baker Racing	44
36	Aug 4	72 Miles at Kitsap County Airport	Kitsap County Airport	Parnelli Jones	—	Oscar Maples (Owner)	1
37	Aug 10	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway	Marvin Panch	—	Marvin Panch (Owner)	1
38	Aug 16	100 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium	Old Bridge Stadium	Lee Petty	—	Petty Enterprises	22
39	Aug 26	100 Miles at Coastal Speedway	Coastal Speedway	Gwyn Staley	—	Julian Petty (Owner)	15
40	Sep 2	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Speedy Thompson	—	Speedy Thompson (Owner)	210
41	Sep 5	100 Miles at New York State Fairgrounds	New York State Fairgrounds	Gwyn Staley	—	Julian Petty (Owner)	90
42	Sep 8	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Lee Petty	—	Petty Enterprises	46
43	Sep 8	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds	Danny Graves	—	Danny Graves (Owner)	1
44	Sep 15	58 Miles at Santa Clara Fairgrounds	Santa Clara Fairgrounds	Marvin Porter	—	Marvin Porter (Owner)	1
45	Sep 15	300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Gwyn Staley	—	Julian Petty (Owner)	85
46	Sep 19	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Buck Baker	—	Buck Baker Racing	1
47	Sep 21	100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	—	Buck Baker Racing	125
48	Oct 5	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	—	Petty Enterprises	1
49	Oct 6	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Bob Welborn	—	Bob Welborn (Owner)	435
50	Oct 12	100 Miles at Newberry Speedway	Newberry Speedway	Fireball Roberts	—	Fireball Roberts (Owner)	118
51	Oct 13	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway	Fireball Roberts	—	Fireball Roberts (Owner)	108
52	Oct 20	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Jack Smith	—	Jack Smith (Owner)	43
53	Oct 27	83 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	—	Buck Baker Racing	66

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?

The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.

How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?

The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.

What is a NASCAR stage?

Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.

Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?

Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.

What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?

The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.

Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?

NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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