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1957 - Wilkes County 160 Race Results


Race Name - Wilkes County 160
Date - 4/7/1957
Race Track - North Wilkesboro Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.625 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 81.5 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps - 5
Average Race Speed - 75.015 mph
Lead Changes - 0
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 9
 More Races from 1957
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Fireball Roberts 22 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 160 57 Ford 160 $850
2 2 Paul Goldsmith 97 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 160 57 Ford 0 $625
3 9 Ralph Moody 12 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 160 57 Ford 0 $450
4 5 Marvin Panch 98 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 159 57 Ford 0 $350
5 3 Buck Baker 87 Hugh Babb 159 57 Chevrol 0 $310
6 10 Allen Adkins 99 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 158 57 Ford 0 $250
7 7 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 155 57 Oldsmob 0 $200
8 15 Mel Larson 55 Mel Larson 154 56 Ford 0 $150
9 13 Johnny Allen 64 Spook Crawford 153 57 Plymout 0 $100
10 17 Brownie King 32 Jess Potter 150 56 Chevrol 0 $100
11 11 Tiny Lund 431 CM Julian 148 56 Dodge 0 $100
12 16 Bill Morton 100 Bill Morton 145 56 Chevrol 0 $100
13 18 Dick Beaty 34 Dick Beaty 142 56 Ford 0 $100
14 19 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 140 56 Chevrol 0 $100
15 20 Clarence DeZalia 94 Clarence DeZalia 132 56 Ford 0 $100
16 4 Speedy Thompson 46 Hugh Babb 130 57 Chevrol 0 $100
17 12 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 119 57 Mercury 0 $100
18 6 Jack Smith 47 Hugh Babb 52 57 Chevrol 0 $100
19 14 Ralph Earnhardt 188 Petty Enterprises 36 57 Oldsmob 0 $50
20 8 Jim Paschal 17 Bill Stroppe 34 57 Mercury 0 $50