CUP SERIES · SEASON

1957

Gen 1 · Grand National · Champion: Buck Baker

Cup

‹ 1956 1958 ›

Races

Drivers

256

Winners

Avg cautions

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Avg lead changes

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Avg margin

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Closest finish

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Races

#	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Pole	Laps	Ctn	LC	Margin	Data
1	—	150 Miles at Willow Springs Speedway	Lancaster Speedway RC	98Marvin Panch	98Marvin Panch	60	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
2	—	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway DIRT	98Marvin Panch	C22Curtis Turner	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
3	—	90 Miles at Titusville-Cocoa Speedway	Titusville-Cocoa Speedway RC	22Fireball Roberts	3Paul Goldsmith	56	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
4	—	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course RC	6Cotton Owens	8Banjo Matthews	39	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
5	—	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway DIRT	47Jack Smith	55Mel Larson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
6	—	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway DIRT	12Ralph Moody	22Fireball Roberts	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
7	—	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	22Fireball Roberts	110	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
8	—	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	98Marvin Panch	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
9	—	Wilkes County 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	22Fireball Roberts	22Fireball Roberts	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
10	—	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	3Paul Goldsmith	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
11	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	98Marvin Panch	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
12	—	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds DIRT	98Marvin Panch	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
13	—	83 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds DIRT	3Paul Goldsmith	87Buck Baker	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
14	—	195 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway ST	22NArt Watts	22NArt Watts	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
15	—	100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	55Tiny Lund	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
16	—	Richmond 250	Richmond Raceway ST	12Paul Goldsmith	29Russ Hepler	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
17	—	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway ST	87Buck Baker	3Paul Goldsmith	441	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
18	—	293 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway ST	45Eddie Pagan	22NArt Watts	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
19	—	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	98Marvin Panch	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
20	—	96 Miles at Redwood Speedway	Redwood Speedway DIRT	44Lloyd Dane	11Parnelli Jones	153	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
21	—	100 Miles at Lancaster Speedway	Lancaster Speedway RC	3Paul Goldsmith	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
22	—	75 Miles at Ascot Stadium	Ascot Stadium DIRT	45Eddie Pagan	45Eddie Pagan	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
23	—	100 Miles at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	Tennessee-Carolina Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
24	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	47Jack Smith	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
25	—	100 Miles at Capitol Speedway	Capitol Speedway DIRT	97Bill Amick	22NArt Watts	199	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
26	—	94 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds DIRT	42Lee Petty	42Lee Petty	187	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
27	—	100 Miles at Jacksonville Speedway	Jacksonville Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	42Lee Petty	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
28	—	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway INT	3Paul Goldsmith	44Frankie Schneider	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
29	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	98Marvin Panch	55Tiny Lund	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
30	—	390 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway ST	45Eddie Pagan	22NArt Watts	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
31	—	201 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway DIRT	92Marvin Panch	46Speedy Thompson	134	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
32	—	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway DIRT	47Jack Smith	38Gwyn Staley	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
33	—	100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway	Norfolk Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	97Bill Amick	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
34	—	100 Miles at Lancaster Speedway	Lancaster Speedway RC	46Speedy Thompson	46Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
35	—	The Glen 101.2	Watkins Glen International RC	87Buck Baker	87Buck Baker	44	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
36	—	72 Miles at Kitsap County Airport	Kitsap County Airport SS	11Parnelli Jones	22NArt Watts	80	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
37	—	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway DIRT	98Marvin Panch	55Tiny Lund	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
38	—	100 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium	Old Bridge Stadium ST	42Lee Petty	44Rex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
39	—	100 Miles at Coastal Speedway	Coastal Speedway DIRT	38Gwyn Staley	64Johnny Allen	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
40	—	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway INT	46Speedy Thompson	6Cotton Owens	364	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
41	—	100 Miles at New York State Fairgrounds	New York State Fairgrounds DIRT	38Gwyn Staley	38Gwyn Staley	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
42	—	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	97Bill Amick	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
43	—	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds DIRT	81Danny Graves	81Danny Graves	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
44	—	58 Miles at Santa Clara Fairgrounds	Santa Clara Fairgrounds DIRT	12Marvin Porter	44Lloyd Dane	116	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
45	—	300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway DIRT	38Gwyn Staley	3Paul Goldsmith	300	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
46	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
47	—	100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds DIRT	87Buck Baker	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
48	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	42Lee Petty	42Lee Petty	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
49	—	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway ST	49Bob Welborn	45Eddie Pagan	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
50	—	100 Miles at Newberry Speedway	Newberry Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	47Jack Smith	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
51	—	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	47Jack Smith	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
52	—	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	47Jack Smith	22Fireball Roberts	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
53	—	83 Miles at Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds	Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds DIRT	87Buck Baker	26Ken Rush	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP

Wins per driver

Standings

Computed with the season's rules

#	Driver	Team	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Poles	Laps led	Avg fin	DNF
1	87Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	10	30	38	6	858	4.7	4
2	22Fireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts (Owner)	8	21	27	4	1,415	9.2	10
3	98Marvin Panch	Marvin Panch (Owner)	6	22	27	4	449	8.5

Pace leaders · 1957 Cup Series

drivers with 3+ races (0 of 0)

No pace statistics for this season (lap-level data from 2020).