1957 Virginia 500

Auto race held at Martinsville Speedway in 1957 February 2025 CUST Race 17 of 53 in the 1957 NASCAR Grand National Series season Virginia 500 Weather information for the 1957 Virginia 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1957 05 19 1957 17 53 1957_Virginia_500_program_cover.png 200px 1957 Virginia 500 program cover Temperatures of 81 F C; wind speeds of 11.1 mph km/h Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia 0.500 0.805 441 220.500 354.860 500 250.000 402.336 57.318 mi/h Paul Goldsmith Smokey Yunick Racing Billy Myers Bill Strope 201 87 Buck Baker Hugh Babb The 1957 Virginia 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 19, 1957, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Barney Oldfield made his only NASCAR Cup Series appearance at this event.Barney Oldfield's only NASCAR Cup Series race at Race Database Months after this race, the Automobile Manufacturers Association decided to legally separate themselves from all forms of automobile racing that was being held in the United States; donating millions of dollars in machinery directly to the drivers.1957 NASCAR Grand National Recap at How Stuff Works Background thumb|A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ October 26, 2012 NASCAR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101012082703/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ October 12, 2010 The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 mi km long.NASCAR Tracks—The Martinsville Speedway http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/About-The-Track/About-The-Track.aspx Martinsville Speedway October 26, 2012 October 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101007095733/http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/About-The-Track/About-The-Track.aspx dead The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has a zero degree banking. Race report It took nearly four hours to race 441 laps worth of stock car automobile racing. While originally scheduled for 500 laps, it was stopped prematurely due to a bad in-race crash. Tom Pistone and Billy Myers would end up getting involved in the collision on lap 441; making Buck Baker the automatic winner. Just before the accident took form, Pistone straightened his car and continued. Myers headed for the wall and then jumped it near where a crowd of folks was standing. The 24-driver starting lineup was made up of drivers who were all born in the United States of America. T.A. Toomes would take up the last-place position due to problems with his gasket on lap 121.1957 Virginia 500 racing information at Racing Reference Paul Goldsmith, Tiny Lund and Buck Baker would dominate the laps prior to the accident. The victory of Buck Baker over second-place finisher Curtis Turner would demonstrate the power of the 1957 Chevrolet. Although its real-life counterpart had fuel injection, the NASCAR version had to use a carburetor. Fuel injection did not become legal in what is now known as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series until the 2012 season. Individual race earnings for this event ranged from the winner's share of $3,170 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $125 ($ when adjusted for inflation). A grand total of $12,240 was handed out by NASCAR officials for the explicit purpose of paying off the qualifying drivers ($ when adjusted for inflation).Winnings information for the 1957 Virginia 500 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Jess Potter was the only notable crew chief to take part in the race, leading the pit road crew of Brownie King's Chevrolet.1957 Virginia 500 crew chief information at Racing Reference Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer OwnerTimeAvg. Speed 1 3 Paul Goldsmith '57 Ford Smokey Yunick27.40065.693 2 46 Speedy Thompson '57 Chevrolet Hugh Babb27.44065.598 3 55 Tiny Lund '57 Pontiac A.L. Bumgarner27.50065.454 4 50 Tom Pistone '57 Chevrolet Hugh Babb27.52065.407 5 98 Marvin Panch '57 Ford Pete DePaolo27.53065.383 6 14 Billy Myers '57 Mercury Bill Stroppe27.62065.170 7 22 Fireball Roberts '57 Ford Pete DePaolo27.71064.958 8 42 Lee Petty '57 Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises27.72064.935 9 88 Ralph Earnhardt '57 Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises27.89064.539 10 99 Curtis Turner '57 Ford Pete DePaolo27.95064.401 11 64 Johnny Allen '57 Plymouth Spook Crawford28.01064.263 12 47 Jack Smith '57 Chevrolet Hugh Babb28.07064.125 13 29 Russ Hepler '57 Pontiac Howard Coulter28.08064.102 14 87 Buck Baker '57 Chevrolet Hugh Babb28.28063.649 15 6 Cotton Owens '57 Pontiac Ray Nichels28.45063.269 16 32 Brownie King '56 Chevrolet Jess Potter29.65060.708 17 421 T.A. Toomes '56 Dodge C.M. Julian29.75060.50418881Jim Linke*OldsmobilePetty Enterprises30.09059.820 19 76 George Green '56 Chevrolet Lonnie Fish30.18059.642 20 74 L.D. Austin '56 Chevrolet L.D. Austin30.28059.445 21 94 Clarence DeZalia '56 Ford Clarence DeZalia0.0000.000 22 28 Eddie Skinner '57 Ford Eddie Skinner0.0000.000 23 24 Barney Oldfield '56 Ford Rat Garner0.0000.000 24 17 Jim Paschal '57 Mercury Bill Stroppe0.0000.000 25 71 Bill Bowman '56 Chevrolet Bill Bowman0.0000.000Failed to qualify11Emanuel ZervakisChevroletEmanuel Zervakis0.0000.00035Bill ChampionFordBill Champion0.0000.00080Frank JamisonChevroletFrank Jamison0.0000.000154Nace MattinglyFordNace Mattingly0.0000.000 Failed to qualify: Emanuel Zervakis (#11), Bill Champion (#35), Nace Mattingly (#154), Frank Jamison (#80)Qualifying information for the 1957 Virginia 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102858/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1957-17/W March 28, 2018 at Racing Reference *Withdrew. Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Paul Goldsmith started the race with the pole position. Lap 55: Tiny Lund takes over the lead from Paul Goldsmith. Lap 121: Problems with the vehicle's head gasket made T.A. Toomes into the last-place finisher. Lap 128: Buck Baker takes over the lead from Tiny Lund. Lap 145: Billy Myers takes over the lead from Buck Baker. Lap 146: The rear end of Eddie Skinner's vehicle became problematic, forcing him to quit the race. Lap 211: Cotton Owens had a terminal crash; causing him to withdraw from the event. Lap 233: Buck Baker takes over the lead from Billy Myers. Lap 281: Tiny Lund's engine developed problems, forcing him to make an early exit from the race. Lap 329: Billy Myers takes over the lead from Buck Baker. Lap 377: Johnny Allen noticed that his vehicle's clutch had some issues, causing him to pull over and end his hopes of winning the race. Lap 441: Tom Pistone and Billy Myers crashed into each other, jointly ending their chances of winning the race. Finish: Buck Baker was declared the winner after starting the event in 14th place. Finishing order Section reference:1957 Virginia 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1957_Virginia_500 2021-07-03 www.thethirdturn.com en FinSt#DriverMakeTeam/OwnerSponsorLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11487Buck Baker'57 ChevroletHugh Babb441113running500$3,17021099Curtis Turner'57 FordPete DePaoloDePaolo Engineering4410running480$1,7703450Tom Pistone'57 ChevroletHugh Babb4410crash460$1,1254614Billy Myers'57 MercuryBill Stroppe441201crash440$9805842Lee Petty'57 OldsmobilePetty Enterprises4400running420$67561247Jack Smith'57 ChevroletHugh Babb4360running400$500713Paul Goldsmith'57 FordSmokey YunickSmokey's Best Damn Garage43254running380$4758598Marvin Panch'57 FordPete DePaoloDePaolo Engineering4310running360$4009722Fireball Roberts'57 FordPete DePaoloDePaolo Engineering4270running340$300102317Jim Paschal'57 MercuryBill Stroppe4160running320$30011246Speedy Thompson'57 ChevroletHugh Babb4090running300$275121632Brownie King'56 ChevroletJess Potter4040running280$20013988Ralph Earnhardt'57 OldsmobilePetty Enterprises3910running260$200141974L.D. Austin'56 ChevroletL.D. Austin3910running240$200151876George Green'56 ChevroletLonnie Fish3880running220$200161164Johnny Allen'57 PlymouthSpook Crawford3770clutch200$200172471Bill Bowman'56 ChevroletBill Bowman3630running180$175182224Barney Oldfield'56 FordRat Garner3560running160$150192094Clarence DeZalia'56 FordClarence DeZalia3510running140$15020355Tiny Lund'57 PontiacA.L. Bumgarner28173engine120$295211329Russ Hepler'57 PontiacHoward Coulter2700bearing100$12522156Cotton Owens'57 PontiacRay Nichels2110crash80$125232128Eddie Skinner'57 FordEddie Skinner1460rear end60$1252417421T.A. Toomes'56 DodgeC.M. Julian1210gasket40$125Failed to qualify11Emanuel ZervakisChevroletEmanuel Zervakis35Bill ChampionFordBill Champion80Frank JamisonChevroletFrank Jamison154Nace MattinglyFordNace MattinglyWD881Jim LinkeOldsmobilePetty Enterprises References 1956 1958 Virginia 500 races 1957 Virginia 500 Virginia 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway