1957 Rebel 300

Auto race held at Darlington Raceway in 1957 February 2025 CUST Race 14 of 36 in the 1957 NASCAR Convertible Division1957 NASCAR Convertible Series season Rebel 300 Weather information for the 1957 Rebel 300 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1957 05 12 1957 14 36 1957_Rebel_300_program_cover_and_logo.png 1957 Rebel 300 program cover Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) 1.366 2.198 219 301.3 606.7 107.921 mi/h Temperatures of 81 F C; wind speeds of 7 mph km/h 17,000 Paul Goldsmith Slim Rominger Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo 181 22 Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo The 1957 Rebel 300 was a NASCAR Convertible Series race in Darlington, South Carolina on May 12, 1957. While the Rebel 300 was originally a convertible race, it eventually became absorbed into what is now known as the NASCAR Cup Series. From a lineal historical standpoint, this race is the first in the lineal history of the current Darlington Cup race since 2005, the Southern 500. The race's name references the Confederate Memorial Day weekend of the race, which was held on the Saturday closest to Confederate Memorial Day from 1957 until 1965, and again from 1967 until 1969, and again from 2005 until 2013. After a Saturday rainout, track president Bob Colvin decided to race on the next clear day, in violation of South Carolina blue laws (the Southern 500 was held on Monday until 1984). Colvin was fined $58 for the violation by Sheriff Grover Bryant ($ when adjusted for inflation). Tickets for this event sold from anywhere from $5 USD ($ when adjusted for inflation) to $8 USD ($ when adjusted for inflation). The 1957 Rebel 300 was also the first NASCAR convertible race to be run on a Sunday and on Mother's Day.Racing in convertibles — and on Sunday at SCNow.com Race report Among the cars that failed to qualify for this race included Cup Series race winners Darel Dieringer, Neil Castles, Tiny Lund and Ralph Moody. While Curtis Turner and Marvin Panch dominated the early portion of the race, a series of crashes would knock most of the 27-car grid out of the race. Most of the field would be driving vehicles from either Ford or Plymouth.1957 Rebel 300 at Racing Reference The 29th lap was marred by a nine-car wreck.Pit 3 - Pre-Cup Days: 1957 Rebel 300July 2026 InternetArchiveBot at Race Place All the drivers were born in the United States of America. Ken Rush was the last-place finisher. In the end, the race was between Joe Weatherly, Fireball Roberts and Bobby Myers. Fireball Roberts would ultimately beat Tim Flock by two laps in front of 17,000 people. The time of the race was 2:47 with no caution laps. Lap 95 was the only time that Roberts didn't lead the race because of a pit stop.Please Take Your Top Off; the Rebel 300 at the Midwest Racing Archives Art Binkley, Dick Beaty and Possum Jones would be the most notable drivers in the lap 29 crashes. Beaty was later known as a NASCAR official and Bobby Myers' son Danny became a well-known mechanic in NASCAR, as a member of Richard Childress Racing's "Flying Aces" pit crew. There was a red flag on lap 30 for 50 minutes for cleanup the track. Jim Paschal #75 blew a tire and started the big nine-car accident. Buck Baker relieved Bob Welborn on the 85th lap, Curtis Turner relieved Roger Baldwin on the 30th lap, Tiny Lund relieved Whitey Norman on the 30th lap, Jim Paschal relieved Ken Rush on the 1st lap, and Fonty Flock relieved Glen Wood on the 1st lap. The concept of racing convertibles in NASCAR would last throughout the rest of the 1950s and into the year 1962 where the final Rebel 300 was raced before the regular Grand National cars took over in 1963. Cost-cutting measures ultimately became the reason behind the demise of the NASCAR Convertible Division.Next Rebel 300 Last for Rag Tops at Google News Archive The Rebel 300 format was changed to a twin 150-mile race for the Grand National cars in 1963, with a switch to a single race of 400 miles in 1964, 500 miles in 1974, and 400 miles in 1994. From 2005 until 2013, the Rebel 500 ran on the traditional Mother's Day / Confederate Memorial Day weekend date of the first Rebel, with the 2007 race—50 years since the first Rebel 300 being rained out and racing on the Sunday itself. In 2014, the Rebel was held in April, and moved back to September in 2015. Finishing order Source:1957 Rebel 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1957_Rebel_300 2021-05-14 www.thethirdturn.com enRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-14 Racing-Reference en-USFinSt#DriverSponsorMakeLapsLedStatusPts1422Fireball Roberts'57 Ford219181running2715Tim Flock'57 Mercury2170running3124Bobby Myers'56 Mercury2167running41349Bob Welborn'57 Chevrolet2160running5942Lee Petty'57 Oldsmobile2130running61846Jack Smith'57 Chevrolet2120running72410Roger Baldwin'56 Ford2100running8201AWhitey Norman'56 Ford2070running91088Johnny Dodson'57 Oldsmobile2060running102376Larry Frank'56 Chevrolet2040running112544Al Tasnady'57 Plymouth1990running121534Gwyn Staley'57 Plymouth1960running131986Don Oldenberg'57 Plymouth1920running142233Jimmy Massey'57 Plymouth1910running152720Jimmy Thompson'56 Ford1790crash162641Art Binkley'56 Plymouth1640running171421Glen Wood'57 Ford1210engine1813Paul Goldsmith'57 Ford710crash19514Billy Myers'57 Mercury350crash20212Joe Weatherly'57 Ford352crash21326Curtis Turner'57 Ford2911crash22698Marvin Panch'57 Ford2918crash23897Bill Amick'57 Ford290crash242187Buck Baker'57 Chevrolet290crash251648Possum Jones'57 Chevrolet290crash261139Dick Beaty'56 Ford290crash271775Ken Rush'56 Mercury260crashFailed to qualify2835Darel DieringerFord292Ewell WeddleChevrolet309Dave TerrellChevrolet3118Eddie HughesFord3250Charlie CregarPlymouth3355Neil CastlesFord3471Bill PoorChevrolet3577Bud CrothersChevrolet3678Shep LangdonChevrolet3719James JonesFord3832Raymond CarterChevrolet3940George BaumgardnerFord4047Jimmie LewallenChevrolet4199Bill LutzPontiac4255Tiny LundPontiac4324Ralph MoodyFord447Jim ReedFord455Tom PistonePlymouth Timeline solid 0.1em black lightgrey 0.6em timeline rowStyle 1 white Curtis Turner 1 219 timeline rowStyle 2 white Marvin Panch 7 219 timeline rowStyle 8 white Curtis Turner 16 219 timeline rowStyle 17 white Marvin Panch 31 219 timeline rowStyle 32 white Joe Weatherly 33 219 timeline rowStyle 34 white Fireball Roberts 101 219 timeline rowStyle 102 white Bobby Myers 106 219 timeline rowStyle 107 white Fireball Roberts 219 219 scale 1 219 10 References Rebel 300 Rebel 300 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway