1957 Southern 500 Results
Speedy Thompson won the 1957 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 2, 1957, leading 210 of 364 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 50 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | 7 | 364 | 210 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | Cotton Owens | 1 | 361 | 18 | Running |
| 3 | 98 | Marvin Panch | 32 | 360 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | Jim Reed | 12 | 356 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | 9 | 356 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 2 | Billy Carden | 45 | 354 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 14 | Billy Myers | 29 | 353 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 40 | Johnny Mackison | 25 | 352 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 48 | Possum Jones | 48 | 350 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 47 | Jack Smith | 28 | 348 | 9 | Crash |
| 11 | 31 | Curtis Turner | 3 | 346 | 51 | Running |
| 12 | 64 | Johnny Allen | 27 | 345 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 34 | Dick Beaty | 17 | 341 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 80 | Jimmie Lewallen | 4 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | 34 | 339 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 77 | Bobby Johns | 23 | 335 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 20 | Jimmy Thompson | 26 | 328 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 54 | Nace Mattingly | 38 | 326 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 74 | L.D. Austin | 37 | 312 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 55 | Tiny Lund | 11 | 308 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 32 | Brownie King | 31 | 307 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 96 | Bobby Keck | 35 | 283 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 51 | Roy Tyner | 41 | 282 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 42 | Lee Petty | 8 | 281 | 31 | Crash |
| 25 | 71 | George Parrish | 42 | 263 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 12 | Marvin Porter | 33 | 221 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 10 | Whitey Norman | 30 | 215 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 44 | Rex White | 20 | 210 | 0 | Axle |
| 29 | 95 | Bob Duell | 19 | 156 | 0 | Radiator |
| 30 | 13 | Peck Peckham | 49 | 155 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 35 | Bill Champion | 39 | 130 | 0 | Rear end |
| 32 | 97 | Bill Amick | 18 | 102 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | 10 | 101 | 41 | Crash |
| 34 | 11 | Parnelli Jones | 22 | 99 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 75 | Jim Paschal | 50 | 84 | 0 | Piston |
| 36 | 17 | Shorty York | 36 | 79 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 89 | Joe Caspolich | 16 | 66 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 26 | Bill Blair | 46 | 63 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 90 | Runt Harris | 24 | 50 | 0 | Clutch |
| 40 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | 14 | 37 | 0 | Crash |
| 41 | 84 | Banjo Matthews | 13 | 31 | 0 | Engine |
| 42 | 30 | Cale Yarborough | 44 | 31 | 0 | Rf hub |
| 43 | 4 | Bobby Myers | 2 | 27 | 1 | Crash |
| 44 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | 6 | 27 | 3 | Crash |
| 45 | 88 | Chuck Hanson | 43 | 23 | 0 | Piston |
| 46 | 38 | Gwyn Staley | 21 | 22 | 0 | Coil |
| 47 | 62 | Frankie Schneider | 5 | 19 | 0 | Engine |
| 48 | 92 | Fonty Flock | 15 | 18 | 0 | Crash |
| 49 | 68 | Neil Castles | 40 | 13 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 50 | 41 | T.A. Toomes | 47 | 3 | 0 | Brakes |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 2, 1957 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 364 |