Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Sweepstakes 500

Sunday, October 6th, 1957

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 63.025
  • Cautions: 4 for 14 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Sweepstakes 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 500 435 0 running
2 16 11 Jimmy Massey Ford 0 0 500 7 0 running
3 15 42 Lee Petty Oldsmobile 0 0 498 42 0 running
4 27 44 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 497 16 0 running
5 4 12 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 493 0 0 running
6 33 97 Bill Amick Ford 0 0 491 0 0 running
7 17 47 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 491 0 0 running
8 10 48 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 490 0 0 running
9 12 38 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 489 0 0 running
10 37 8 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 486 0 0 running
11 35 10 Whitey Norman Ford 0 0 485 0 0 running
12 13 7 Fireball Roberts Chevrolet 0 0 482 0 0 running
13 6 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 481 0 0 running
14 8 76 Larry Frank Chevrolet 0 0 480 0 0 running
15 25 32 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 477 0 0 running
16 9 22 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 473 0 0 running
17 38 41 TA Toomes Dodge 0 0 473 0 0 running
18 23 26 Jim Paschal Ford 0 0 470 0 0 running
19 1 45 Eddie Pagan Ford 0 0 461 0 0 running
20 21 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 455 0 0 running
21 36 28 Eddie Skinner Ford 0 0 453 0 0 running
22 20 90 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 447 0 0 axle
23 7 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 429 0 0 running
24 5 62 Frankie Schneider Chevrolet 0 0 426 0 0 running
25 28 4 Art Binkley Plymouth 0 0 424 0 0 running
26 26 93 Ted Chamberlain Chevrolet 0 0 421 0 0 running
27 40 51 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 417 0 0 running
28 11 46 Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 0 0 416 0 0 crash
29 14 75 Ken Rush Mercury 0 0 405 0 0 running
30 30 5 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 399 0 0 running
31 18 19 Dick Walters Plymouth 0 0 398 0 0 running
32 22 3 Paul Goldsmith Ford 0 0 334 0 0 crash
33 29 84 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 334 0 0 rear end
34 34 78 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 292 0 0 running
35 19 64 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 242 0 0 rear end
36 32 68 Neil Castles Ford 0 0 225 0 0 coil
37 39 17 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 160 0 0 rear end
38 31 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 144 0 0 engine
39 3 40 Johnny Mackison Ford 0 0 133 0 0 rear end
40 24 1A Bill Massey Ford 0 0 86 0 0 transmission

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