Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 2nd, 1957
Race #40 of the 1957 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 364
- Drivers Entered: 50
- Makes
- Chevrolet (15)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (24)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Plymouth (1)
- Pontiac (5)
- Studebaker (1)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (Southern 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Whitey Norman | Ford | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | ||
| 11 | Parnelli Jones | Ford | Oscar Maples | Oscar Maples | ||
| 12 | Marvin Porter | Ford | Oscar Maples | Oscar Maples | ||
| 13 | Peck Peckham | Chevrolet | William Meyer | William Meyer | ||
| 14 | Billy Myers | Ford | Billy Myers | Billy Myers | ||
| 17 | Shorty York | Mercury | Jim Paschal | Jim Paschal | ||
| 2 | Billy Carden | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 20 | Jimmy Thompson | Ford | Jimmy Thompson | Jimmy Thompson | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | Fireball Roberts | Fireball Roberts | ||
| 26 | Bill Blair | Ford | Sam Rice | Sam Rice | ||
| 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Ford | Pee Dee Motors | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 30 | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac | Bob Weatherly | Bob Weatherly | ||
| 31 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 32 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 34 | Dick Beaty | Ford | Dick Beaty | Dick Beaty | ||
| 35 | Bill Champion | Ford | John Whitford | John Whitford | ||
| 38 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 4 | Bobby Myers | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 40 | Johnny Mackison | Ford | Camp Hill Special | Johnny Mackison | ||
| 41 | TA Toomes | Dodge | C.M. Julian | C.M. Julian | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Oldsmobile | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn | ||
| 45 | Eddie Pagan | Ford | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan | ||
| 46 | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | Oates Motor Co. | Speedy Thompson | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 48 | Possum Jones | Chevrolet | Inalley Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | ||
| 51 | Roy Tyner | Ford | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 54 | Nace Mattingly | Ford | Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly | ||
| 55 | Tiny Lund | Pontiac | Brushy Mountain Motors | A.L. Bumgarner | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 62 | Frankie Schneider | Chevrolet | Frankie Schneider | Frankie Schneider | ||
| 64 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 68 | Neil Castles | Ford | Neil Castles | Neil Castles | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Ford | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 71 | George Parrish | Studebaker | Joe Frazier | Joe Frazier | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 75 | Jim Paschal | Ford | Frank Hayworth | Frank Hayworth | ||
| 77 | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 80 | Jimmie Lewallen | Pontiac | Sam Rice | Sam Rice | ||
| 84 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Chuck Hansen | Chevrolet | Chuck Hansen | Chuck Hansen | ||
| 89 | Joe Caspolich | Ford | Pappy Crane | Pappy Crane | ||
| 9 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 90 | Runt Harris | Chevrolet | Junie Donlavey | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 92 | Fonty Flock | Pontiac | Keith Motors | Herb Thomas | ||
| 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | ||
| 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck | ||
| 97 | Bill Amick | Ford | Bill Amick | Bill Amick | ||
| 98 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Marvin Panch | Marvin Panch |