Race 40 of 53 in the 1957 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1957 Southern 500 program cover
Date
September 2, 1957 (1957-September-02)
Location
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.375 mi (2.221 km)
Distance
400 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Weather
Extremely hot with temperatures of 93.3 °F (34.1 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed
100.094 miles per hour (161.086 km/h)
Attendance
75,000
Pole position
Driver
Cotton Owens
Nichels Engineering
Time
16.863 seconds
Most laps led
Driver
Speedy Thompson
Speedy Thompson
Laps
210
Winner
No. 46
Speedy Thompson
Speedy Thompson
Television in the United States
Network
WJMX (local AM radio)
Announcers
Local radio announcers
Motor car race
The 1957 Southern 500, the eighth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 2, 1957, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
Herb Thomas, already a three-time Southern 500 winner, arrived in Darlington in a visibly shaken state. Thomas finally gave up his ride to Fonty Flock stating that he was just too nervous to drive the race. The race was then marred by a violent crash involving him, Bobby Myers and Paul Goldsmith, causing severe injuries to all drivers involved, ending Flock's career and resulting in the death of Myers.
^"1957 Southern 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
^"1957 Southern 500 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
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