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In February 1957 the first '57 Chevy, affectionately known as the 'Black Widow' made its debut in NASCAR at the Daytona Beach and Road Course. Throughout the year drivers Buck Baker, Marvin Panch, Fireball Roberts, Larry Frank, Speedy Thompson, and Bob Welborn would pilot these now classic vehicles.
Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (March 4, 1919 – April 14, 2002), better known as Buck Baker, was an American stock car racer. Born in Richburg , South Carolina , Baker began his NASCAR career in 1949 and won his first race three years later at Columbia Speedway .
Buck Baker Buck Baker '57 Chevrolet 356 running 0 1650 6 45 2 Billy Carden Hubert Westmoreland '57 Chevrolet 354 running 0 1225 7 29 14 Billy Myers Billy Myers '57 Ford 353 running 0 1125 8 25 40 Johnny Mackison Camp Hill Special (Johnny Mackison) '57 Ford 352 running 0 975 9 48 48 Possum Jones Inalley Chevrolet (Bob Welborn) '57 Chevrolet 350
Buck Baker 46. Bill Elliott 44. Mark Martin 40. Tim Flock 39. Matt Kenseth 39. Bobby Isaac 37. Brad Keselowski 36. Kurt Busch 34. Martin Truex Jr. 34. Fireball Roberts 33. Joey Logano 33. Dale ...
Roberts was born in Tavares, Florida, and raised in Apopka, Florida, where he was interested in both auto racing and baseball.He was a pitcher for the Zellwood Mud Hens, an American Legion baseball team, where he earned the nickname, "Fireball" because of his fastball. [1]
Buck Baker '57 Chevrolet Hugh Babb 441 113 running 500 $3,170 2 10 99 Curtis Turner '57 Ford Pete DePaolo DePaolo Engineering 441 0 running 480 $1,770 3 4 50 Tom Pistone '57 Chevrolet Hugh Babb 441 0 crash 460 $1,125 4 6 14 Billy Myers '57 Mercury Bill Stroppe 441 201 crash 440 $980 5 8 42 Lee Petty '57 Oldsmobile Petty Enterprises 440 0 ...
The following NASCAR national series were held in 1957: . 1957 NASCAR Grand National Series - The premier racing series in NASCAR. (Currently Cup Series) . The 1957 Grand National Series was won by Buck Baker, his second in a row.
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