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The ''1957 Rebel 300'' was a NASCAR Convertible Series racing event that occurred in Darlington, South Carolina on May 12, 1957. While the Rebel 300 was originally a convertible racing event, it eventually became absorbed into what is now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This race was held in violation of South Carolina blue laws; hence the "hidden" meaning of the ''Rebel 300'' name. Track president Bob Colvin was fined $58 for the violation by Sheriff Grover Bryant ($ when adjusted for inflation). Tickets for this event sold from anywhere from $5 USD ($ when adjusted for inflation) to $8 USD ($ when adjusted for inflation); depending on how close to the action people wanted to sit. The 1957 Rebel 500 was also the first NASCAR convertible race to be run on a Sunday and on Mother's Day.〔(Racing in convertibles — and on Sunday ) at SCNow.com〕 ==Summary== Many cars failed to qualify for this race including Darel Dieringer, Neil Castles, Jimmie Lewallen, Tiny Lund and Ralph Moody. While Curtis Turner and Marvin Panch dominated the early portion of the race, a series of crashes would knock most of the 27-driver grid out of the race. Most of the field would be driving vehicles from either Ford or Plymouth.〔(''1957 Rebel 300'' ) at Racing Reference〕 The 29th lap would become infamous for the nine-car wreck that become a harbinger of doom in the days prior to the "modern" NASCAR Cup Series.〔(Pit 3 - Pre-Cup Days: 1957 Rebel 300 ) at Race Place〕 All the drivers were born in the United States of America. Ken Rush was the unfortunate last-place finisher at this racing event. In the end, the race became a struggle between Joe Weatherly, Fireball Roberts and Bobby Myers.〔 Fireball Roberts would ultimately beat Tim Flock by more than two laps in front of 17,000 people. The actual time of the race was 167 minutes with no caution laps being recorded.〔 In fact, lap 95 was the only time that Roberts didn't lead the race because he had to refuel his vehicle.〔(Please Take Your Top Off; the Rebel 300 ) at the Midwest Racing Archives〕 Art Binkley, Dick Beaty and Possum Jones would end up being the most notable drivers within the course of the lap 29 crashes.〔 The concept of racing convertibles in NASCAR would last throughout the rest of the 1950s and into the year 1962 where the final Rebel 300 was raced before the regular Grand National cars took over in 1963. Cost-cutting measures ultimately became the reason behind the demise of the NASCAR Convertible Division; drivers outside of the top ten either broke even or lost money.〔(''Next Rebel 300 Last for Rag Tops'' ) at Google News Archive〕 The Rebel 300 continues to this day as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, with Bojangles as the current sponsor. The Rebel format was changed to a twin 150-mile race for the Grand National cars in 1963, with a switch to a single race of 400 miles in 1964, 500 miles in 1974, 400 miles in 1994, 500 miles since 2005. From 2005 until 2013, the Rebel 500 ran on the traditional Mother's Day weekend date of the first Rebel, with the 2007 race -- 50 years since the first Rebel 300 -- being rained out and racing on the Sunday itself. In 2014, the Rebel 500 was held in April, and moved to September in 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1957 Rebel 300」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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