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The ''1957 Virginia 500'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on May 19, 1957 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Barney Oldfield made his only NASCAR Cup Series appearance at this event.〔(Barney Oldfield's only NASCAR Cup Series race ) at Race Database〕 Months after this race, the Automobile Manufacturers Association decided to legally separate themselves from all forms of automobile racing that was being held in the United States; donating millions of dollars in machinery directly to the drivers.〔(''1957 NASCAR Grand National Recap'' ) at How Stuff Works〕 ==Summary== It took nearly four hours to race 441 laps worth of stock car automobile racing. While originally scheduled for 500 laps, it was stopped prematurely due to a bad in-race crash. Tom Pistone and Billy Myers would end up getting involved in the collision on lap 441; making Buck Baker the automatic winner. The 24-driver starting lineup was made up of drivers who were all born in the United States of America. T.A. Toomes would take up the last-place position due to problems with his gasket on lap 121.〔(''1957 Virginia 500'' ) racing information at Racing Reference〕 Paul Goldsmith, Tiny Lund and Buck Baker would dominate the laps prior to the accident. The victory of Buck Baker over second-place finisher Curtis Turner would demonstrate the power of the 1957 Chevrolet.〔 Although its real-life counterpart had fuel injection, the NASCAR version had to use a carburetor. Fuel injection did not become legal in what is now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series until the 2012 season. Individual race earnings for this event ranged from the winner's share of $3,170 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $125 ($ when adjusted for inflation). A grand total of $12,240 was handed out by NASCAR officials for the explicit purpose of paying off the qualifying drivers ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(Winnings information for the ''1957 Virginia 500'' ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 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 Virginia 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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