Talk:1957 Southern 500

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Matthearn in topic Incorrect timings

Incorrect timings

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There's no way that Cotton Owens turned a sub-17-second lap at Darlington, certainly not 1957. 117mph on a 1.375mile track equates to about 42 seconds. I'll see if I can find actual documentation pertaining to the race; racing-reference.com lists the pole speed, but not any timings or other competitors' qualifying speeds/times. Matthearn (talk) 14:14, 18 January 2021 (UTC)Reply