1957 NASCAR Grand National Series
1957 final standings

Finish
Driver
Races
Wins
Poles
Points
Earnings
1
Buck Baker
40
10
6
10,716
$30,763
2
Marvin Panch
42
6
4
9956
$24,307
3
Speedy Thompson
38
2
4
8580
$26,841
4
Lee Petty
38
2
4
8528
$18,325
5
Jack Smith
40
4
2
8464
$14,561
6
Fireball Roberts
42
8
4
8268
$19,828
7
Johnny Allen
42
0
1
7068
$9,814
8
L.D. Austin
40
0
0
6532
$6,485
9
Brownie King
36
0
0
5740
$5,589
10
Jim Paschal
35
0
0
5136
$4,999

Question: How did Buck Baker do in the 1957 NASCAR Grand National Series championship compared to others?
Answer: Baker won the 1957 NASCAR Grand National Series championship with 10,716 points over second place driver Marvin Panch (9,956) and Speedy Thompson (8,560) in the third place.