Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1957 NASCAR Grand National Series
Table title:
1957 final standings
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Finish </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Driver </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Races </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wins </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Poles </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Points </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Earnings </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Buck Baker </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10,716 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $30,763 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Marvin Panch </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9956 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $24,307 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Speedy Thompson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8580 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $26,841 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lee Petty </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8528 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $18,325 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jack Smith </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8464 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $14,561 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Fireball Roberts </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8268 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $19,828 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Johnny Allen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7068 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $9,814 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L.D. Austin </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6532 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $6,485 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Brownie King </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5740 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $5,589 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jim Paschal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 35 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5136 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > $4,999 </td></tr>
</table>
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.