Nashville Speedway was converted to a half-mile paved oval in 1957, when it began to be a NASCAR series track.

[citation needed] It took two hours and forty-seven minutes to complete 420 laps of racing at a paved oval track spanning 0.596 miles (0.959 km).

[5] Other crew chiefs that were important to the race were Vic Ballard and Lee Gordon.

[2][3][4] Earl Brooks would make his best career finish with a fourth-place performance; he experienced tire problems as the race progressed and was unable to lead a lap.

[2] Other notable names include future car owner Richard Childress, Sterling Marlin's father Coo Coo, Elmo Langley, and Bobby Allison (one of the famous Allison brothers of NASCAR history).