▁and ▁Ch rys ler ▁became ▁less ▁passion ate ▁about ▁providing ▁financial ▁and ▁administrative ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁teams . ▁On ▁June ▁ 6 ▁the ▁auto ▁manufact ures ▁with d rew ▁their ▁backing ▁from ▁the ▁sport . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Wil kes bor o ▁Speed way , ▁a ▁wheel ▁from ▁driver ▁T iny ▁Lund ' s ▁car ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁stands , ▁and ▁a ▁spect ator ▁was ▁killed . ▁ ▁( There ▁were ▁no ▁wheel ▁t eth ers ▁installed ▁in ▁NAS C AR ▁until ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁open ▁wheel ▁racing ▁fatal ities ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁at ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁from ▁whe els ▁hur led ▁into ▁stands ▁from ▁crashes .) ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁race ▁track ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Day ton a ▁International ▁Speed way ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁neg ations . ▁ ▁The ▁ground - bre aking ▁ceremony ▁takes ▁place ▁one ▁month ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁Buck ▁Baker ▁wins ▁the ▁final ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁Central ▁Carolina ▁Fair ground s ▁in ▁Gre ens bor o , ▁N . C ; ▁thus ▁se cur ing ▁his ▁second ▁consecutive ▁championship . ▁ ▁Season ▁rec ap ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁season ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Will ow ▁Spr ings ▁Speed way ▁in ▁Lanc aster , ▁California . ▁ ▁Mar vin ▁Pan ch ▁won ▁the ▁event , ▁and ▁followed ▁that ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁consecutive ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁following ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁Con