▁Series ▁championship . ▁ ▁Baker ▁won ▁the ▁championship ▁with ▁ 1 0 , 7 1 6 ▁points ▁over ▁second ▁place ▁driver ▁Mar vin ▁Pan ch ▁( 9 , 9 5 6 ), ▁and ▁Spe edy ▁Thompson ▁( 8 , 5 6 0 ). ▁ ▁Baker ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁driver ▁to ▁win ▁back - to - back ▁NAS C AR ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁Baker ▁accum ulated ▁$ 3 0 , 7 6 4 ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁NAS C AR ▁season . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁first ▁' 5 7 ▁Che vy , ▁affection ately ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' Black ▁W id ow ' ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁in ▁NAS C AR ▁at ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁Beach ▁and ▁Road ▁Cour se . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁year ▁drivers ▁Buck ▁Baker , ▁Mar vin ▁Pan ch , ▁Fire ball ▁Roberts , ▁Larry ▁Frank , ▁Spe edy ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁Bob ▁Wel born ▁would ▁pilot ▁these ▁now ▁classic ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁season ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁Association ▁( A MA ) ▁stated ▁that ▁its ▁members ▁should ▁become ▁less ▁involved ▁in ▁motor ▁sports . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 ▁Virginia ▁ 5 0 0 ▁at ▁Mart ins ville ▁Speed way ▁that ▁five ▁spect ators , ▁including ▁a ▁young ▁boy , ▁ended ▁the ▁race ▁with ▁ 5 9 ▁la ps ▁remaining , ▁Ford , ▁General ▁Mot ors