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1961 - 12 Race Results


Race Name - 12
Date - 4/3/1961
Race Track - Bowman-Gray Stadium
Track Length (Miles) - 0.25 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 38 miles
Pole Speed - 48.7 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 45.5 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,835
Race Number - 12
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 150 60 Chevrol 1 $700
2 1 Glen Wood 21 Wood Brothers 150 61 Ford $500
3 6 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 147 60 Plymout $375
4 4 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 147 59 Ford $305
5 7 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 147 61 Chevrol $245
6 10 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 145 59 Chevrol $215
7 8 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 145 59 Plymout $200
8 5 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 145 60 Pontiac $185
9 9 Tommy Irwin 36 Tom Daniels 144 59 T-Bird $165
10 16 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 143 60 Chevrol $155
11 12 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 141 60 Chevrol $130
12 13 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 140 60 Ford $120
13 3 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 136 60 Chevrol $140
14 15 Maurice Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 135 60 Plymout $115
15 11 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 132 60 Ford $75
16 18 Buck Baker 86 Buck Baker 129 61 Chrysle $75
17 17 EJ Trivette 35 Atlantic (MJ Black) 129 59 Plymout $75
18 14 Harry Leake 97 Harry Leake 3 60 Chevrol $60