NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1961 - 15 Race Results
Race Name - 15Date - 4/20/1961Race Track - Columbia SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 64.38 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 51.94 mphLead Changes - 1Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 15 | More Races from 1961 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 200 | 60 Pontiac | 4 | $950 |
2 | 1 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 199 | 61 Chevrol | 196 | $625 |
3 | 3 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 199 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $425 |
4 | 12 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 197 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $275 |
5 | 9 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 197 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $350 |
6 | 7 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 193 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $215 |
7 | 6 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 192 | 59 Ford | 0 | $175 |
8 | 11 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 191 | 60 Ford | 0 | $150 |
9 | 15 | Harry Leake | 97 | Harry Leake | 182 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $140 |
10 | 13 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 171 | 60 Ford | 0 | $130 |
11 | 16 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 167 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
12 | 10 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 167 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $110 |
13 | 17 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 165 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $100 |
14 | 5 | David Pearson | 67 | David Pearson | 149 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $85 |
15 | 19 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 122 | 60 Ford | 0 | $70 |
16 | 4 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 103 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $60 |
17 | 21 | Doug Cox | 30 | Doug Cox | 100 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $50 |
18 | 22 | Bryant Wallace | 33 | Reb Wickersham | 72 | 60 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
19 | 14 | George Green | 35 | MJ Black | 67 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $50 |
20 | 8 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | Tom Daniels | 23 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $50 |
21 | 18 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 12 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $50 |
22 | 20 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 5 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |