1961 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Richmond 200 Race Results

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1961 - Richmond 200 Race Results

Race Name - Richmond 200
Date - 4/23/1961
Race Track - Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 66.667 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 62.456 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $3,670
Race Number - 17

More Races from 1961

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	200	60 Plymout	182	$950
2	4	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	199	60 Pontiac	0	$625
3	7	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	193	61 Chrysle	0	$425
4	2	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	186	61 Chevrol	18	$275
5	8	Elmo Langley	61	Doc White	186	59 T-Bird	0	$250
6	6	GC Spencer	48	GC Spencer	176	60 Chevrol	0	$215
7	11	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	168	60 Ford	0	$175
8	12	Bob Barron	71	Bob Barron	159	60 Dodge	0	$150
9	10	George Green	35	MJ Black	146	59 Plymout	0	$140
10	5	Rex White	4	WhiteClements (Rex White)	134	60 Chevrol	0	$230
11	3	Johnny Allen	69	BG Holloway	128	60 Chevrol	0	$125
12	9	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	123	59 Chevrol	0	$110