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1961 - 38 Race Results


Race Name - 38
Date - 8/9/1961
Race Track - Bowman-Gray Stadium
Track Length (Miles) - 0.25 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 38 miles
Pole Speed - 48.05 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 42.452 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $3,985
Race Number - 38
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 3 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 150 60 Chevrol 12 $665
2 2 Glen Wood 21 Wood Brothers 150 61 Ford 138 $500
3 4 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 150 61 Chevrol 0 $370
4 8 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 149 60 Chevrol 0 $305
5 6 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 149 61 Plymout 0 $225
6 11 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 147 60 Chevrol 0 $215
7 9 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 145 60 Chevrol 0 $180
8 12 Jimmy Mairs 57 145 61 Chevrol 0 $190
9 13 Harry Leake 97 Harry Leake 145 60 Chevrol 0 $175
10 18 Larry Thomas 36 Wade Younts 143 60 Chevrol 0 $165
11 14 Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron 140 60 Dodge 0 $145
12 16 Jimmy Pardue 5 139 59 Chevrol 0 $120
13 17 Robert Berrier 32 137 54 MG 0 $110
14 20 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 136 60 Ford 0 $115
15 22 Doc Lee 77 135 60 Austin 0 $75
16 5 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 105 61 Plymout 0 $95
17 19 TR Miller 12 96 59 Ford 0 $75
18 21 Jack Hart 71 52 58 Austin 0 $60
19 1 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 44 60 Pontiac 0 $100
20 10 Bill Whitley 17 39 54 Corvett 0 $50
21 15 Maurice Petty 44 Petty Enterprises 32 60 Valiant 0 $25
22 7 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 23 61 Ford 0 $25
23 23 Paul Lyons 75 4 60 Sprite 0 $