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1961 - 6 Race Results


Race Name - 6
Date - 3/4/1961
Race Track - Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 63.92 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 59.152 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $3,785
Race Number - 6
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Cotton Owens 5 Cotton Owens 200 60 Pontiac 25 $800
2 3 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 199 60 Plymout 0 $525
3 6 David Pearson 67 David Pearson 197 60 Chevrol 0 $375
4 15 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 195 59 Chevrol 0 $275
5 12 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 193 59 Plymout 0 $250
6 10 Ernie Gahan 55 John Koszela 192 59 Chevrol 0 $215
7 5 Rex White 4 Rex White 188 60 Chevrol 0 $275
8 11 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 187 60 Ford 0 $150
9 14 Harry Leake 97 Harry Leake 183 59 Chevrol 0 $140
10 2 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 182 60 Pontiac 175 $130
11 7 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 180 60 Ford 0 $125
12 17 EJ Trivette 7 MJ Black 173 59 Plymout 0 $110
13 13 Tommy Irwin 2 Tom Daniels 162 60 Chevrol 0 $100
14 16 Ed Livingston 68 Curtis Crider 133 60 Ford 0 $85
15 18 Charlie Glotzbach 65 Melvin Black 92 59 Chevrol 0 $70
16 1 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 54 60 Ford 0 $60
17 9 Wendell Scott 87 Wendell Scott 52 60 Chevrol 0 $50
18 8 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 29 59 Ford 0 $50