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 - 22 Race Results
Race Name - 22Date - 5/21/1961Race Track - Riverside International RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.58 milesRace Length (Miles) - 101 milesPole Speed - 85.21 mphNumber of Cautions - 0Caution Laps - 0Average Race Speed - 82.512 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,885Race Number - 22 | More Races from 1961 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Lloyd Dane | 44 | Lloyd Dane | 39 | 61 Chevrol | 1 | $825 |
2 | 7 | Don Noel | 7 | Chuck Parkko | 39 | 61 Ford | $505 | |
3 | 8 | Dick Smith | 18 | William Long | 38 | 60 Ford | $350 | |
4 | 4 | Jim Cook | 0 | Floyd Johnson | 38 | 60 Dodge | $290 | |
5 | 9 | Bob Perry | 84 | Bob Perry | 38 | 59 Ford | $250 | |
6 | 5 | Danny Weinberg | 76 | Guy Kimball | 38 | 61 Ford | $215 | |
7 | 12 | Jim Blomgren | 10 | Bob Smith | 38 | 60 Ford | $160 | |
8 | 3 | Eddie Pagan | 45 | Bill Clinton | 38 | 61 Ford | $160 | |
9 | 10 | Bruce Worrell | 5 | Bob Smith | 37 | 60 Ford | $140 | |
10 | 20 | Jack Norton | 20 | William Peach | 37 | 59 Chevrol | $130 | |
11 | 6 | Scotty Cain | 4 | Scotty Cain | 37 | 60 T-Bird | $130 | |
12 | 13 | Charlie Chapman | 41 | Charlie Chapman | 36 | 60 Ford | $100 | |
13 | 16 | Dick Cook | 91 | Jack Chatenay | 36 | 59 Plymout | $90 | |
14 | 15 | Gus Newman | 27 | 35 | 59 Chevrol | $80 | ||
15 | 18 | Dick Miller | 3 | 33 | 58 Ford | $70 | ||
16 | 1 | Eddie Gray | 98 | Eddie Gray | 33 | 61 Ford | $85 | |
17 | 17 | Al Brand | 25 | 32 | 60 Ford | $55 | ||
18 | 14 | Cliff Hill | 11 | Jack Chatenay | 31 | 60 Plymout | $50 | |
19 | 27 | Bob Price | 9 | Fred Lauria | 23 | 59 Chevrol | $50 | |
20 | 11 | Ron Hornaday | 2 | Frank Galpin | 13 | 60 Ford | $50 | |
21 | 26 | Dick Getty | 0 | Dick Getty | 5 | 59 Chevrol | $50 | |
22 | 23 | Mike Mitchell | 35 | Jim McNeil | 5 | 58 Ford | $50 | |
23 | 21 | Arley Scranton | 21 | Arley Scranton | 3 | 58 Ford | $ | |
24 | 25 | Clem Proctor | 75 | 3 | 61 Corvair | $ | ||
25 | 24 | Joe Clark | 88 | 3 | 61 Chevrol | $ | ||
26 | 22 | Marvin Heinis | 17 | 2 | 61 Chevrol | $ | ||
27 | 19 | Bill Clinton | 15 | Bill Clinton | 1 | 60 Ford | $ |