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 - World 600 Race Results
Race Name - World 600Date - 5/28/1961Race Track - Charlotte Motor SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 600 milesPole Speed - 131.611 mphNumber of Cautions - 7Caution Laps - 57Average Race Speed - 111.63 mphLead Changes - 17Total Race Purse - $73,855Race Number - 24 | More Races from 1961 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | David Pearson | 3 | Daytona Kennel (John Masoni) | 400 | 61 Pontiac | 225 | $24,280 |
2 | 10 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Smokey Yunick | 398 | 61 Pontiac | 6 | $9,320 |
3 | 8 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 397 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $7,070 |
4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 397 | 61 Chevrol | 30 | $4,475 |
5 | 25 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Julian Petty | 394 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $3,150 |
6 | 39 | Tiny Lund | 30 | Fred Clark | 392 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $2,450 |
7 | 19 | Jack Smith | 46 | Jack Smith | 392 | 61 Pontiac | 3 | $1,710 |
8 | 14 | Bob Welborn | 47 | Jack Smith | 392 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $1,350 |
9 | 23 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 390 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $1,100 |
10 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 389 | 61 Pontiac | 14 | $1,040 |
11 | 6 | Ralph Earnhardt | 6 | Cotton Owens | 386 | 61 Pontiac | 75 | $1,570 |
12 | 30 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Jess Potter | 386 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $650 |
13 | 33 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Don Every | 384 | 61 Ford | 0 | $1,350 |
14 | 37 | TC Hunt | 10 | Fred Wheat | 376 | 61 Dodge | 0 | $1,200 |
15 | 17 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 375 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $400 |
16 | 54 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 371 | 60 Ford | 0 | $400 |
17 | 44 | Elmo Langley | 61 | Doc White | 371 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $400 |
18 | 43 | Friday Hassler | 96 | JL Cheatham | 368 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $400 |
19 | 12 | Bobby Johns | 72 | Shorty Johns | 367 | 61 Ford | 0 | $445 |
20 | 7 | Tommy Irwin | 18 | Bud Moore | 361 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $500 |
21 | 38 | Bobby Waddell | 5 | 361 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $300 | |
22 | 41 | Ed Markstellar | 38 | Matt DeMatthews | 360 | 61 Ford | 0 | $300 |
23 | 48 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 358 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $1,100 |
24 | 42 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 357 | 60 Ford | 0 | $250 |
25 | 49 | Wes Morgan | 57 | JI Divers | 347 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
26 | 32 | Buddy Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 342 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $1,000 |
27 | 13 | Bob Burdick | 53 | Roy Burdick | 338 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $200 |
28 | 18 | Banjo Matthews | 94 | Banjo Matthews | 336 | 61 Ford | 0 | $250 |
29 | 36 | Tubby Gonzales | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | 336 | 61 Ford | 0 | $200 |
30 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 332 | 61 Plymout | 47 | $670 |
31 | 26 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 325 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
32 | 55 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 291 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $200 |
33 | 21 | Johnny Allen | 69 | BG Holloway | 283 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
34 | 29 | Reds Kagle | 2 | Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters) | 277 | 61 Ford | 0 | $220 |
35 | 5 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | HolmanMoody | 274 | 61 Ford | 0 | $275 |
36 | 50 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 266 | 60 Ford | 0 | $200 |
37 | 24 | Tim Flock | 15 | Beau Morgan | 255 | 61 Ford | 0 | $200 |
38 | 45 | Ed Livingston | 68 | Curtis Crider | 254 | 60 Ford | 0 | $200 |
39 | 35 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 221 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
40 | 46 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 203 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $1,000 |
41 | 9 | Speedy Thompson | 16 | Beau Morgan | 186 | 61 Ford | 0 | $225 |
42 | 15 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 147 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $200 |
43 | 4 | Marvin Panch | 20 | Smokey Yunick | 140 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $230 |
44 | 20 | Curtis Turner | 21 | Wood Brothers | 139 | 61 Ford | 0 | $220 |
45 | 31 | Marvin Porter | 44 | 136 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $200 | |
46 | 22 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | HoltStacy (Dudley Farrell) | 128 | 61 Ford | 0 | $200 |
47 | 34 | Jimmy Thompson | 66 | Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters) | 113 | 60 Ford | 0 | $200 |
48 | 53 | Gene Stokes | 31 | Gene Stokes | 95 | 61 Studeba | 0 | $200 |
49 | 27 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 93 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
50 | 16 | Roscoe Thompson | 24 | James Turner | 70 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $200 |
51 | 47 | Bobby Allison | 40 | Ralph Stark | 53 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
52 | 28 | Joe Lee Johnson | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | 40 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $230 |
53 | 40 | Larry Frank | 75 | Lyle Stelter | 10 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $225 |
54 | 51 | Doug Cox | 51 | Doug Cox | 6 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $200 |
55 | 52 | EJ Trivette | 35 | MJ Black | 3 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $200 |