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 - 31 Race Results
Race Name - 31Date - 6/24/1961Race Track - Starkey SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.25 milesRace Length (Miles) - 38 milesPole Speed - 53.7 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 49.907 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 31 | More Races from 1961 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 150 | 60 Pontiac | 1 | $900 |
2 | 1 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 149 | 60 Chevrol | $725 | |
3 | 3 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Julian Petty | 149 | 61 Pontiac | $475 | |
4 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 147 | 61 Plymout | $295 | |
5 | 18 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 146 | 60 Chevrol | $250 | |
6 | 20 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 144 | 59 Plymout | $200 | |
7 | 9 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 144 | 60 Chevrol | $175 | |
8 | 13 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 140 | 60 Chevrol | $170 | |
9 | 10 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 140 | 61 Chrysle | $175 | |
10 | 14 | Wes Morgan | 57 | JI Divers | 139 | 61 Chevrol | $155 | |
11 | 5 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 136 | 61 Chevrol | $155 | |
12 | 17 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 134 | 60 Dodge | $120 | |
13 | 12 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 134 | 60 Ford | $110 | |
14 | 11 | Larry Thomas | 8 | 133 | 60 Chevrol | $115 | ||
15 | 15 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 132 | 60 Ford | $80 | |
16 | 19 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 130 | 60 Ford | $50 | |
17 | 16 | Joe Jones | 77 | Joe Jones | 119 | 60 Ford | $25 | |
18 | 8 | Harry Leake | 97 | Harry Leake | 113 | 60 Chevrol | $35 | |
19 | 6 | Charles Williamson | 68 | Curtis Crider | 107 | 60 Ford | $30 | |
20 | 7 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 27 | 59 Chevrol | $45 |