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1961 - 51 Race Results


Race Name - 51
Date - 10/28/1961
Race Track - Greenville-Pickens Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 66.667 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 63.346 mph
Lead Changes - 3
Total Race Purse - $3,985
Race Number - 51
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 3 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 200 61 Pontiac 26 $950
2 2 Joe Weatherly 8 Bud Moore 199 61 Pontiac 76 $625
3 10 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 198 61 Chevrol 0 $425
4 9 Richard Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 195 61 Plymout 0 $275
5 16 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 192 61 Mercury 0 $250
6 6 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 191 61 Chevrol 0 $215
7 15 Maurice Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 190 61 Plymout 0 $175
8 2 Wendell Scott 34 Wendell Scott 190 60 Chevrol 0 $150
9 11 Joe Lee Johnson 14 Joe Lee Johnson 188 61 Chevrol 0 $140
10 8 Jim Paschal 44 Julian Petty 183 61 Pontiac 0 $130
11 13 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 181 60 Ford 0 $125
12 14 Lee Reitzel 93 Lee Reitzel 181 60 Ford 0 $110
13 18 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 171 61 Ford 0 $100
14 7 Jack Smith 46 Jack Smith 169 61 Pontiac 0 $85
15 17 Joe Jones 77 Joe Jones 159 60 Ford 0 $70
16 5 Fireball Roberts 22 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 116 60 Pontiac 0 $60
17 1 Buck Baker 86 Buck Baker 98 61 Chrysle 98 $50
18 4 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 51 59 Chevrol 0 $50