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1961 - 25 Race Results


Race Name - 25
Date - 6/2/1961
Race Track - Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 61.25 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 55.495 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,935
Race Number - 25
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 11 Jim Paschal 14 Julian Petty 200 61 Pontiac 20 $800
2 2 Cotton Owens 6 Cotton Owens 198 60 Pontiac 1 $525
3 19 Maurice Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 197 60 Plymout $375
4 21 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 188 60 Ford $275
5 5 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 187 61 Chevrol $250
6 12 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 187 59 Chevrol $215
7 18 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 177 59 Ford $175
8 13 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 130 60 Chevrol $150
9 4 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 125 61 Pontiac $140
10 7 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 108 60 Chevrol $230
11 3 Buck Baker 86 Buck Baker 104 61 Chrysle $125
12 14 Elmo Henderson 55 84 59 T-Bird $110
13 9 Doug Cox 51 Doug Cox 84 59 T-Bird $100
14 1 Joe Weatherly 8 Bud Moore 70 61 Pontiac $85
15 8 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 70 60 Plymout $70
16 16 Wilbur Rakestraw 99 Joe Jones 62 61 Ford $60
17 17 David Pearson 67 David Pearson 37 60 Chevrol $50
18 15 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 24 60 Ford $50
19 6 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 13 61 Pontiac $50
20 20 Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron 5 60 Dodge $50
21 10 Darel Dieringer 93 Lee Reitzel 1 60 Ford $50