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1961 - Nashville 500 Race Results


Race Name - Nashville 500
Date - 8/6/1961
Race Track - Nashville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 202 miles
Pole Speed - 76.69 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 172
Average Race Speed - 56.455 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $10,534
Race Number - 37
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 10 Jim Paschal 44 Julian Petty 403 61 Pontiac 41 $2,523
2 4 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 403 61 Chevrol 0 $1,275
3 3 Johnny Allen 14 Joe Lee Johnson 401 61 Chevrol 0 $975
4 5 Buck Baker 86 Buck Baker 401 61 Chrysle 0 $675
5 8 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 397 61 Chevrol 0 $575
6 12 George Alsobrook 99 Joe Jones 397 61 Ford 0 $450
7 9 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 397 60 Chevrol 0 $400
8 14 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 386 60 Chevrol 0 $350
9 15 Paul Lewis 1 Jess Potter 383 61 Chevrol 0 $300
10 18 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 381 61 Chevrol 0 $225
11 17 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 374 60 Ford 0 $200
12 22 Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron 367 60 Dodge 0 $175
13 20 Crash Bond 61 367 60 Ford 0 $150
14 2 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 366 61 Plymout 362 $1,226
15 6 Jack Smith 46 Jack Smith 363 61 Pontiac 0 $125
16 21 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 356 61 Mercury 0 $110
17 24 Charlie Chapman 41 Charlie Chapman 344 60 Ford 0 $100
18 16 Tommy Wells 39 199 60 Chevrol 0 $100
19 7 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 134 60 Pontiac 0 $100
20 23 Bob Presnell 5 104 59 Chevrol 0 $100
21 19 Dave Mader 96 JL Cheatham 50 61 Chevrol 0 $75
22 11 Buddy Baker 87 Buck Baker 34 61 Chrysle 0 $75
23 1 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 15 61 Chevrol 0 $175
24 13 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 1 61 Plymout 0 $75