NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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 - Gwyn Staley 400 Race Results
Race Name - Gwyn Staley 400Date - 4/16/1961Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 95.66 mphNumber of Cautions - 6Caution Laps - 33Average Race Speed - 83.248 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $9,700Race Number - 14 | More Races from 1961 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 400 | 61 Chevrol | 221 | $2,455 |
2 | 6 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | Tom Daniels | 398 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $1,175 |
3 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 396 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $900 |
4 | 19 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Smokey Yunick | 390 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $575 |
5 | 7 | Johnny Allen | 69 | BG Holloway | 387 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $575 |
6 | 13 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 385 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $475 |
7 | 10 | Buddy Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 369 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $375 |
8 | 14 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 366 | 59 Ford | 0 | $325 |
9 | 16 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 346 | 60 Ford | 0 | $325 |
10 | 21 | Reb Wickersham | 33 | Reb Wickersham | 333 | 60 Oldsmob | 0 | $250 |
11 | 18 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 329 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $250 |
12 | 24 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 319 | 60 Ford | 0 | $175 |
13 | 12 | George Green | 35 | MJ Black | 310 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
14 | 4 | Curtis Turner | 21 | Wood Brothers | 296 | 61 Ford | 56 | $250 |
15 | 23 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 276 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
16 | 20 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 252 | 60 Ford | 0 | $100 |
17 | 8 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 230 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
18 | 15 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 168 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
19 | 5 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | HolmanMoody | 123 | 61 Ford | 61 | $210 |
20 | 17 | Bobby Waddell | 0 | Bobby Waddell | 109 | 59 Dodge | 0 | $125 |
21 | 25 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Jess Potter | 100 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
22 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 62 | 61 Pontiac | 62 | $285 |
23 | 22 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 30 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $75 |
24 | 9 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 29 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
25 | 11 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 27 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $100 |