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 - 2 Race Results
Race Name - 2Date - 11/20/1960Race Track - Speedway ParkTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 68.623 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 64.4 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $3,985Race Number - 2 | More Races from 1961 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 13 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 60 Plymout | 18 | $800 |
2 | 3 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | Tommy Irwin | 199 | 60 Chevrol | 166 | $525 |
3 | 6 | Rex White | 4 | Piedmont Friendly (Rex White) | 198 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $475 |
4 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 197 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $275 |
5 | 16 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 194 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $250 |
6 | 15 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 191 | 60 Ford | 0 | $215 |
7 | 14 | Elmo Langley | 16 | Doc White | 190 | 59 Pontiac | 0 | $175 |
8 | 21 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 180 | 58 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
9 | 5 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 176 | 60 Chevrol | 1 | $140 |
10 | 20 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Faircloth (Jess Potter) | 163 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $130 |
11 | 2 | Buck Baker | 87 | Thor (Buck Baker) | 137 | 60 Chevrol | 15 | $125 |
12 | 22 | Bob Barron | 7 | Bob Barron | 127 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $110 |
13 | 18 | Jimmy Pardue | 35 | MJ Black | 126 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
14 | 17 | Reb Wickersham | 33 | Reb Wickersham | 125 | 60 Oldsmob | 0 | $85 |
15 | 12 | Curtis Crider | 64 | Curtis Crider | 120 | 60 Ford | 0 | $70 |
16 | 4 | David Pearson | 67 | David Pearson | 102 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $60 |
17 | 7 | Jimmy Thompson | 55 | 92 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $50 | |
18 | 19 | David Ezell | 83 | Curtis Crider | 87 | 58 Ford | 0 | $50 |
19 | 10 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Courtesy (Ned Jarrett) | 67 | 60 Ford | 0 | $50 |
20 | 11 | Gerald Duke | 92 | Gerald Duke | 39 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $50 |
21 | 9 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 35 | 59 Ford | 0 | $50 |
22 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 4 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $50 |