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1961 - World 600 Qualifier 1 Race Results


Race Name - World 600 Qualifier 1
Date - 5/21/1961
Race Track - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 101 miles
Pole Speed - 137.48 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 133.55 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $3,835
Race Number - 20
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 7 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 67 61 Plymout 24 $800
2 3 Ralph Earnhardt 6 Cotton Owens 67 61 Pontiac 9 $525
3 5 Bob Welborn 47 Jack Smith 67 61 Pontiac 0 $375
4 4 Bobby Johns 72 Shorty Johns 67 61 Ford 0 $275
5 1 Fred Lorenzen 28 HolmanMoody 67 61 Ford 34 $250
6 18 Fireball Roberts 75 Smokey Yunick 66 61 Pontiac 0 $215
7 2 Banjo Matthews 94 Banjo Matthews 66 61 Ford 0 $175
8 6 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 66 61 Chevrol 0 $150
9 8 Johnny Allen 69 BG Holloway 66 61 Chevrol 0 $140
10 10 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 65 60 Chevrol 0 $130
11 12 Joe Eubanks 82 Don Every 64 61 Ford 0 $125
12 9 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 64 60 Chevrol 0 $110
13 16 EJ Trivette 97 Harry Leake 56 60 Chevrol 0 $100
14 11 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 41 61 Chevrol 0 $185
15 13 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 28 61 Chevrol 0 $70
16 14 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 18 61 Mercury 0 $60
17 17 Bobby Waddell 35 MJ Black 3 59 Plymout 0 $50
18 15 Bobby Isaac 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 2 61 Pontiac 0 $50
19 19 Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner 1 60 Ford 0 $50