1961 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1961 - 7 Race Results

Race Name - 7
Date - 3/5/1961
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 79.295 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 72.492 mph
Lead Changes - 0
Total Race Purse - $3,625
Race Number - 7

More Races from 1961

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Rex White	4	Rex White	200	61 Chevrol	200	$900
2	4	Cotton Owens	5	Cotton Owens	200	60 Pontiac	0	$525
3	9	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	200	60 Ford	0	$375
4	10	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	196	60 Plymout	0	$275
5	5	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	194	61 Chevrol	0	$250
6	8	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	194	59 Chevrol	0	$215
7	12	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	191	59 Plymout	0	$175
8	13	Paul Lewis	1	Jess Potter	190	61 Chevrol	0	$150
9	11	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	186	60 Ford	0	$140
10	15	EJ Trivette	7	MJ Black	135	59 Plymout	0	$130
11	2	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	91	60 Pontiac	0	$125
12	6	Joe Lee Johnson	89	Joe Lee Johnson	87	61 Chevrol	0	$110
13	3	Jim Paschal	42	Petty Enterprises	25	60 Plymout	0	$100
14	7	Tommy Irwin	2	Tom Daniels	25	60 Chevrol	0	$85
15	14	Curtis Crider	68	Curtis Crider	3	60 Ford	0	$70