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1961 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1961 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/6/1960 Joe Weatherly 1 Charlotte Fairgrounds
11/20/1960 Lee Petty 2 Speedway Park
2/24/1961 Fireball Roberts Daytona 500 Qualifier 1 Daytona International Speedway
2/24/1961 Joe Weatherly Daytona 500 Qualifier 2 Daytona International Speedway
2/26/1961 Marvin Panch Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
3/4/1961 Cotton Owens 6 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
3/5/1961 Rex White 7 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
3/12/1961 Fireball Roberts 8 Marchbanks Speedway
3/26/1961 Bob Burdick Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway
4/1/1961 Emanuel Zervakis Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
4/2/1961 Cotton Owens 11 Orange Speedway
4/3/1961 Rex White 12 Bowman-Gray Stadium
4/9/1961 Fred Lorenzen Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/16/1961 Rex White Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/20/1961 Cotton Owens 15 Columbia Speedway
4/22/1961 Junior Johnson Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
4/23/1961 Richard Petty Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
4/30/1961 Junior Johnson Virginia 500 Sweepstakes Martinsville Speedway
5/6/1961 Fred Lorenzen Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway
5/21/1961 Richard Petty World 600 Qualifier 1 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/21/1961 Joe Weatherly World 600 Qualifier 2 Charlotte Motor Speedway
5/21/1961 Lloyd Dane 22 Riverside International Raceway
5/27/1961 Eddie Gray 23 Ascot Stadium
5/28/1961 David Pearson World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/2/1961 Jim Paschal 25 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
6/4/1961 Ned Jarrett 26 Fairgrounds Raceway
6/8/1961 Jack Smith Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
6/10/1961 Rex White Myers Brothers 200 Bowman-Gray Stadium
6/17/1961 Emanuel Zervakis Yankee 500 Norwood Arena
6/23/1961 Buck Baker 30 Hartsville Speedway
6/24/1961 Junior Johnson 31 Starkey Speedway
7/4/1961 David Pearson Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway
7/9/1961 Fred Lorenzen Festival 250 Atlanta International Raceway
7/20/1961 Cotton Owens 34 Columbia Speedway
7/22/1961 Joe Weatherly 35 Rambi Raceway
7/30/1961 Jack Smith Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway
8/6/1961 Jim Paschal Nashville 500 Nashville Speedway
8/9/1961 Rex White 38 Bowman-Gray Stadium
8/13/1961 Junior Johnson Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/18/1961 Junior Johnson 40 Southside Speedway
8/27/1961 Junior Johnson 41 South Boston Speedway
9/4/1961 Nelson Stacy Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/8/1961 Rex White Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/10/1961 Joe Weatherly Capital City 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
9/10/1961 Eddie Gray 45 California State Fairgrounds
9/17/1961 David Pearson Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway
9/24/1961 Joe Weatherly Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/1/1961 Rex White Wilkes 200 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/15/1961 Joe Weatherly National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/22/1961 Joe Weatherly Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway
10/28/1961 Junior Johnson 51 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
10/29/1961 Joe Weatherly 52 Orange Speedway