NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. 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 - 25 Race Results
| Race Name - 25Date - 6/2/1961Race Track - Piedmont Interstate FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 61.25 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 55.495 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,935Race Number - 25 | More Races from 1961 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 11 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Julian Petty | 200 | 61 Pontiac | 20 | $800 |
| 2 | 2 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 198 | 60 Pontiac | 1 | $525 |
| 3 | 19 | Maurice Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 197 | 60 Plymout | $375 | |
| 4 | 21 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 188 | 60 Ford | $275 | |
| 5 | 5 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 187 | 61 Chevrol | $250 | |
| 6 | 12 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 187 | 59 Chevrol | $215 | |
| 7 | 18 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 177 | 59 Ford | $175 | |
| 8 | 13 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 130 | 60 Chevrol | $150 | |
| 9 | 4 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 125 | 61 Pontiac | $140 | |
| 10 | 7 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 108 | 60 Chevrol | $230 | |
| 11 | 3 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 104 | 61 Chrysle | $125 | |
| 12 | 14 | Elmo Henderson | 55 | 84 | 59 T-Bird | $110 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Doug Cox | 51 | Doug Cox | 84 | 59 T-Bird | $100 | |
| 14 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 70 | 61 Pontiac | $85 | |
| 15 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 70 | 60 Plymout | $70 | |
| 16 | 16 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 99 | Joe Jones | 62 | 61 Ford | $60 | |
| 17 | 17 | David Pearson | 67 | David Pearson | 37 | 60 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 18 | 15 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 24 | 60 Ford | $50 | |
| 19 | 6 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 13 | 61 Pontiac | $50 | |
| 20 | 20 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 5 | 60 Dodge | $50 | |
| 21 | 10 | Darel Dieringer | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 1 | 60 Ford | $50 |
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