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 - Pickens 200 Race Results
| Race Name - Pickens 200Date - 6/8/1961Race Track - Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 65.48 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 58.441 mphLead Changes - 1Total Race Purse - $3,885Race Number - 27 | More Races from 1961 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 7 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 200 | 61 Pontiac | 30 | $800 |
| 2 | 1 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 199 | 61 Chevrol | 170 | $525 |
| 3 | 4 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 198 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $375 |
| 4 | 10 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 198 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $275 |
| 5 | 3 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Julian Petty | 196 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $250 |
| 6 | 11 | Elmo Henderson | 7 | 193 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $215 | |
| 7 | 23 | Maurice Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 191 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
| 8 | 6 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 190 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
| 9 | 9 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 186 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $140 |
| 10 | 15 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 183 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $130 |
| 11 | 26 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 181 | 60 Ford | 0 | $125 |
| 12 | 22 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 177 | 60 Ford | 0 | $110 |
| 13 | 17 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 172 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $100 |
| 14 | 24 | EJ Trivette | 35 | MJ Black | 171 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $85 |
| 15 | 18 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 164 | 60 Ford | 0 | $70 |
| 16 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 130 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $60 |
| 17 | 5 | David Pearson | 67 | David Pearson | 123 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
| 18 | 14 | Bob Welborn | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | 110 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
| 19 | 19 | Bunk Moore | 58 | 91 | 60 Ford | 0 | $50 | |
| 20 | 12 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 85 | 59 Ford | 0 | $50 |
| 21 | 13 | Doug Cox | 51 | Doug Cox | 27 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $50 |
| 22 | 16 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 23 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $50 |
| 23 | 21 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Jess Potter | 23 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
| 24 | 25 | Bob Gossett | 55 | 19 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $ | |
| 25 | 2 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 13 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $ |
| 26 | 20 | George Alsobrook | 99 | Joe Jones | 8 | 61 Ford | 0 | $ |
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