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 - Yankee 500 Race Results
| Race Name - Yankee 500Date - 6/17/1961Race Track - Norwood ArenaTrack Length (Miles) - 0.25 milesRace Length (Miles) - 125 milesPole Speed - 55.87 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 53.827 mphLead Changes - 3Total Race Purse - $8,350Race Number - 29 | More Races from 1961 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 3 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 500 | 60 Chevrol | 361 | $2,250 |
| 2 | 1 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 500 | 60 Chevrol | 125 | $1,000 |
| 3 | 9 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 491 | 61 Chevrol | 14 | $800 |
| 4 | 5 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 476 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $700 |
| 5 | 4 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 473 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $600 |
| 6 | 2 | Jim Paschal | 14 | Julian Petty | 467 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $500 |
| 7 | 11 | Buzz Woodward | 90 | Buzz Woodward | 456 | 59 Ford | 0 | $400 |
| 8 | 14 | Dominic Persicketti | 27 | 450 | 59 Ford | 0 | $300 | |
| 9 | 13 | Sammy Packard | 38 | Matt DeMatthews | 444 | 61 Ford | 0 | $275 |
| 10 | 8 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 426 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
| 11 | 7 | Ernie Gahan | 55 | John Koszela | 335 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $225 |
| 12 | 17 | Eddie Flemke | 60 | 231 | 61 Dodge | 0 | $175 | |
| 13 | 12 | Budd Olsen | 56 | Budd Olsen | 168 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
| 14 | 15 | Harold Wilcox | 64 | 112 | 59 Oldsmob | 0 | $150 | |
| 15 | 10 | Bob Devine | 24 | 92 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $150 | |
| 16 | 16 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 2 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
| 17 | 6 | Hoss Kagle | 66 | Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters) | 2 | 60 Ford | 0 | $125 |
| 18 | 18 | Jimmy Mairs | 57 | 2 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $125 |
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