1961 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Volunteer 500 Race Results

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

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.

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. 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 - Volunteer 500 Race Results

Race Name - Volunteer 500
Date - 7/30/1961
Race Track - Bristol International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 79.225 mph
Number of Cautions - 8
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 68.373 mph
Lead Changes - 7
Total Race Purse - $14,885
Race Number - 36

More Races from 1961

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	12	Jack Smith	46	Jack Smith	500	61 Pontiac	243	$3,025
2	16	Fireball Roberts	22	Smokey Yunick	498	61 Pontiac	0	$1,325
3	8	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	495	61 Chevrol	0	$1,125
4	4	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	493	61 Plymout	19	$800
5	21	Buddy Baker	87	Buck Baker	492	61 Chrysle	0	$750
6	11	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	491	61 Pontiac	0	$725
7	13	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	490	61 Chevrol	0	$575
8	19	Jim Paschal	44	Neil Pontiac (Julian Petty)	485	61 Pontiac	0	$525
9	20	Sherman Utsman	26		481	61 Ford	0	$450
10	7	Tiny Lund	75	JD Braswell	476	61 Pontiac	0	$400
11	18	Paul Lewis	1	Jess Potter	474	61 Chevrol	0	$350
12	30	LD Austin	74	LD Austin	465	61 Chevrol	0	$275
13	25	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	460	60 Ford	0	$250
14	36	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	434	60 Chevrol	0	$225
15	41	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	425	60 Ford	0	$150
16	23	Herb Tillman	14	Adcox Chevrolet (Joe Lee Johnson)	422	61 Chevrol	0	$150
17	35	Bob Barron	71	Bob Barron	422	60 Dodge	0	$150
18	10	Bob Welborn	47	Boomershine Pontiac (Jack Smith)	416	61 Pontiac	26	$150
19	26	Doug Yates	23	Yates Motor Co (Raeford Johnson)	414	61 Plymout	0	$150
20	40	Reb Wickersham	33	Reb Wickersham	377	60 Oldsmob	0	$150
21	22	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	348	60 Chevrol	0	$125
22	2	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	340	61 Pontiac	170	$405
23	42	Ken Rush	12		332	59 Ford	0	$125
24	31	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	319	60 Chevrol	0	$125
25	6	Rex White	4	WhiteClements (Rex White)	285	61 Chevrol	42	$280
26	39	Bill Morton	64	Bill Morton	245	60 Chevrol	0	$125
27	28	George Green	71	Joe Jones	236	60 Ford	0	$125
28	32	Marvin Porter	82	Henry Dunbar	235	61 Ford	0	$125
29	33	Dub Utsman	38		200	61 Ford	0	$125
30	3	David Pearson	3	Daytona Kennel (John Masoni)	198	61 Pontiac	0	$125
31	37	Tommy Wells	39		193	60 Chevrol	0	$100
32	15	Nelson Stacy	29	HoltStacy (Dudley Farrell)	182	61 Ford	0	$125
33	1	Fred Lorenzen	28	HolmanMoody	175	61 Ford	0	$250
34	29	GC Spencer	48	GC Spencer	125	60 Chevrol	0	$100
35	17	Larry Frank	76	Lafayette Motors (Dick Wright)	107	61 Ford	0	$125
36	34	Johnny Allen	69	BG Holloway	106	61 Chevrol	0	$100
37	5	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	78	61 Chrysle	0	$150
38	27	George Alsobrook	99	Joe Jones	59	61 Ford	0	$100
39	9	Tommy Irwin	2	Tom Daniels	48	60 Chevrol	0	$125
40	14	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	46	60 Pontiac	0	$125
41	24	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	35	61 Ford	0	$100
42	38	Layman Utsman	25		35	60 Dodge	0	$100