1961 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Southern 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 - Southern 500 Race Results

Race Name - Southern 500
Date - 9/4/1961
Race Track - Darlington Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.375 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 128.68 mph
Number of Cautions - 6
Caution Laps - 21
Average Race Speed - 117.78 mph
Lead Changes - 19
Total Race Purse - $57,965
Race Number - 42

More Races from 1961

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	3	Nelson Stacy	29	HoltStacy (Dudley Farrell)	364	61 Ford	72	$18,430
2	1	Fireball Roberts	22	Smokey Yunick	364	61 Pontiac	180	$10,670
3	9	David Pearson	3	Daytona Kennel (John Masoni)	363	61 Pontiac	6	$5,060
4	7	Jim Paschal	44	Julian Petty	359	61 Pontiac	0	$2,625
5	20	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	359	61 Chevrol	0	$2,450
6	33	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	354	61 Chevrol	0	$1,500
7	26	Johnny Allen	14	Joe Lee Johnson	348	61 Chevrol	0	$1,195
8	18	Roscoe Thompson	24	James Turner	347	60 Pontiac	0	$1,195
9	6	Ralph Earnhardt	6	Cotton Owens	346	61 Pontiac	0	$875
10	36	Rex White	47	Jack Smith	345	61 Pontiac	0	$925
11	12	Bobby Johns	72	Shorty Johns	344	61 Ford	0	$750
12	16	Bill Morgan	66	Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters)	342	61 Ford	0	$700
13	32	Elmo Langley	30	Fred Clark	341	60 Chevrol	0	$500
14	14	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	337	61 Pontiac	0	$450
15	24	Tiny Lund	59	BG Holloway	323	61 Pontiac	0	$650
16	40	LD Austin	74	LD Austin	321	61 Chevrol	0	$350
17	35	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	316	60 Chevrol	0	$300
18	39	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	312	61 Mercury	0	$750
19	23	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	312	60 Ford	0	$250
20	17	Larry Frank	46	Jack Smith	273	61 Pontiac	0	$480
21	25	Dave Mader	90	Dave Mader	262	61 Chevrol	0	$280
22	4	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	229	61 Pontiac	13	$370
23	31	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	228	61 Chevrol	0	$200
24	15	Buddy Baker	86	Buck Baker	221	61 Chrysle	0	$700
25	34	TC Hunt	10	Fred Wheat	206	61 Dodge	0	$700
26	5	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	201	61 Plymout	41	$1,110
27	11	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	190	61 Chrysle	0	$220
28	21	Tommy Irwin	2	Tom Daniels	164	61 Chevrol	0	$200
29	2	Fred Lorenzen	28	HolmanMoody	158	61 Ford	52	$950
30	19	Cale Yarborough	52	Julian Buesink	135	61 Ford	0	$200
31	8	Marvin Panch	42	Petty Enterprises	94	61 Plymout	0	$200
32	28	Marvin Porter	82	Henry Dunbar	85	61 Ford	0	$200
33	29	Paul Lewis	1	Jess Potter	81	61 Chevrol	0	$200
34	30	Woodie Wilson	5	Leroy Faucett	79	61 Pontiac	0	$200
35	38	Ed Livingston	68	Curtis Crider	79	61 Ford	0	$200
36	10	Banjo Matthews	94	Banjo Matthews	65	61 Ford	0	$430
37	22	Joe Caspolich	32		50	61 Ford	0	$200
38	27	Darel Dieringer	80	Tubby Gonzales	45	61 Ford	0	$300
39	13	Bunkie Blackburn	9	Wildcat Williams	34	61 Ford	0	$200
40	37	Friday Hassler	96	JL Cheatham	22	60 Chevrol	0	$200
41	43	George Alsobrook	99	Joe Jones	2	61 Ford	0	$200
42	41	Red Hollingsworth	75	JD Braswell	2	60 Chevrol	0	$200
43	42	Lee Reitzel	93	Lee Reitzel	2	60 Ford	0	$200