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 - Southeastern 500 Race Results
| Race Name - Southeastern 500Date - 10/22/1961Race Track - Bristol International SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 80.645 mphNumber of Cautions - 3Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 72.452 mphLead Changes - 6Total Race Purse - $19,931Race Number - 50 | More Races from 1961 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 500 | 61 Pontiac | 82 | $3,680 |
| 2 | 8 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 500 | 61 Chevrol | 24 | $2,365 |
| 3 | 18 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | HoltStacy (Dudley Farrell) | 500 | 61 Ford | 0 | $1,525 |
| 4 | 17 | Jim Paschal | 44 | Julian Petty | 498 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $1,125 |
| 5 | 5 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 495 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $950 |
| 6 | 16 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 491 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $825 |
| 7 | 13 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 482 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $725 |
| 8 | 12 | Ken Rush | 59 | BG Holloway | 481 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $675 |
| 9 | 23 | Bill Morton | 64 | Bill Morton | 481 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $600 |
| 10 | 3 | Bob Welborn | 18 | Bud Moore | 480 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $585 |
| 11 | 20 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 480 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $450 |
| 12 | 14 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 478 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $400 |
| 13 | 30 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 474 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $325 |
| 14 | 9 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 471 | 60 Ford | 0 | $325 |
| 15 | 36 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 460 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $290 |
| 16 | 33 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 459 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $280 |
| 17 | 1 | Bobby Johns | 47 | Jack Smith | 457 | 61 Pontiac | 49 | $440 |
| 18 | 28 | Brownie King | 16 | 442 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $250 | |
| 19 | 31 | Bill Latham | 69 | 440 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $250 | |
| 20 | 21 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 439 | 61 Ford | 0 | $250 |
| 21 | 24 | Jack Smith | 46 | Jack Smith | 421 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $240 |
| 22 | 26 | Tiny Lund | 30 | Fred Clark | 414 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $225 |
| 23 | 11 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 394 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $246 |
| 24 | 7 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 394 | 61 Pontiac | 294 | $495 |
| 25 | 15 | Joe Lee Johnson | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | 370 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $225 |
| 26 | 4 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 323 | 60 Pontiac | 51 | $310 |
| 27 | 19 | Bill Morgan | 32 | JL Cheatham | 237 | 61 Ford | 0 | $225 |
| 28 | 38 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 197 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
| 29 | 25 | Johnny Allen | 96 | JL Cheatham | 169 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
| 30 | 10 | Bunkie Blackburn | 9 | Wildcat Williams | 164 | 61 Ford | 0 | $225 |
| 31 | Paul Lewis | 20 | 149 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $200 | ||
| 32 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 120 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $200 | |
| 33 | Gene Blackburn | 25 | 117 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $100 | ||
| 34 | Friday Hassler | 39 | 115 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $100 | ||
| 35 | Joe Jones | 77 | Joe Jones | 111 | 60 Ford | 0 | $100 | |
| 36 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 35 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $100 | |
| 37 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | Tom Daniels | 19 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $125 | |
| 38 | Allen Franklin | 88 | 3 | 59 Nash | 0 | $100 |
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