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 - 52 Race Results
| Race Name - 52Date - 10/29/1961Race Track - Orange SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.9 milesRace Length (Miles) - 149 milesPole Speed - 95.154 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 85.249 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $5,625Race Number - 52 | More Races from 1961 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 165 | 61 Pontiac | 164 | $1,150 |
| 2 | 2 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 164 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $850 |
| 3 | 6 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 163 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $475 |
| 4 | 10 | Maurice Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 155 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $375 |
| 5 | 4 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 154 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $325 |
| 6 | 16 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 150 | 61 Ford | 0 | $275 |
| 7 | 13 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 147 | 60 Ford | 0 | $225 |
| 8 | 20 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 142 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
| 9 | 15 | Harry Leake | 97 | Harry Leake | 139 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
| 10 | 5 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 133 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $200 |
| 11 | 11 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 121 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $175 |
| 12 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 117 | 60 Pontiac | 1 | $125 |
| 13 | 20 | Ed Livingston | 68 | Curtis Crider | 104 | 61 Ford | 0 | $150 |
| 14 | 7 | Tommy Irwin | 85 | Monroe Shook | 103 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
| 15 | 17 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 101 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
| 16 | 19 | Joe Jones | 77 | Joe Jones | 95 | 60 Ford | 0 | $125 |
| 17 | 9 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 80 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $125 |
| 18 | 18 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 54 | 60 Ford | 0 | $125 |
| 19 | 14 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 38 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $125 |
| 20 | 8 | Jim Paschal | 44 | Julian Petty | 6 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $100 |
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