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 - Virginia 500 Race Results
| Race Name - Virginia 500Date - 4/9/1961Race Track - Martinsville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 75 milesPole Speed - 70.28 mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 68.366 mphLead Changes - 1Total Race Purse - $6,545Race Number - 13 | More Races from 1961 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | HolmanMoody | 149 | 61 Ford | 31 | $1,150 |
| 2 | 1 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 149 | 61 Ford | 118 | $1,275 |
| 3 | 3 | Glen Wood | 21 | Wood Brothers | 147 | 61 Ford | 0 | $500 |
| 4 | 16 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | Monroe Shook | 147 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $325 |
| 5 | 5 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 147 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $450 |
| 6 | 6 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 146 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $315 |
| 7 | 23 | Johnny Allen | 69 | BG Holloway | 146 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $245 |
| 8 | 9 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 146 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
| 9 | 8 | Tim Flock | 15 | Beau Morgan | 146 | 61 Ford | 0 | $215 |
| 10 | 22 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | Tom Daniels | 146 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $215 |
| 11 | 7 | Bobby Johns | 72 | Shorty Johns | 145 | 61 Ford | 0 | $150 |
| 12 | 13 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 144 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $160 |
| 13 | 21 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 143 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $300 |
| 14 | 12 | Buddy Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 142 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $120 |
| 15 | 25 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 141 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $95 |
| 16 | 15 | Ernie Gahan | 55 | John Koszela | 141 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $60 |
| 17 | 10 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 140 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $110 |
| 18 | 11 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 139 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $85 |
| 19 | 17 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 136 | 60 Ford | 0 | $50 |
| 20 | 20 | George Green | 35 | MJ Black | 136 | 59 Plymout | 0 | $50 |
| 21 | 27 | Harry Leake | 97 | Harry Leake | 134 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
| 22 | 4 | Reds Kagle | 66 | Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters) | 117 | 60 Ford | 0 | $150 |
| 23 | 24 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 113 | 59 Ford | 0 | $75 |
| 24 | 14 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 109 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
| 25 | 18 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 102 | 60 Ford | 0 | $50 |
| 26 | 19 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 77 | 60 Ford | 0 | $50 |
| 27 | 26 | Bob Barron | 71 | Bob Barron | 21 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $75 |
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