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Sprint Cup

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.

Nascar Cup Series

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 - 8 Race Results


Race Name - 8
Date - 3/12/1961
Race Track - Marchbanks Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.4 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 249 miles
Pole Speed - 98.37 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 95.621 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $11,475
Race Number - 8
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Fireball Roberts 75 JD Braswell 178 61 Pontiac 178 $2,000
2 3 Eddie Gray 98 Eddie Gray 176 61 Ford 0 $1,250
3 33 Danny Letner 76 Guy Kimball 175 61 Ford 0 $750
4 28 Tubby Gonzales 80 Tubby Gonzales 168 61 Ford 0 $600
5 7 Eddie Pagan 45 Bill Clinton 168 61 Ford 0 $575
6 14 Rex White 47 Rex White 167 60 Chevrol 0 $550
7 18 Jim Cook 0 Floyd Johnson 166 60 Dodge 0 $525
8 6 Scotty Cain 4 Scotty Cain 165 60 T-Bird 0 $500
9 5 Lloyd Dane 44 Lloyd Dane 165 61 Chevrol 0 $450
10 38 Bob Perry 84 Bob Perry 159 60 Ford 0 $425
11 23 Dick Santee 77 159 59 Ford 0 $400
12 10 Don Noel 7 Chuck Parkko 157 61 Ford 0 $400
13 25 Dick Cook 91 Jack Chatenay 157 60 Plymout 0 $350
14 4 Frank Secrist 36 Warner Brothers 146 60 Ford 0 $350
15 34 Dick Getty 0 Dick Getty 135 59 Chevrol 0 $300
16 27 Jack Norton 20 William Peach 134 59 Chevrol 0 $300
17 12 Dick Bown 61 133 59 Chevrol 0 $250
18 19 Marvin Heinis 15 130 60 Ford 0 $200
19 31 Mike Saathoff 38 129 59 Edsel 0 $200
20 13 Carl Joiner 26 Dean Thorne 125 61 Chevrol 0 $100
21 29 Dick Carter 11 Jack Chatenay 119 60 Plymout 0 $100
22 17 Ed Negre 14 116 59 Ford 0 $100
23 16 Danny Weinberg 16 Guy Kimball 113 61 Ford 0 $100
24 21 Jim Blomgren 10 Bob Smith 107 60 Ford 0 $100
25 11 Marvin Porter 46 95 60 Oldsmob 0 $100
26 8 Art Watts 22 Art Watts 85 60 Ford 0 $100
27 12 Bruce Worrell 5 Bob Smith 66 60 Ford 0 $100
28 15 Banjo Matthews 94 Banjo Matthews 66 61 Ford 0 $100
29 32 Harlan Richardson 88 Jim White 44 61 Ford 0 $100
30 20 Charlie Chapman 41 Charlie Chapman 35 60 Ford 0 $100
31 9 Ron Hornaday 2 Frank Galpin 34 60 Ford 0 $
32 30 Tom Guffy 23 Bob Perry 29 59 Plymout 0 $
33 35 Chuck Webb 12 Dick Wearing 23 59 Ford 0 $
34 1 Bob Ross 51 Bob Ross 13 60 Ford 0 $
35 26 Al Brand 25 Jim McNeil 11 60 Ford 0 $
36 24 Brownie Brown 17 Jay George 6 59 Ford 0 $