CUP Series Asheville Weaverville Speedway

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Western North Carolina 500

Sunday, August 13th, 1961

Asheville Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC

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  • 9 Ford
  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 5 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: N/A
  • Laps Actual: 258 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 65.704
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Western North Carolina 500 at Asheville Weaverville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
34 10 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 crash
30 29 148 Bill McDonald Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 180 0 0 0 0 too slow
26 22 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 running
37 24 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 0 rf hub
25 32 5 Bob Presnell Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 running
28 6 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 0 185 0 0 0 0 running
16 16 87 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 0 227 0 0 0 0 running
29 36 58 Bunk Moore Ford 0 0 0 0 182 0 0 0 0 crash
15 27 41 Charlie Chapman Ford 0 0 0 0 228 0 0 0 0 running
22 28 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 0 0 214 0 0 0 0 running
38 14 96 Dave Mader Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 rf wheel
36 30 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 oil filter
35 38 164 Earl Wilcox Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 too slow
5 7 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 254 0 0 0 0 running
31 37 59 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 axle
33 3 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 running
27 19 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 fuel pump
12 15 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 0 0 234 0 0 0 0 crash
18 26 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 227 0 0 0 0 running
13 17 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 0 233 0 0 0 0 running
9 4 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 0 252 0 0 0 0 running
6 1 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 0 0 254 0 0 0 0 running
19 20 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 225 0 0 0 0 running
2 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 running
23 34 25 John Hamby Dodge 0 0 0 0 208 0 0 0 0 running
8 33 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 253 0 0 0 0 running
1 2 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 0 258 258 0 0 0 running
17 21 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 227 0 0 0 0 running
32 23 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 running
14 18 82 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 0 0 231 0 0 0 0 running
4 9 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 254 0 0 0 0 running
10 21 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 0 252 0 0 0 0 running
20 31 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 218 0 0 0 0 running
21 25 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 running
3 11 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 254 0 0 0 0 running
11 8 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
7 13 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 253 0 0 0 0 running
24 35 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 204 0 0 0 0 running

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