Results

The 1961 1961-45 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the California State Fairgrounds race.

1961-45

Sunday, September 10th, 1961

California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA

  • 2 Pontiac
  • 20 Ford
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 0.000
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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1961-45 at California State Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
28 1 98N Bill Amick Pontiac 0 0 25 25 0 rear end
30 0 15 Bill Clinton Ford 0 0 16 0 0 crash
16 0 46 Bill Ferrier Ford 0 0 82 0 0 running
21 0 23 Bill Foster Ford 0 0 61 0 0 engine
25 0 84 Bob Perry Ford 0 0 36 0 0 bearing
2 0 6 Bob Ross Oldsmobile 0 0 99 0 0 running
11 0 5 Bruce Worrell Ford 0 0 94 0 0 running
9 0 26N Carl Joiner Chevrolet 0 0 95 0 0 running
7 0 4 Chuck Webb Ford 0 0 97 0 0 running
6 0 41 Clem Proctor Ford 0 0 97 0 0 running
29 0 8 Clyde Palmer Dodge 0 0 16 0 0 fuel pump
3 0 76 Danny Weinberg Ford 0 0 99 0 0 running
31 0 61N Dick Baron Chevrolet 0 0 5 0 0 axle
13 0 00 Dick Getty Chevrolet 0 0 89 0 0 running
15 0 18 Dick Smith Ford 0 0 86 0 0 running
5 0 7 Don Noel Ford 0 0 98 0 0 running
17 0 94 Ed Brown Ford 0 0 74 0 0 crash
1 0 98 Eddie Gray Ford 0 0 100 75 0 running
10 0 45 Eddie Pagan Ford 0 0 94 0 0 running
4 0 36 Frank Secrist Ford 0 0 99 0 0 running
14 0 20 Jack Norton Chevrolet 0 0 88 0 0 running
27 0 21 Jerry Plotts Ford 0 0 30 0 0 crash
22 0 10 Jim Blomgren Ford 0 0 60 0 0 transmission
20 0 0 Jim Cook Dodge 0 0 71 0 0 running
12 0 11 Jim Stewart Plymouth 0 0 93 0 0 running
23 0 43 Joe Clark Ford 0 0 53 0 0 overheating
18 0 85 Keith Wilkinson Ford 0 0 74 0 0 running
8 0 28 Kuzie Kuzmanich Pontiac 0 0 97 0 0 running
26 0 44 Lloyd Dane Chevrolet 0 0 31 0 0 sway bar
19 0 91 Oren Prosser Plymouth 0 0 73 0 0 running
24 0 2 Ron Hornaday Ford 0 0 40 0 0 running
32 0 12N Scotty Cain Ford 0 0 2 0 0 crankshaft

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