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Results

The 1961 Wilkes 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

Wilkes 200

Sunday, October 1st, 1961

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 4 Ford
  • 13 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 1 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 320
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 84.675
  • Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Wilkes 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
20 2 21 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 202 0 0 rear end
9 18 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 300 0 0 running
19 23 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 218 0 0 running
27 9 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 28 0 0 engine
25 11 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 189 0 0 oil pressure
14 22 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 293 0 0 running
10 20 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 299 0 0 running
6 14 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 312 0 0 running
2 6 18 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 319 0 0 running
18 12 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 241 0 0 engine
23 16 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 194 0 0 crash
28 29 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 26 0 0 engine
15 17 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 291 0 0 running
24 7 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 190 0 0 piston
21 4 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 200 0 0 driveshaft
7 24 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 312 0 0 running
30 30 12 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 2 0 0 handling
8 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 311 1 0 running
26 28 25 John Hamby Dodge 0 0 120 0 0 transmission
22 15 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 198 0 0 crash
4 1 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 315 118 0 running
29 25 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 8 0 0 engine
17 27 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 253 0 0 overheating
12 19 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 294 0 0 running
5 10 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 running
16 26 20 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 262 0 0 running
1 3 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 320 201 0 running
3 13 42 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 316 0 0 running
11 8 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 296 0 0 crash
13 21 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 293 0 0 running

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