CUP Series Occoneechee Speedway

NASCAR CUP Series

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Results

The 1961 1961-52 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Occoneechee Speedway race.

1961-52

Sunday, October 29th, 1961

Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC

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  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 5 Ford
  • 4 Pontiac
  • 6 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 20
  • Laps Scheduled: 165
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 85.249
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
1961-52 at Occoneechee Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
17 9 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 80 0 0 distributor
11 11 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 121 0 0 running
19 14 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 38 0 0 seals
13 20 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 104 0 0 overheating
5 4 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 154 0 0 engine
6 16 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 150 0 0 running
9 15 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 139 0 0 running
7 13 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 147 0 0 running
20 8 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 6 0 0 rear end
16 19 77 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 95 0 0 engine
1 1 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 165 164 0 running
12 3 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 117 1 0 clutch
8 20 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 142 0 0 running
18 18 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 54 0 0 overheating
4 10 42 Maurice Petty Plymouth 0 0 155 0 0 running
3 6 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 163 0 0 running
2 2 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 164 0 0 running
10 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 133 0 0 transmission
14 7 85 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 103 0 0 brakes
15 17 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 101 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

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