Results

The 1961 1961-06 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds race.

1961-06

Saturday, March 4th, 1961

Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, SC

  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 5 Ford
  • 3 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 18
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 59.152
  • Cautions: 3 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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1961-06 at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
15 18 65 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 92 0 0 carb fire
1 4 5 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 200 25 0 running
11 7 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 180 0 0 running
3 6 67 David Pearson Chevrolet 0 0 197 0 0 running
5 12 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 193 0 0 running
12 17 7 EJ Trivette Plymouth 0 0 173 0 0 running
14 16 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 133 0 0 wheel
6 10 55 Ernie Gahan Chevrolet 0 0 192 0 0 crash
18 8 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 29 0 0 overheating
9 14 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 running
8 11 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 187 0 0 running
4 15 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 195 0 0 running
10 2 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 182 175 0 fuel line
16 1 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 54 0 0 oil pressure
7 5 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 188 0 0 running
2 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 199 0 0 running
13 13 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 162 0 0 sway bar
17 9 87 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 52 0 0 oil pressure

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