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NASCAR in the 1961 season. Full information

13th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 6th November to 29th October in 1961, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: Art Malone , Bobby Allison , Wendell Scott , Jim Hendrickson , Pete Boland , Dave Mader , Robert Roeber , Tom Dill , Ed Livingston , Tubby Gonzales , Dick Cook , Dick Bown , Marvin Heinis , Al Brand , Lee Reitzel , Buck Fulp , Gus Newman , Bill Clinton , Bill Ferrier , Larry Thomas , Eddie Flemke , Harold Wilcox , Bob Devine , Homer Galloway , Joe Jones , Jim Bennett , Crash Bond , Bob Presnell , T.R. Miller , Ronnie Fones , Mark Hurley , Al Disney , Bill Latham

List of races and tracks in the 1961 season

Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
1960 Charlotte NASCAR Race 1	Joe Weatherly Ford ? 1961, #16	Southern States	6th November 1960
1960 Jacksonville NASCAR	Lee Petty Plymouth ? 1961, #42	Jacksonville, Florida	20th November 1960
1961 Daytona NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Pontiac ? 1961, #22	Daytona	24th February 1961
1961 Daytona NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Daytona	24th February 1961
1961 Daytona 500	Marvin Panch Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #20	Daytona	26th February 1961
1961 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 1	Cotton Owens Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #5	Piedmont Interstate	4th March 1961
1961 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1	Rex White Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Weaverville	5th March 1961
1961 Hanford NASCAR	Fireball Roberts Pontiac ? 1961, #75	Hanford	12th March 1961
1961 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1	Bob Burdick Pontiac ? 1961, #53	Atlanta	26th March 1961
1961 Greenville NASCAR Race 1	Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Greenville-Pickens	1st April 1961
1961 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 1	Cotton Owens Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #6	Occoneechee Speedway	2nd April 1961
1961 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1	Rex White Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Winston-Salem	3rd April 1961
1961 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1961, #28	Martinsville	9th April 1961
1961 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1	Rex White Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	North Wilkesboro	16th April 1961
1961 Columbia NASCAR Race 1	Cotton Owens Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #6	Columbia Speedway	20th April 1961
1961 Hickory NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Hickory Speedway	22nd April 1961
1961 Richmond NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1961, #43	Atlantic Fairgrounds	23rd April 1961
1961 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Martinsville	30th April 1961
1961 Darlington NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1961, #28	Darlington	6th May 1961
1961 Riverside NASCAR	Lloyd Dane Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #44	Riverside	21st May 1961
1961 Charlotte NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1961, #43	Charlotte	21st May 1961
1961 Charlotte NASCAR Race 3	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Charlotte	21st May 1961
1961 Los Angeles NASCAR	Eddie Gray Ford Galaxie, #98	Los Angeles	27th May 1961
1961 World 600	David Pearson Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #3	Charlotte	28th May 1961
1961 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2	Jim Paschal Pontiac ? 1961, #14	Piedmont Interstate	2nd June 1961
1961 Birmingham NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	Birmingham Fairgrounds	4th June 1961
1961 Greenville NASCAR Race 2	Jack Smith Pontiac ? 1961, #47	Greenville-Pickens	8th June 1961
1961 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 2	Rex White Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Winston-Salem	10th June 1961
1961 Norwood NASCAR	Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Norwood	17th June 1961
1961 Hartsville NASCAR	Buck Baker Chrysler ? 1961, #86	Hartsville	23rd June 1961
1961 Roanoke NASCAR	Junior Johnson Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Roanoke	24th June 1961
1961 Daytona NASCAR Race 3	David Pearson Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #3	Daytona	4th July 1961
1961 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1961, #28	Atlanta	9th July 1961
1961 Columbia NASCAR Race 2	Cotton Owens Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #6	Columbia Speedway	20th July 1961
1961 Myrtle Beach NASCAR	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Myrtle Beach	22nd July 1961
1961 Bristol NASCAR Race 1	Jack Smith , Johnny Allen Pontiac ? 1961, #46	Bristol	30th July 1961
1961 Nashville NASCAR	Jim Paschal Pontiac ? 1961, #44	Nashville Fairgrounds	6th August 1961
1961 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 3	Rex White Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Winston-Salem	9th August 1961
1961 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Weaverville	13th August 1961
1961 Richmond NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Southside Speedway	18th August 1961
1961 South Boston NASCAR	Junior Johnson Pontiac ? 1961, #27	South Boston	27th August 1961
1961 Darlington NASCAR Race 2	Nelson Stacy Ford ? 1961, #29	Darlington	4th September 1961
1961 Hickory NASCAR Race 2	Rex White Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Hickory Speedway	8th September 1961
1961 Sacramento NASCAR	Eddie Gray Ford Galaxie, #98	Sacramento	10th September 1961
1961 Richmond NASCAR Race 3	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Richmond	10th September 1961
1961 Atlanta NASCAR Race 3	David Pearson Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #3	Atlanta	17th September 1961
1961 Martinsville NASCAR Race 3	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Martinsville	24th September 1961
1961 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2	Rex White Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	North Wilkesboro	1st October 1961
1961 Charlotte NASCAR Race 4	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Charlotte	15th October 1961
1961 Bristol NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Bristol	22nd October 1961
1961 Greenville NASCAR Race 3	Junior Johnson Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Greenville-Pickens	28th October 1961
1961 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Occoneechee Speedway	29th October 1961

Drivers championship 1961

Ned Jarrett

United States

Champion

Points: 27272 Wins: 1 Poles: 4

Rex White

United States

2nd place

Points: 26442 Wins: 7 Poles: 7

Emanuel Zervakis

United States

3rd place

Points: 22312 Wins: 2 Poles: 1

List of all drivers for the 1961 season

Name	Points
Ned Jarrett	27272
Rex White	26442
Emanuel Zervakis	22312
Joe Weatherly	17894
Fireball Roberts	17600
Junior Johnson	17178
Jack Smith	15186
Richard Petty	14984
Jim Paschal	13922
Buck Baker	13746
Jimmy Pardue	13408
Johnny Allen	13114
David Pearson	13088
Bob Welborn	12570
Herman Beam	11382
Nelson Stacy	10436
Ralph Earnhardt	10182
Marvin Panch	9392
Fred Lorenzen	9316
G.C. Spencer	9128
Curtis Crider	8414
Cotton Owens	8032
Tiny Lund	7740
Bobby Johns	7590
L.D. Austin	7306
Tommy Irwin	7300
Doug Yates	5878
Paul Lewis	5712
Bob Barron	5412
Elmo Langley	5376
Banjo Matthews	4924
Wendell Scott	4726
Jim Reed	4705
Fred Harb	4526
Darel Dieringer	4416
Bob Burdick	4382
Lee Reitzel	4380
Tom Pistone	3766
Buddy Baker	3668
Roscoe Thompson	3602
Woodie Wilson	3580
Larry Frank	3162
Larry Thomas	3140
Harry Leake	3092
Paul Goldsmith	2930
Joe Lee Johnson	2700
Bill Morgan	2430
T.C. Hunt	2430
Marvin Porter	2326
Joe Eubanks	2320
Ken Rush	2300
George Green	2056
Friday Hassler	2052
Reds Kagle	1934
Charlie Glotzbach	1648
Roy Tyner	1644
Sal Tovella	1624
Maurice Petty	1600
Bill Morton	1592
Dave Mader	1578
Ed Livingston	1568
Speedy Thompson	1564
Eddie Gray	1552
Glen Wood	1540
Don Noel	1440
J.C. Hendrix	1424
Eddie Pagan	1396
George Alsobrook	1392
Joe Jones	1350
Tom Dill	1236
Herb Tillman	1172
Danny Weinberg	1128
Lloyd Dane	1032
Jim Cook	1016
Bob Perry	1008
Elmo Henderson	1004
Ed Markstellar	998
Reb Wickersham	970
E.J. Trivette	944
Charlie Chapman	874
Jim Bennett	870
Jack Norton	864
Tubby Gonzales	862
Bruce Worrell	856
Marshall Sargent	850
Joe Kelly	850
Doug Cox	848
Ernie Gahan	810
Scotty Cain	784
Jim Blomgren	768
Dick Getty	728
Wilbur Rakestraw	700
Dick Smith	672
Dick Cook	664
Frank Secrist	650
Tommy Wells	586
Bob Presnell	546
Art Malone	540
Larry Flynn	532
Sherman Utsman	510
Ron Hornaday	504
Lee Petty	502
John Hamby	484
Bobby Allison	430
Wes Morgan	426
Bunkie Blackburn	422
Carl Joiner	416
Bob Ross	408
Al Brand	408
Clem Proctor	400
Ed Negre	400
Bob Price	384
Dick Santee	360
Jim Hendrickson	360
Bill Ferrier	352
Chuck Webb	328
Eddie Flemke	320
Jimmy Thompson	308
Buck Fulp	304
Harold Wilcox	300
Bill Latham	294
Bill Clinton	288
Don Odell	280
Bob Devine	280
Gus Newman	272
Crash Bond	260
Robert Roeber	250
Harlan Richardson	244
Mark Hurley	240
Hoss Kagle	240
Marvin Heinis	240
Gene White	240
Pete Boland	234
Homer Galloway	224
Al Disney	224
Dick Bown	216
Ronnie Fones	208
Harvey Hege	208
Hank Tillman	180
T.R. Miller	176