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1961 Greenville NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Full information

1961 Greenville NASCAR

1961 Greenville NASCAR is 479th NASCAR race. Passed at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Junior Johnson won the pole position, Emanuel Zervakis won this race. Richard Petty and Rex White also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1961 Atlanta NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Hillsborough NASCAR
Race Start: 1st April 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Greenville NASCAR

1st victory for the Monroe Shook team
1st victory for the Emanuel Zervakis
2nd podium for the Emanuel Zervakis
18th podium for the Richard Petty
48th podium for the Rex White

Chevrolet Impala (Second generation) - 1961 Greenville NASCAR winner

Chevrolet Impala (Second generation) #85 - 1961 Greenville NASCAR winner

1961 Greenville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	0	1h 54m 58s	Monroe Shook
2	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43			Petty Enterprises
3	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
4	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48			G.C. Spencer
5	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86			Buck Baker
6	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54			Jimmy Pardue
7	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1959, #17			Fred Harb
8	George Green	Plymouth ?? 1959, #35			M.J. Black
9	Bobby Waddell	Dodge ?? 1959, #0			Bobby Waddell
10	David Pearson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #67			David Pearson
11	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62			Curtis Crider
12	Doug Cox	T-Bird ?? 1959, #30			Doug Cox
13	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
14	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1960, #11			B.G. Holloway
15	Roy Tyner	Ford ?? 1960, #9			Roy Tyner
16	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #27			Rex Lovette
17	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #2			Tom Daniels
18	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71			Bob Barron
19	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47			Jack Smith
20	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1			Jess Potter
21	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23			Raeford Johnson

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Greenville NASCAR on the Greenville-Pickens circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #27	Rex Lovette
2	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
3	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47	Jack Smith
4	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
5	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43	Petty Enterprises
6	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23	Raeford Johnson
7	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86	Buck Baker
8	David Pearson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #67	David Pearson
9	Ned Jarrett	Ford ?? 1960, #11	B.G. Holloway
10	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48	G.C. Spencer
11	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54	Jimmy Pardue
12	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #2	Tom Daniels
13	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1959, #17	Fred Harb
14	Roy Tyner	Ford ?? 1960, #9	Roy Tyner
15	Bobby Waddell	Dodge ?? 1959, #0	Bobby Waddell
16	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1	Jess Potter
17	George Green	Plymouth ?? 1959, #35	M.J. Black
18	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62	Curtis Crider
19	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
20	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71	Bob Barron
21	Doug Cox	T-Bird ?? 1959, #30	Doug Cox