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1961 Greenville NASCAR Race 3 in NASCAR at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Full information

1961 Greenville NASCAR

1961 Greenville NASCAR is 520th NASCAR race. Passed at the Greenville-Pickens circuit. Buck Baker won the pole position, Junior Johnson won this race. Joe Weatherly and Rex White also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1961 Bristol NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Hillsborough NASCAR
Race Start: 28th October 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Greenville NASCAR

7th victory for the Rex Lovette team
27th victory for the Junior Johnson
51st podium for the Junior Johnson
27th podium for the Joe Weatherly
65th podium for the Rex White

1961 Greenville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ? 1961, #27	0	1h 34m 43s	Rex Lovette
2	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1961, #8			Bud Moore
3	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
4	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42			Petty Enterprises
5	Curtis Crider	Mercury ?? 1961, #62			Curtis Crider
6	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
7	Maurice Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #43			Petty Enterprises
8	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34			Wendell Scott
9	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #14			Joe Lee Johnson
10	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #44			Julian Petty
11	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
12	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93			Lee Reitzel
13	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17			Fred Harb
14	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #46			Jack Smith
15	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77			Joe Jones
16	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1960, #22			Rex Lovette
17	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86			Buck Baker
18	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54			Jimmy Pardue

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

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86	Buck Baker
2	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1961, #8	Bud Moore
2	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34	Wendell Scott
3	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Rex Lovette
4	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54	Jimmy Pardue
5	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1960, #22	Rex Lovette
6	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
7	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #46	Jack Smith
8	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #44	Julian Petty
9	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42	Petty Enterprises
10	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
11	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #14	Joe Lee Johnson
13	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
14	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93	Lee Reitzel
15	Maurice Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #43	Petty Enterprises
16	Curtis Crider	Mercury ?? 1961, #62	Curtis Crider
17	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77	Joe Jones
18	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17	Fred Harb