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1961 Hanford NASCAR

1961 Hanford NASCAR is 477th NASCAR race. Passed at the Hanford circuit. Bob Ross won the pole position, Fireball Roberts won this race. Eddie Gray and Danny Letner also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 178 laps (401 km).

Previous race: 1961 Weaverville NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Atlanta NASCAR
Race Start: 12th March 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Hanford NASCAR

1st victory for the JD Braswell team
25th victory for the Fireball Roberts
42nd podium for the Fireball Roberts
3rd podium for the Eddie Gray
5th podium for the Danny Letner

1961 Hanford NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ? 1961, #75	0	2h 36m 22s	JD Braswell
2	Eddie Gray	Ford ?? 1961, #98			Eddie Gray
3	Danny Letner	Ford ?? 1961, #76			Guy Kimball
4	Tubby Gonzales	Ford ?? 1961, #80			Tubby Gonzales
5	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1961, #45			Bill Clinton
6	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #47			Rex White
7	Jim Cook	Dodge ?? 1960, #0			Floyd Johnson
8	Scotty Cain	T-Bird ?? 1960, #4			Scotty Cain
9	Lloyd Dane	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #44			Lloyd Dane
10	Bob Perry	Ford ?? 1960, #84			Bob Perry
11	Dick Santee	Ford ?? 1959, #77
12	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1961, #7			Chuck Parkko
13	Dick Cook	Plymouth ?? 1960, #91			Jack Chatenay
14	Frank Secrist	Ford ?? 1960, #36			Warner Brothers
15	Dick Getty	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #0			Dick Getty
16	Jack Norton	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #20			William Peach
17	Dick Bown	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #61			Dick Bown
18	Marvin Heinis	Ford ?? 1960, #15
19	Mike Saathoff	Edsel ?? 1959, #38
20	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #26			Dean Thorne
21	Dick Carter	Plymouth ?? 1960, #11			Jack Chatenay
22	Ed Negre	Ford ?? 1959, #14
23	Danny Weinberg	Ford ?? 1961, #16			Guy Kimball
24	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1960, #10			Bob Smith
25	Marvin Porter	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #46
26	Art Watts	Ford ?? 1960, #22			Art Watts
27	Bruce Worrell	Ford ?? 1960, #5			Bob Smith
28	Banjo Matthews	Ford ?? 1961, #94			Banjo Matthews
29	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1961, #88			Jim White
30	Charlie Chapman	Ford ?? 1960, #41			Charlie Chapman
31	Ron Hornaday	Ford ?? 1960, #2			Frank Galpin
32	Tom Guffey	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23			Bob Perry
33	Chuck Webb	Ford ?? 1959, #12			Dick Wearing
34	Bob Ross	Ford ?? 1960, #51			Bob Ross
35	Al Brand	Ford ?? 1960, #25			Jim McNeil
36	Brownie Brown	Ford ?? 1959, #17			Jay George

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Hanford NASCAR on the Hanford circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Bob Ross	Ford ?? 1960, #51	Bob Ross
2	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ? 1961, #75	JD Braswell
3	Eddie Gray	Ford ?? 1961, #98	Eddie Gray
4	Frank Secrist	Ford ?? 1960, #36	Warner Brothers
5	Lloyd Dane	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #44	Lloyd Dane
6	Scotty Cain	T-Bird ?? 1960, #4	Scotty Cain
7	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1961, #45	Bill Clinton
8	Art Watts	Ford ?? 1960, #22	Art Watts
9	Ron Hornaday	Ford ?? 1960, #2	Frank Galpin
10	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1961, #7	Chuck Parkko
11	Marvin Porter	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #46
12	Bruce Worrell	Ford ?? 1960, #5	Bob Smith
12	Dick Bown	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #61	Dick Bown
13	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #26	Dean Thorne
14	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #47	Rex White
15	Banjo Matthews	Ford ?? 1961, #94	Banjo Matthews
16	Danny Weinberg	Ford ?? 1961, #16	Guy Kimball
17	Ed Negre	Ford ?? 1959, #14
18	Jim Cook	Dodge ?? 1960, #0	Floyd Johnson
19	Marvin Heinis	Ford ?? 1960, #15
20	Charlie Chapman	Ford ?? 1960, #41	Charlie Chapman
21	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1960, #10	Bob Smith
23	Dick Santee	Ford ?? 1959, #77
24	Brownie Brown	Ford ?? 1959, #17	Jay George
25	Dick Cook	Plymouth ?? 1960, #91	Jack Chatenay
26	Al Brand	Ford ?? 1960, #25	Jim McNeil
27	Jack Norton	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #20	William Peach
28	Tubby Gonzales	Ford ?? 1961, #80	Tubby Gonzales
29	Dick Carter	Plymouth ?? 1960, #11	Jack Chatenay
30	Tom Guffey	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23	Bob Perry
31	Mike Saathoff	Edsel ?? 1959, #38
32	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1961, #88	Jim White
33	Danny Letner	Ford ?? 1961, #76	Guy Kimball
34	Dick Getty	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #0	Dick Getty
35	Chuck Webb	Ford ?? 1959, #12	Dick Wearing
36	Bob Perry	Ford ?? 1960, #84	Bob Perry