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1961 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Full information

1961 Hillsborough NASCAR

1961 Hillsborough NASCAR is 521st NASCAR race. Passed at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Joe Weatherly won the pole position and this race. Rex White and Ned Jarrett also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 165 laps (239 km).

Previous race: 1961 Greenville NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Concord NASCAR
Race Start: 29th October 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Hillsborough NASCAR

8th victory for the Bud Moore team
14th victory for the Joe Weatherly
28th podium for the Joe Weatherly
66th podium for the Rex White
29th podium for the Ned Jarrett

1961 Hillsborough NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ? 1961, #8	0	1h 44m 31s	Bud Moore
2	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
3	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
4	Maurice Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42			Petty Enterprises
5	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1961, #22			Rex Lovette
6	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17			Fred Harb
7	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
8	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
9	Harry Leake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #97			Harry Leake
10	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #43			Petty Enterprises
11	Curtis Crider	Mercury ?? 1961, #62			Curtis Crider
12	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #27			Rex Lovette
13	Ed Livingston	Ford ?? 1961, #68			Curtis Crider
14	Tommy Irwin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
15	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34			Wendell Scott
16	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77			Joe Jones
17	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86			Buck Baker
18	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93			Lee Reitzel
19	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1960, #23			Raeford Johnson
20	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #44			Julian Petty

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Hillsborough NASCAR on the Occoneechee Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Bud Moore
2	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
3	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #27	Rex Lovette
4	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1961, #22	Rex Lovette
5	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #43	Petty Enterprises
6	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
7	Tommy Irwin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
8	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #44	Julian Petty
9	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86	Buck Baker
10	Maurice Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42	Petty Enterprises
11	Curtis Crider	Mercury ?? 1961, #62	Curtis Crider
12	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
13	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
14	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1960, #23	Raeford Johnson
15	Harry Leake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #97	Harry Leake
16	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17	Fred Harb
17	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34	Wendell Scott
18	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93	Lee Reitzel
19	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77	Joe Jones
20	Ed Livingston	Ford ?? 1961, #68	Curtis Crider