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1961 Martinsville NASCAR Race 3 in NASCAR at the Martinsville circuit. Full information

1961 Martinsville NASCAR

1961 Martinsville NASCAR is 516th NASCAR race. Passed at the Martinsville circuit. Fred Lorenzen won the pole position, Joe Weatherly won this race. Rex White and Junior Johnson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 500 laps (423 km).

Previous race: 1961 Atlanta NASCAR
Next race: 1961 North Wilkesboro NASCAR
Race Start: 24th September 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Martinsville NASCAR

5th victory for the Bud Moore team
11th victory for the Joe Weatherly
24th podium for the Joe Weatherly
62nd podium for the Rex White
50th podium for the Junior Johnson

1961 Martinsville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ? 1961, #8	0	3h 59m 40s	Bud Moore
2	Rex White	Pontiac ?? 1961, #4			Rex White
3	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #27			Rex Lovette
4	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1961, #6			Cotton Owens
5	Ken Rush	Pontiac ?? 1961, #59			B.G. Holloway
6	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54			Jimmy Pardue
7	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
8	Art Malone	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42			Petty Enterprises
9	Larry Thomas	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #36			Wade Younts
10	Bill Morton	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #64			Bill Morton
11	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48			G.C. Spencer
12	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
13	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
14	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17			Fred Harb
15	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1961, #23			Raeford Johnson
16	John Hamby	Dodge ?? 1961, #25			John Hamby
17	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #43			Petty Enterprises
18	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1961, #28			Holman-Moody Racing
19	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #44			Julian Petty
20	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1961, #21			Wood Brothers
21	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86			Buck Baker
22	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
23	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71			Bob Barron
24	Wayne Lambeth	Ford ?? 1959, #12			Bill Lloyd
25	Curtis Crider	Mercury ?? 1961, #62			Curtis Crider
26	Bob Presnell	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #5			Bobby Waddell
27	Tommy Irwin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #2			Tom Daniels
28	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34			Wendell Scott
29	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77			Joe Jones

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Martinsville NASCAR on the Martinsville circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1961, #28	Holman-Moody Racing
2	Rex White	Pontiac ?? 1961, #4	Rex White
3	Glen Wood	Ford ?? 1961, #21	Wood Brothers
4	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ? 1961, #8	Bud Moore
5	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17	Fred Harb
6	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
7	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #43	Petty Enterprises
8	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1961, #6	Cotton Owens
9	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #27	Rex Lovette
10	Tommy Irwin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #2	Tom Daniels
11	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54	Jimmy Pardue
12	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
13	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86	Buck Baker
14	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #44	Julian Petty
15	Art Malone	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42	Petty Enterprises
16	Ken Rush	Pontiac ?? 1961, #59	B.G. Holloway
17	Bill Morton	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #64	Bill Morton
18	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
19	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1961, #23	Raeford Johnson
20	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34	Wendell Scott
21	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48	G.C. Spencer
22	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
23	Curtis Crider	Mercury ?? 1961, #62	Curtis Crider
24	Larry Thomas	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #36	Wade Younts
25	Wayne Lambeth	Ford ?? 1959, #12	Bill Lloyd
26	John Hamby	Dodge ?? 1961, #25	John Hamby
27	Bob Presnell	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #5	Bobby Waddell
28	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71	Bob Barron
29	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77	Joe Jones