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1961 Riverside NASCAR

1961 Riverside NASCAR is 489th NASCAR race. Passed at the Riverside circuit. Eddie Gray won the pole position, Lloyd Dane won this race. Don Noel and Dick Smith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 39 laps (163 km).

Previous race: 1961 Darlington NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Los Angeles NASCAR
Race Start: 21st May 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Riverside NASCAR

4th victory for the Lloyd Dane team
4th victory for the Lloyd Dane
17th podium for the Lloyd Dane
1st podium for the Don Noel
1st podium for the Dick Smith

Chevrolet Impala (Second generation) - 1961 Riverside NASCAR winner

Chevrolet Impala (Second generation) #44 - 1961 Riverside NASCAR winner

1961 Riverside NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lloyd Dane	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #44	0	1h 13m 10s	Lloyd Dane
2	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1961, #7			Chuck Parkko
3	Dick Smith	Ford ?? 1960, #18			William Long
4	Jim Cook	Dodge ?? 1960, #0			Floyd Johnson
5	Bob Perry	Ford ?? 1959, #84			Bob Perry
6	Danny Weinberg	Ford ?? 1961, #76			Guy Kimball
7	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1960, #10			Bob Smith
8	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1961, #45			Bill Clinton
9	Bruce Worrell	Ford ?? 1960, #5			Bob Smith
10	Jack Norton	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #20			William Peach
11	Scotty Cain	T-Bird ?? 1960, #4			Scotty Cain
12	Charlie Chapman	Ford ?? 1960, #41			Charlie Chapman
13	Dick Cook	Plymouth ?? 1959, #91			Jack Chatenay
14	Gus Newman	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #27
15	Dick Miller	Ford ?? 1958, #3
16	Eddie Gray	Ford ?? 1961, #98			Eddie Gray
17	Al Brand	Ford ?? 1960, #25
18	Cliff Hill	Plymouth ?? 1960, #11			Jack Chatenay
19	Bob Price	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #9			Fred Lauria
20	Ron Hornaday	Ford ?? 1960, #2			Frank Galpin
21	Dick Getty	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #0			Dick Getty
22	Mike Mitchell	Ford ?? 1958, #35			Jim McNeil
23	Arley Scranton	Ford ?? 1958, #21			Arley Scranton
24	Clem Proctor	Corvair ?? 1961, #75
25	Joe Clark	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #88
26	Marvin Heinis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #17
27	Bill Clinton	Ford ?? 1960, #15			Bill Clinton

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Riverside NASCAR on the Riverside circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Eddie Gray	Ford ?? 1961, #98	Eddie Gray
2	Lloyd Dane	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #44	Lloyd Dane
3	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1961, #45	Bill Clinton
4	Jim Cook	Dodge ?? 1960, #0	Floyd Johnson
5	Danny Weinberg	Ford ?? 1961, #76	Guy Kimball
6	Scotty Cain	T-Bird ?? 1960, #4	Scotty Cain
7	Don Noel	Ford ?? 1961, #7	Chuck Parkko
8	Dick Smith	Ford ?? 1960, #18	William Long
9	Bob Perry	Ford ?? 1959, #84	Bob Perry
10	Bruce Worrell	Ford ?? 1960, #5	Bob Smith
11	Ron Hornaday	Ford ?? 1960, #2	Frank Galpin
12	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1960, #10	Bob Smith
13	Charlie Chapman	Ford ?? 1960, #41	Charlie Chapman
14	Cliff Hill	Plymouth ?? 1960, #11	Jack Chatenay
15	Gus Newman	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #27
16	Dick Cook	Plymouth ?? 1959, #91	Jack Chatenay
17	Al Brand	Ford ?? 1960, #25
18	Dick Miller	Ford ?? 1958, #3
19	Bill Clinton	Ford ?? 1960, #15	Bill Clinton
20	Jack Norton	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #20	William Peach
21	Arley Scranton	Ford ?? 1958, #21	Arley Scranton
22	Marvin Heinis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #17
23	Mike Mitchell	Ford ?? 1958, #35	Jim McNeil
24	Joe Clark	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #88
25	Clem Proctor	Corvair ?? 1961, #75
26	Dick Getty	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #0	Dick Getty
27	Bob Price	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #9	Fred Lauria