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1961 South Boston NASCAR

1961 South Boston NASCAR is 510th NASCAR race. Passed at the South Boston circuit. Cotton Owens won the pole position, Junior Johnson won this race. Jim Reed and Ned Jarrett also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (80 km).

Previous race: 1961 Richmond NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Darlington NASCAR
Race Start: 27th August 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 South Boston NASCAR

6th victory for the Rex Lovette team
26th victory for the Junior Johnson
47th podium for the Junior Johnson
21st podium for the Jim Reed
28th podium for the Ned Jarrett

1961 South Boston NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ? 1961, #27	0	1h 2m 3s	Rex Lovette
2	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #7			Jim Reed
3	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
4	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
5	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
6	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54			Jimmy Pardue
7	Larry Thomas	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #36			Wade Younts
8	Harry Leake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #97			Harry Leake
9	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71			Bob Barron
10	Bob Presnell	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #5			Bobby Waddell
11	Bill Morton	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #57			J.I. Divers
12	Elmo Langley	T-Bird ?? 1960, #61			Doc White
13	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1959, #12			Bill Lloyd
14	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23			Raeford Johnson
15	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17			Fred Harb
16	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34			Wendell Scott
17	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6			Cotton Owens
18	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77			Joe Jones
19	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48			G.C. Spencer
20	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43			Petty Enterprises
21	John Hamby	Dodge ?? 1960, #25

Qualifying Results for the 1961 South Boston NASCAR on the South Boston circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6	Cotton Owens
2	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #7	Jim Reed
3	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Rex Lovette
4	Elmo Langley	T-Bird ?? 1960, #61	Doc White
5	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
6	Wendell Scott	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #34	Wendell Scott
7	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43	Petty Enterprises
8	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
9	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54	Jimmy Pardue
10	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23	Raeford Johnson
11	Harry Leake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #97	Harry Leake
12	Bill Morton	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #57	J.I. Divers
13	Joe Jones	Ford ?? 1960, #77	Joe Jones
14	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71	Bob Barron
15	Larry Thomas	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #36	Wade Younts
16	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48	G.C. Spencer
17	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
18	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17	Fred Harb
19	John Hamby	Dodge ?? 1960, #25
20	Bob Presnell	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #5	Bobby Waddell
21	Harvey Hege	Ford ?? 1959, #12	Bill Lloyd