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1961 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Piedmont Interstate circuit. Full information

1961 Spartanburg NASCAR

1961 Spartanburg NASCAR is 494th NASCAR race. Passed at the Piedmont Interstate circuit. Joe Weatherly won the pole position, Jim Paschal won this race. Cotton Owens and Maurice Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1961 World 600
Next race: 1961 Birmingham NASCAR
Race Start: 2nd June 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Spartanburg NASCAR

12th victory for the Julian Petty team
8th victory for the Jim Paschal
36th podium for the Jim Paschal
28th podium for the Cotton Owens
1st podium for the Maurice Petty

1961 Spartanburg NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ? 1961, #14	0	4h 48m 7s	Julian Petty
2	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6			Cotton Owens
3	Maurice Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
5	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
6	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54			Jimmy Pardue
7	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1959, #17			Fred Harb
8	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48			G.C. Spencer
9	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47			Jack Smith
10	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
11	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86			Buck Baker
12	Elmo Henderson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #55
13	Doug Cox	T-Bird ?? 1959, #51			Doug Cox
14	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1961, #8			Bud Moore
15	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43			Petty Enterprises
16	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1961, #99			Joe Jones
17	David Pearson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #67			David Pearson
18	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62			Curtis Crider
19	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #27			Rex Lovette
20	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71			Bob Barron
21	Darel Dieringer	Ford ?? 1960, #93			Lee Reitzel

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Spartanburg NASCAR on the Piedmont Interstate circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1961, #8	Bud Moore
2	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6	Cotton Owens
3	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86	Buck Baker
4	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47	Jack Smith
5	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
6	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #27	Rex Lovette
7	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
8	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43	Petty Enterprises
9	Doug Cox	T-Bird ?? 1959, #51	Doug Cox
10	Darel Dieringer	Ford ?? 1960, #93	Lee Reitzel
11	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ? 1961, #14	Julian Petty
12	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54	Jimmy Pardue
13	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48	G.C. Spencer
14	Elmo Henderson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #55
15	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62	Curtis Crider
16	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1961, #99	Joe Jones
17	David Pearson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #67	David Pearson
18	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1959, #17	Fred Harb
19	Maurice Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #42	Petty Enterprises
20	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71	Bob Barron
21	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam