1961 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Races and Standings| Racing Years

Races

Date	Circuit	Race
November 6	Charlotte Fairgrounds	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Charlotte 200
November 20	Speedway Park	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Jacksonville 200
February 24	Daytona International Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 Qualifier 1
February 24	Daytona International Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 Qualifier 2
February 26	Daytona International Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500
March 4	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Spartanburg 200
March 5	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Weaverville 200
March 12	Marchbanks Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Hanford 178
March 26	Atlanta International Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Atlanta 500
April 1	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Greenville 200
April 2	Orange Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Hillsborough 110
April 3	Bowman Gray Stadium	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Winston-Salem 150
April 9	Martinsville Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Virginia 500
April 16	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Gwyn Staley 400
April 20	Columbia Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Cayce 200
April 22	Hickory Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Hickory 250
April 23	Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Richmond 200
April 30	Martinsville Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Virginia 500 Sweepstakes
May 6	Darlington Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Rebel 300
May 21	Riverside International Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Riverside 100
May 21	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series World 600 Qualifier 1
May 21	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series World 600 Qualifier 2
May 27	Ascot Stadium	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Los Angeles 200
May 28	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series World 600
June 2	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Spartanburg 2 200
June 4	Fairgrounds Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Southland 200
June 8	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Pickens 200
June 10	Bowman Gray Stadium	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Myers Brothers 200
June 17	Norwood Arena	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Yankee 500
June 23	Hartsville Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Hartsville 150
June 24	Starkey Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Roanoke 150
July 4	Daytona International Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Firecracker 250
July 9	Atlanta International Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Festival 250
July 20	Columbia Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Cayce 2 200
July 22	Rambi Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Myrtle Beach 200
July 30	Bristol International Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Volunteer 500
August 6	Nashville Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Nashville 500
August 9	Bowman Gray Stadium	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Winston-Salem 2 150
August 13	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Western North Carolina 500
August 18	Southside Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Richmond 150
August 27	South Boston Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series South Boston 200
September 4	Darlington Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500
September 8	Hickory Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Buddy Shuman 250
September 10	Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Capital City 200
September 10	California State Fairgrounds	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Sacramento 100
September 17	Atlanta International Raceway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Dixie 400
September 24	Martinsville Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Old Dominion 500
October 1	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Wilkes 200
October 15	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series National 400
October 22	Bristol International Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Southeastern 500
October 28	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Greenville 2 200
October 29	Orange Speedway	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Hillsborough 165

Standings

1	Ned Jarrett	27272
2	Rex White	26442
3	Emanuel Zervakis	22312
4	Joe Weatherly	17894
5	Fireball Roberts	17600
6	Junior Johnson	17178
7	Jack Smith 2	15186
8	Richard Petty	14984
9	Jim Paschal	13922
10	Buck Baker	13746
11	Jimmy Pardue	13408
12	Johnny Allen	13114
13	David Pearson	13088
14	Bob Welborn	12570
15	Herman Beam	11382
16	Nelson Stacy	10436
17	Ralph Earnhardt	10182
18	Marvin Panch	9392
19	Fred Lorenzen	9316
20	G.C. Spencer	9128
21	Curtis Crider	8414
22	Cotton Owens	8032
23	Tiny Lund	7740
24	Bobby Johns	7590
25	L.D. Austin	7306
26	Tommy Irwin	7300
27	Doug Yates	5878
28	Paul Lewis	5712
29	Bob Barron	5412
30	Elmo Langley	5376
31	Banjo Matthews	4924
32	Wendell Scott	4726
33	Jim Reed	4705
34	Fred Harb	4526
35	Darel Dieringer	4416
36	Bob Burdick	4382
37	Lee Reitzel	4380
38	Tom Pistone	3766
39	Buddy Baker	3668
40	Roscoe Thompson	3602
41	Woodie Wilson	3580
42	Larry Frank	3162
43	Larry Thomas	3140
44	Harry Leake	3092
45	Paul Goldsmith	2930
46	Joe Lee Johnson	2700
47	Bill Morgan	2430
48	T.C. Hunt	2430
49	Marvin Porter	2326
50	Joe Eubanks	2320
51	Ken Rush	2300
52	George Green	2056
53	Friday Hassler	2052
54	Reds Kagle	1934
55	Charlie Glotzbach	1648
56	Roy Tyner	1644
57	Sal Tovella	1624
58	Maurice Petty	1600
59	Bill Morton	1592
60	Dave Mader	1578
61	Ed Livingston	1568
62	Speedy Thompson	1564
63	Eddie Gray	1552
64	Glen Wood 2	1540
65	Don Noel	1440
66	J.C. Hendrix	1424
67	Eddie Pagan	1396
68	George Alsobrook	1392
69	Joe Jones	1350
70	Tom Dill	1236
71	Herb Tillman	1172
72	Danny Weinberg	1128
73	Lloyd Dane	1032
74	Jim Cook	1016
75	Bob Perry	1008
76	Elmo Henderson	1004
77	Ed Markstellar	998
78	Reb Wickersham	970
79	E.J. Trivette	944
80	Charlie Chapman	874
81	Jim Bennett	870
82	Jack Norton	864
83	Tubby Gonzales	862
84	Bruce Worrell	856
85	Marshall Sargent	850
86	Joe Kelly 2	850
87	Doug Cox	848
88	Ernie Gahan	810
89	Scotty Cain	784
90	Jim Blomgren	768
91	Dick Getty	728
92	Wilbur Rakestraw	700
93	Dick Smith	672
94	Dick Cook	664
95	Frank Secrist	650
96	Tommy Wells	586
97	Bob Presnell	546
98	Art Malone	540
99	Larry Flynn	532
100	Sherman Utsman	510
101	Ron Hornaday	504
102	Lee Petty	502
103	John Hamby	484
104	Bobby Allison	430
105	Wes Morgan	426
106	Bunkie Blackburn	422
107	Carl Joiner	416
108	Bob Ross	408
109	Al Brand	408
110	Clem Proctor	400
111	Ed Negre	400
112	Bob Price	384
113	Dick Santee	360
114	Jim Hendrickson	360
115	Bill Ferrier	352
116	Chuck Webb	328
117	Eddie Flemke	320
118	Jimmy Thompson	308
119	Buck Fulp	304
120	Harold Wilcox	300
121	Bill Latham	294
122	Bill Clinton	288
123	Don Odell	280
124	Bob Devine	280
125	Gus Newman	272
126	Crash Bond	260
127	Robert Roeber	250
128	Harlan Richardson	244
129	Mark Hurley	240
130	Hoss Kagle	240
131	Marvin Heinis	240
132	Gene White	240
133	Pete Boland	234
134	Homer Galloway	224
135	Al Disney	224
136	Dick Bown	216
137	Ronnie Fones	208
138	Harvey Hege	208
139	Hank Tillman	180
140	T.R. Miller	176

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1961 / NASCAR Grand National Series

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