Entry List

The official 1961 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Asheville Weaverville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Western North Carolina 500

Sunday, August 13th, 1961

Asheville Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC

  • 9 Ford
  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 5 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 258 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 65.704
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
94
 
 
Ford
Banjo Matthews
2
148
 
 
Chevrolet
--
3
64
 
 
Chevrolet
Bill Morton
4
71
 
 
Dodge
Bob Barron
5
5
 
 
Chevrolet
--
6
86
 
 
Chrysler
Buck Baker
7
87
 
 
Chrysler
Buck Baker
8
58
 
 
Ford
--
9
41
 
 
Ford
Charlie Chapman
10
62
 
 
Ford
Curtis Crider
11
96
 
 
Chevrolet
J.L. Cheatham
12
23
 
 
Plymouth
Raeford Johnson
13
164
 
 
Oldsmobile
--
14
85
 
 
Chevrolet
Monroe Shook
15
59
 
 
Pontiac
B.G. Holloway
16
17
 
 
Ford
Fred Harb
17
48
 
 
Chevrolet
G.C. Spencer
18
99
 
 
Ford
Joe Jones
19
97
 
 
Chevrolet
Harry Leake
20
19
 
 
Ford
Herman Beam
21
47
 
 
Pontiac
Jack Smith
22
44
 
 
Pontiac
Julian Petty
23
54
 
 
Chevrolet
Jimmy Pardue
24
8
 
 
Pontiac
Bud Moore
25
25
 
 
Dodge
--
26
14
 
 
Chevrolet
Joe Lee Johnson
27
27
 
 
Pontiac
Holly Farms
28
74
 
 
Chevrolet
L.D. Austin
29
36
 
 
Chevrolet
Wade Younts
30
82
 
 
Ford
--
31
11
 
 
Chevrolet
B.G. Holloway
32
29
 
 
Ford
Holt-Stacy
33
1
 
 
Chevrolet
Jess Potter
34
33
 
 
Oldsmobile
Reb Wickersham
35
4
 
 
Chevrolet
White-Clements
36
43
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
37
2
 
 
Chevrolet
Tom Daniels
38
34
 
 
Chevrolet
Wendell Scott