Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Western North Carolina 500
Asheville Weaverville Speedway
August 13th, 1961
Race #39 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled:
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Makes
- Chevrolet (16)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (9)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (5)
- Last Asheville Weaverville Speedway
race (1961-07)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
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1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
14 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
148 | Bill McDonald | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
164 | Earl Wilcox | Oldsmobile | -- | -- | ||
17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | Tom Daniels | ||
23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | Raeford Johnson | Raeford Johnson | ||
25 | John Hamby | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Rex Lovette | ||
29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holt-Stacy | Dudley Farrell | ||
33 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham | ||
34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
36 | Larry Thomas | Chevrolet | Wade Younts | Wade Younts | ||
4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | White-Clements | Rex White | ||
41 | Charlie Chapman | Ford | Charlie Chapman | Charlie Chapman | ||
43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
44 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
5 | Bob Presnell | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
58 | Bunk Moore | Ford | -- | -- | ||
59 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
62 | Curtis Crider | Ford | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
64 | Bill Morton | Chevrolet | Bill Morton | Bill Morton | ||
71 | Bob Barron | Dodge | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | ||
74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
82 | Marvin Porter | Ford | -- | -- | ||
85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | ||
86 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
87 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
96 | Dave Mader | Chevrolet | J.L. Cheatham | J.L. Cheatham | ||
97 | Harry Leake | Chevrolet | Harry Leake | Harry Leake | ||
99 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |