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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1961-45

California State Fairgrounds

September 10th, 1961

Race #45 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (5)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (20)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Plymouth (2)
    • Pontiac (2)
  • Last California State Fairgrounds race (1960-37)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 Jim Cook Dodge Floyd Johnson Floyd Johnson
00 Dick Getty Chevrolet Dick Getty Dick Getty
10 Jim Blomgren Ford Bob Smith Bob Smith
11 Jim Stewart Plymouth Jack Chatenay Jack Chatenay
12N Scotty Cain Ford Scotty Cain Scotty Cain
15 Bill Clinton Ford Bill Clinton Bill Clinton
18 Dick Smith Ford William Long William Long
2 Ron Hornaday Ford Frank Galpin Frank Galpin
20 Jack Norton Chevrolet William Peach William Peach
21 Jerry Plotts Ford -- --
23 Bill Foster Ford -- --
26N Carl Joiner Chevrolet -- --
28 Kuzie Kuzmanich Pontiac -- --
36 Frank Secrist Ford Frank Secrist Frank Secrist
4 Chuck Webb Ford Dick Wearing Dick Wearing
41 Clem Proctor Ford Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman
43 Joe Clark Ford -- --
44 Lloyd Dane Chevrolet Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane
45 Eddie Pagan Ford Bill Clinton Bill Clinton
46 Bill Ferrier Ford -- --
5 Bruce Worrell Ford Bob Smith Bob Smith
6 Bob Ross Oldsmobile -- --
61N Dick Baron Chevrolet -- --
7 Don Noel Ford Chuck Parkko Chuck Parkko
76 Danny Weinberg Ford Guy Kimball Guy Kimball
8 Clyde Palmer Dodge -- --
84 Bob Perry Ford Bob Perry Bob Perry
85 Keith Wilkinson Ford -- --
91 Oren Prosser Plymouth Jack Chatenay Jack Chatenay
94 Ed Brown Ford Ed Brown Ed Brown
98 Eddie Gray Ford Eddie Gray Eddie Gray
98N Bill Amick Pontiac -- --