Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes 200

North Wilkesboro Speedway

October 1st, 1961

Race #48 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 320
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (13)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (4)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Plymouth (2)
    • Pontiac (7)
  • Last North Wilkesboro Speedway race (Gwyn Staley 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
12 Joe Jones Ford Bill Lloyd Bill Lloyd
14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson
17 Fred Harb Ford Fred Harb Fred Harb
18 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Stephens Pontiac Bud Moore
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Tom Daniels Tom Daniels
20 Paul Lewis Chevrolet -- --
21 Banjo Matthews Ford Wood Brothers Wood Brothers
23 Doug Yates Plymouth Raeford Johnson Raeford Johnson
25 John Hamby Dodge John Hamby John Hamby
27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet Wendell Scott Wendell Scott
36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet Wade Younts Wade Younts
4 Rex White Chevrolet White-Clements Rex White
42 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
44 Jim Paschal Pontiac Julian Petty Julian Petty
46 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
48 GC Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
59 Ken Rush Pontiac B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
6 Cotton Owens Pontiac Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
62 Curtis Crider Mercury 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 Stephens Pontiac Bud Moore
85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Monroe Shook Monroe Shook
86 Buck Baker Chrysler Liquid Basket Buck Baker
97 Harry Leake Chevrolet Harry Leake Harry Leake