Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1961-11
Occoneechee Speedway
April 2nd, 1961
Race #11 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 110
- Drivers Entered: 20
- Makes
- Chevrolet (7)
- Chrysler (1)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (5)
- Plymouth (4)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last Occoneechee Speedway
race (1960-39)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bobby Waddell | Dodge | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Tom Daniels | Tom Daniels | ||
| 23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | Raeford Johnson | Raeford Johnson | ||
| 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Rex Lovette | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 35 | George Green | Plymouth | M.J. Black | M.J. Black | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | White-Clements | Rex White | ||
| 42 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Maurice Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Ford | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | ||
| 86 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Ford | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 97 | Harry Leake | Chevrolet | Harry Leake | Harry Leake |