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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1961-52

Occoneechee Speedway

October 29th, 1961

Race #52 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 165
  • Drivers Entered: 20
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (6)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Ford (5)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Plymouth (3)
    • Pontiac (4)
  • Last Occoneechee Speedway race (1961-11)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
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
22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
23 Doug Yates Plymouth Raeford Johnson Raeford Johnson
27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet Wendell Scott Wendell Scott
4 Rex White Chevrolet White-Clements Rex White
42 Maurice Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
44 Jim Paschal Pontiac Julian Petty Julian Petty
62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
68 Ed Livingston Ford Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
74 LD Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin L.D. Austin
77 Joe Jones Ford Joe Jones Joe Jones
8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore Bud Moore
85 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Monroe Shook Monroe Shook
86 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
93 Lee Reitzel Ford Lee Reitzel Lee Reitzel
97 Harry Leake Chevrolet Harry Leake Harry Leake