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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1961-25

Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds

June 2nd, 1961

Race #25 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 21
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (5)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (7)
    • Plymouth (2)
    • Pontiac (5)
  • Last Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds race (1961-06)
    • 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
14 Jim Paschal Pontiac Julian Petty Julian Petty
17 Fred Harb Ford Fred Harb Fred Harb
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
4 Rex White Chevrolet White-Clements Rex White
42 Maurice Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
47 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
48 GC Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
51 Doug Cox Ford Doug Cox Doug Cox
54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
55 Elmo Henderson Ford -- --
6 Cotton Owens Pontiac Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
62 Curtis Crider Ford Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
67 David Pearson Chevrolet David Pearson David Pearson
71 Bob Barron Dodge Bob Barron Bob Barron
8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore Bud Moore
86 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
93 Darel Dieringer Ford Lee Reitzel Lee Reitzel
99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford Joe Jones Joe Jones