Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1961-41
South Boston Speedway
August 27th, 1961
Race #41 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 21
- Makes
- Chevrolet (11)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (4)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last South Boston Speedway
race (1960-33)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
12 | Harvey Hege | Ford | Bill Lloyd | Bill Lloyd | ||
17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | Raeford Johnson | Raeford Johnson | ||
25 | John Hamby | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
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 | ||
43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
5 | Bob Presnell | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
57 | Bill Morton | Chevrolet | J.I. Divers | J.I. Divers | ||
6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
61 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Doc White | Doc White | ||
7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
71 | Bob Barron | Dodge | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | ||
77 | Joe Jones | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | ||
85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | ||
97 | Harry Leake | Chevrolet | Harry Leake | Harry Leake |