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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds

Southern States Fairgrounds

November 6th, 1960

Race #1 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 20
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (5)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (9)
    • Plymouth (3)
    • Pontiac (2)
  • Last Southern States Fairgrounds race (1960-06)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet Faircloth Jess Potter
11 Ned Jarrett Ford Courtesy Ned Jarrett
16 Joe Weatherly Ford Doc White Doc White
17 Fred Harb Ford Fred Harb Fred Harb
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
23 Doug Yates Plymouth Raeford Johnson Raeford Johnson
27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
35 Jimmy Pardue Dodge M.J. Black M.J. Black
36 Tommy Irwin Ford Tommy Irwin Tommy Irwin
4 Rex White Chevrolet Piedmont / Friendly Rex White
42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
59 Tom Pistone Pontiac B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
61 Elmo Langley Ford Doc White Doc White
64 Curtis Crider Ford Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
67 David Pearson Chevrolet David Pearson David Pearson
7 Buddy Baker Ford Fred Harb Fred Harb
74 LD Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin L.D. Austin
83 Bob Barron Ford Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Thor Buck Baker