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Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Festival 250

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

Sunday, July 9th, 1961 Race 33 of 52 1961 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 167
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 118.067
  • Cautions: 1 for 12 laps
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 31, 2023 : Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area at Daytona International Speedway during the innovative NASCAR Garage 56 test session,
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Entry List
Festival 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 5 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 167 52 0 running
2 7 47 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 166 26 0 running
3 39 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 164 0 0 running
4 21 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 163 0 0 running
5 12 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 161 2 0 running
6 19 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 160 0 0 running
7 23 96 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 159 0 0 running
8 20 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 159 0 0 running
9 30 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 158 0 0 running
10 11 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 157 0 0 running
11 8 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 157 0 0 running
12 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 155 51 0 running
13 18 82 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 154 0 0 running
14 16 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 153 0 0 engine
15 15 5 Woodie Wilson Pontiac 0 0 153 0 0 running
16 26 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 152 0 0 running
17 33 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 152 0 0 running
18 24 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 151 0 0 running
19 38 38 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 150 0 0 running
20 35 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 149 0 0 running
21 29 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 148 0 0 rocker arm
22 28 30 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 147 0 0 running
23 41 77 Hank Tillman Ford 0 0 146 0 0 running
24 34 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 145 0 0 running
25 36 39 Tommy Wells Chevrolet 0 0 143 0 0 running
26 40 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 140 0 0 engine
27 31 2 Frank Graham Ford 0 0 140 0 0 running
28 3 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 133 28 0 engine
29 37 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 123 0 0 rear end
30 42 75 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 115 0 0 fuel pump
31 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 109 1 0 timing
32 32 64 Eddie Pagan Ford 0 0 89 0 0 rear end
33 6 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 82 0 0 axle
34 17 15 Jim Bennett Ford 0 0 74 0 0 head gasket
35 13 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 66 0 0 engine
36 22 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 48 0 0 engine
37 4 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 36 7 0 engine
38 25 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 28 0 0 piston
39 27 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 20 0 0 con rod
40 2 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 3 0 0 crash
41 10 24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac 0 0 1 0 0 crash
42 14 89 Herb Tillman Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 crash

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