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Race Results : North Wilkesboro Speedway

Wilkes 200

North Wilkesboro Speedway , North Wilkesboro, NC

Sunday, October 1st, 1961 Race 48 of 52 1961 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 320
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 84.675
  • Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
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Entry List
Wilkes 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 320 201 0 running
2 6 18 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 319 0 0 running
3 13 42 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 316 0 0 running
4 1 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 315 118 0 running
5 10 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 running
6 14 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 312 0 0 running
7 24 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 312 0 0 running
8 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 311 1 0 running
9 18 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 300 0 0 running
10 20 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 299 0 0 running
11 8 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 296 0 0 crash
12 19 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 294 0 0 running
13 21 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 293 0 0 running
14 22 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 293 0 0 running
15 17 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 291 0 0 running
16 26 20 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 262 0 0 running
17 27 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 253 0 0 overheating
18 12 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 241 0 0 engine
19 23 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 218 0 0 running
20 2 21 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 202 0 0 rear end
21 4 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 200 0 0 driveshaft
22 15 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 198 0 0 crash
23 16 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 194 0 0 crash
24 7 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 190 0 0 piston
25 11 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 189 0 0 oil pressure
26 28 25 John Hamby Dodge 0 0 120 0 0 transmission
27 9 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 28 0 0 engine
28 29 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 26 0 0 engine
29 25 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 8 0 0 engine
30 30 12 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 2 0 0 handling

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