Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes 200

North Wilkesboro Speedway

October 1st, 1961

Race #48 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 320
  • Miles: 200.0
  • Average Speed: 84.675 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 23
  • Lead Changes: 3
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 320 201 Running
2 6 18 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 319 0 Running
3 13 42 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 316 0 Running
4 1 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 315 118 Running
5 10 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 315 0 Running
6 14 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 0 312 0 Running
7 24 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 0 312 0 Running
8 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 311 1 Running
9 18 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 0 300 0 Running
10 20 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 0 299 0 Running
11 8 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 296 0 Crash
12 19 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 0 294 0 Running
13 21 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 293 0 Running
14 22 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 293 0 Running
15 17 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 291 0 Running
16 26 20 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 0 262 0 Running
17 27 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 0 253 0 Overheating
18 12 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 0 241 0 Engine
19 23 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 0 218 0 Running
20 2 21 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 0 202 0 Rear end
21 4 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 0 200 0 Driveshaft
22 15 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 198 0 Crash
23 16 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 194 0 Crash
24 7 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 190 0 Piston
25 11 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 0 189 0 Oil pressure
26 28 25 John Hamby Dodge 0 0 0 120 0 Transmission
27 9 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 28 0 Engine
28 29 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 0 26 0 Engine
29 25 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 0 8 0 Engine
30 30 12 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 0 2 0 Handling