Results

The 1961 Capital City 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 200

Sunday, September 10th, 1961

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 1 Buick
  • 5 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 4 Pontiac
  • 1 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 10 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 61.677
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Capital City 200 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 7 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 250 0 0 running
2 1 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 250 0 0 running
3 5 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 249 0 0 running
4 2 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 249 0 0 running
5 12 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 248 0 0 running
6 4 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 246 0 0 running
7 3 66 Bill Morgan Ford 0 0 239 0 0 running
8 19 61 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 224 0 0 running
9 9 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 223 0 0 running
10 17 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 219 0 0 running
11 11 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 217 0 0 running
12 23 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 215 0 0 running
13 14 119 Al Disney Buick 0 0 214 0 0 running
14 10 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 201 0 0 running
15 13 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 189 0 0 running
16 20 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 176 0 0 rear end
17 6 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 171 0 0 rear end
18 8 42 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 157 0 0 engine
19 18 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 155 0 0 spindle
20 21 57 Harvey Henderson Chevrolet 0 0 153 0 0 brakes
21 15 90 Johnny Roberts Ford 0 0 113 0 0 head gasket
22 22 112 Ronnie Fones Chevrolet 0 0 82 0 0 rear end
23 24 5 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 70 0 0 spindle
24 25 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 63 0 0 rear end
25 16 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 7 0 0 overheating

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