Heads up: heavy scraping sometimes causes site slowdowns. This isn't the Daytona 500 - take a nice long pit stop between laps if you're scraping.

Race Results : South Boston Speedway

1961-41

South Boston Speedway , South Boston, VA

Sunday, August 27th, 1961 Race 41 of 52 1961 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 21
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 48.348
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • 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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1961-41 at South Boston Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 200 168 0 running
2 2 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 199 32 0 running
3 8 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 197 0 0 running
4 17 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 196 0 0 running
5 5 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 195 0 0 running
6 9 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 192 0 0 running
7 15 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 189 0 0 running
8 11 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 189 0 0 running
9 14 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 184 0 0 running
10 20 5 Bob Presnell Chevrolet 0 0 184 0 0 running
11 12 57 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 182 0 0 running
12 4 61 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
13 21 12 Harvey Hege Ford 0 0 166 0 0 running
14 10 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 158 0 0 crash
15 18 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 117 0 0 engine
16 6 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 114 0 0 crash
17 1 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 75 0 0 transmission
18 13 77 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 71 0 0 engine
19 16 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 62 0 0 rear end
20 7 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 32 0 0 engine
21 19 25 John Hamby Dodge 0 0 22 0 0 handling

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