Nascar Grand National Series 1961 – Wikipedia

Nascar Grand National Series 1961
Allmän information
PlatsUSA
Säsongsnummer13
Antal race52
Start6 november 1960
Slut29 oktober 1961
Bilar
Chassin[a]
MotorerSe ovan.
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetNed Jarrett
Årets rookieWoody Wilson[1]
1961

Nascar Grand National Series 1961 var den 13:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 52 race och inleddes redan 6 november 1960 på Southern States Fairgrounds i Charlotte i North Carolina och avslutades 29 oktober 1961 på Occoneechee Speedway i Hillsborough i North Carolina.

Ned Jarrett vann serien i en Chevrolet. Pontiac som bilmärke dominerade serien med 30 segrar av 52 möjliga[2]

Nr Datum Tävling Bana Pole Vinnare Konstruktör Start Rapport
1 6 november Race 1 Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North Carolina Lee Petty Joe Weatherly Ford 11
2 20 november Race 2 Speedway Park, Jacksonville, Florida Junior Johnson Lee Petty Plymouth 13
3 24 februari Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Fireball Roberts Fireball Roberts Pontiac 1
4 24 februari Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 Joe Weatherly Joe Weatherly Pontiac 1
5 26 februari Daytona 500 Fireball Roberts Marvin Panch Pontiac 4 Rapport
6 4 mars Race 6 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina Ned Jarrett Cotton Owens Pontiac 4
7 5 mars Race 7 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina Rex White Rex White Chevrolet 1
8 12 mars Race 8 Marchbanks Speedway, Hanford, Kalifornien Bob Ross Fireball Roberts Pontiac 2
9 26 mars Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway i Atlanta i Georgia Marvin Panch Bob Burdick Pontiac 7 Rapport
10 1 april Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina Junior Johnson Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 2 Rapport
11 2 april Race 11 Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina Ned Jarrett Cotton Owens Pontiac 3
12 3 april Race 12 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Glen Wood Rex White Chevrolet 2
13 9 april Race 13 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Rex White Fred Lorenzen Ford 2
14 16 april Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina Junior Johnson Rex White Chevrolet 2 Rapport
15 20 april Race 15 Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina Ned Jarrett Cotton Owens Pontiac 2
16 22 april Hickory 250 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Junior Johnson Junior Johnson Pontiac 1 Rapport
17 23 april Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
18 30 april Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Rex White Junior Johnson Pontiac 17 Rapport
19 6 maj Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina Fred Lorenzen Fred Lorenzen Ford 1 Rapport
20 21 maj World 600 Qualifier #1 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Fred Lorenzen Richard Petty Plymouth 7
21 21 maj World 600 Qualifier #2 Junior Johnson Joe Weatherly Pontiac 3
22 21 maj Race 22 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien Eddie Gray Lloyd Dane Chevrolet 2
23 27 maj Race 23 Ascot Stadium, Los Angeles, Kalifornien Danny Weinberg Eddie Gray Ford 2
24 28 maj World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Richard Petty David Pearson Pontiac 3 Rapport
25 2 juni Race 25 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina Joe Weatherly Jim Paschal Pontiac 11
26 4 juni Southland 200 Fairgrounds Raceway, Birmingham, Alabama Johnny Allen Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 4 Rapport
27 8 juni Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina Ned Jarrett Jack Smith Pontiac 7 Rapport
28 10 juni Myers Brothers 200 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Junior Johnson Rex White Chevrolet 4 Rapport
29 17 juni Yankee 500 Norwood Arena, Norwood, Massachusetts Rex White Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 3 Rapport
30 23 juni Race 30 Hartsville Speedway, Hartsville, South Carolina Emanuel Zervakis Buck Baker Chrysler 3
31 24 juni Race 31 Starkey Speedway, Roanoke, Virginia Rex White Junior Johnson Pontiac 2
32 4 juli Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Fireball Roberts David Pearson Pontiac 2 Rapport
33 9 juli Festival 250 Atlanta International Raceway i Atlanta i Georgia Fireball Roberts Fred Lorenzen Ford 5 Rapport
34 20 juli Race 34 Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina Cotton Owens Cotton Owens Pontiac 1
35 22 juli Race 35 Rambi Raceway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Joe Weatherly Joe Weatherly Pontiac 1
36 30 juli Volunteer 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee Fred Lorenzen Jack Smith Pontiac 12 Rapport
37 6 augusti Nashville 500 Music City Motorplex, Nashville, Tennessee Paul Lewis Jim Paschal Pontiac 10 Rapport
38 9 augusti Race 38 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Junior Johnson Rex White Chevrolet 3
39 13 augusti Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina Jim Paschal Junior Johnson Pontiac 2 Rapport
40 18 augusti Race 40 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia Junior Johnson Junior Johnson Pontiac 1
41 27 augusti Race 41 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia Cotton Owens Junior Johnson Pontiac 3
42 4 september Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina Fireball Roberts Nelson Stacy Ford 3 Rapport
43 8 september Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Rex White Rex White Chevrolet 1 Rapport
44 10 september Capital City 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia Junior Johnson Joe Weatherly Pontiac 7 Rapport
45 10 september Race 45 California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, Kalifornien Bill Amick Eddie Gray Ford i.u.
46 17 september Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway i Atlanta i Georgia Fireball Roberts David Pearson Pontiac 5 Rapport
47 24 september Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Fred Lorenzen Joe Weatherly Pontiac 4 Rapport
48 1 oktober Wilkes 200 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina Junior Johnson Rex White Chevrolet 3 Rapport
49 15 oktober National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina David Pearson Joe Weatherly Pontiac 6 Rapport
50 22 oktober Southeastern 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee Bobby Johns Joe Weatherly Pontiac 2 Rapport
51 28 oktober Race 51 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina Buck Baker Junior Johnson Pontiac 3
52 29 oktober Race 52 Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina Joe Weatherly Joe Weatherly Pontiac 1
Källor:[3][4]

Slutställning

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Plats Förare Starter Vinster Top 5 Top 10 Pole Ledda varv Prispengar Poäng +\-
1 Ned Jarrett 46 1 23 34 4 624 $41 056 27272
2 Rex White 47 7 29 37 7 1390 $56 395 26442 –830
3 Emanuel Zervakis 38 2 19 28 1 386 $27 281 22312 –4960
4 Joe Weatherly 25 9 14 18 3 856 $47 078 17894 –9378
5 Fireball Roberts 22 2 13 14 5 856 $47 078 17600 –9672
6 Junior Johnson 41 7 16 22 10 975 $28 540 17 178 –10094
7 Jack Smith 25 2 10 14 0 278 $21 410 15186 –12086
8 Richard Petty 42 2 18 23 2 703 $25 239 15186 –12086
9 Jim Paschal 23 2 12 16 1 230 $18 100 13922 –13955
10 Buck Baker 42 1 11 15 1 224 $13 697 13746 –13526
11 Jimmy Pardue 44 0 3 16 0 0 $10 562 13408 –13 864
12 Johnny Allen 22 0 3 11 1 3 $13 127 13114 –14158
13 David Pearson 19 3 7 8 1 248 $51 910 13088 –14184
14 Bob Welborn 14 0 3 7 0 104 $13 487 12570 –14702
15 Herman Beam 41 0 1 14 0 0 $9 392 11382 –15890
Källor:[5]
  • Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar

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  1. ^ Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken förekom, främst använda av privatister.
  1. ^ ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). NASCAR Digital Media. 1 december 2020. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#photo-1. Läst 17 juni 2021. 
  2. ^ ”When Smokey Yunick and others helped Pontiac dominate NASCAR” (på engelska). hemmings.com. American City Business Journals. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/pontiac-ascends-in-nascar. Läst 17 juni 2021. 
  3. ^ ”1961 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1961. Läst 17 juni 2021. 
  4. ^ ”1961 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1961/W/. Läst 17 juni 2021. 
  5. ^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1961” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1961/W. Läst 17 juni 2021.