1961 NASCAR Cup Series

Champion: Ned Jarrett

Driver standings

#	Driver	Pts	Behind	Wins
1	Ned Jarrett	27,282		1
2	Rex White	26,442	−840	7
3	Emanuel Zervakis	22,322	−4,960	2
4	Joe Weatherly	17,894	−9,388	9
5	Fireball Roberts	17,600	−9,682	2
6	Junior Johnson	17,188	−10,094	7
7	Jack Smith	15,186	−12,096	2
8	Richard Petty	14,984	−12,298	2
9	Jim Paschal	13,922	−13,360	2
10	Buck Baker	13,746	−13,536	1
11	Jimmy Pardue	13,408	−13,874
12	Johnny Allen	13,114	−14,168
13	David Pearson	13,088	−14,194	3
14	Bob Welborn	12,570	−14,712
15	Herman Beam	11,842	−15,440
16	Nelson Stacy	10,436	−16,846	1
17	Ralph Earnhardt	10,182	−17,100
18	Marvin Panch	9,392	−17,890	1
19	Fred Lorenzen	9,316	−17,966	3
20	G.C. Spencer	9,128	−18,154
21	Curtis Crider	8,414	−18,868
22	Cotton Owens	8,032	−19,250	4
23	Tiny Lund	7,740	−19,542
24	Bobby Johns	7,590	−19,692
25	L.D. Austin	7,316	−19,966
26	Tommy Irwin	7,300	−19,982
27	Doug Yates	5,878	−21,404
28	Paul Lewis	5,712	−21,570
29	Bob Barron	5,412	−21,870
30	Elmo Langley	5,376	−21,906

Race winners

Rd	Track	Race	Winner	Team
1	Southern States Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Joe Weatherly	Doc White (Owner)
2	Speedway Park	100 Miles at Speedway Park	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises
3	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 500 Qualifer #1	Fireball Roberts	Smokey Yunick Racing
4	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 500 Qualifer #2	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering
5	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 500	Marvin Panch	Smokey Yunick Racing
6	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Cotton Owens	Owens Racing
7	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)
8	Marchbanks Speedway	249 Miles at Marchbanks Speedway	Fireball Roberts	J.D. Braswell (Owner)
9	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Atlanta 500	Bob Burdick	Roy Burdick (Owner)
10	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville 200	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Owner)
11	Occoneechee Speedway	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Cotton Owens	Owens Racing
12	Bowman Gray Stadium	38 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)
13	Martinsville Speedway	Grand National 200	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody
14	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Gwyn Staley 400	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)
15	Columbia Speedway	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Cotton Owens	Owens Racing
16	Hickory Speedway	Hickory 250	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)
17	Richmond Raceway	Richmond 200	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises
18	Martinsville Speedway	Virginia 500	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)
19	Darlington Raceway	Rebel 300	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody
20	Riverside International Raceway	102 Miles at Riverside International Raceway	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane (Owner)
21	Charlotte Motor Speedway	World 600 Qualifier #2	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering
22	Charlotte Motor Speedway	World 600 Qualifier #1	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises
23	Ascot Stadium	100 Miles at Ascot Stadium	Eddie Gray	Eddie Gray (Owner)
24	Charlotte Motor Speedway	World 600	David Pearson	John Masoni (Owner)
25	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty (Owner)
26	Birmingham International Raceway	125 Miles at Birmingham International Raceway	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Owner)
27	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Pickens 200	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)
28	Bowman Gray Stadium	Myers Brothers 200	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)
29	Norwood Arena	Yankee 500	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Owner)
30	Hartsville Speedway	50 Miles at Hartsville Speedway	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing
31	Starkey Speedway	38 Miles at Starkey Speedway	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)
32	Daytona International Speedway	Firecracker 250	David Pearson	John Masoni (Owner)
33	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Festival 250	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody
34	Columbia Speedway	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Cotton Owens	Owens Racing
35	Rambi Race Track	108 Miles at Rambi Race Track	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering
36	Bristol Motor Speedway	Volunteer 500	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)
37	Nashville Speedway	Nasvhille 500	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty (Owner)
38	Bowman Gray Stadium	Bowman-Gray 500	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)
39	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Western North Carolina 500	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)
40	Southside Speedway	50 Miles at Southside Speedway	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)
41	South Boston Speedway	80 Miles at South Boston Speedway	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)
42	Darlington Raceway	Southern 500	Nelson Stacy	Dudley Farrell (Owner)
43	Hickory Speedway	Buddy Shuman 250	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)
44	California State Fairgrounds	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	Eddie Gray	Eddie Gray (Owner)
45	Richmond Raceway	Capital City 200	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering
46	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dixie 400	David Pearson	John Masoni (Owner)
47	Martinsville Speedway	Old Dominion 500	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering
48	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Wilkes 200	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)
49	Charlotte Motor Speedway	National 400	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering
50	Bristol Motor Speedway	Southeastern 500	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering
51	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)
52	Occoneechee Speedway	149 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering

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