1961 NASCAR CUP Series Stats

Wins Pole Positions Fastest Laps Starts Podiums Total Laps

Drivers

1	Joe Weatherly	9
2	Rex White	7
3	Junior Johnson	7
4	Cotton Owens	4
5	David Pearson	3
6	Fred Lorenzen	3
7	Jim Paschal	2
8	Fireball Roberts	2
9	Emanuel Zervakis	2
10	Jack Smith 2	2
11	Eddie Gray	2
12	Richard Petty	2
13	Ned Jarrett	1
14	Lloyd Dane	1
15	Buck Baker	1
16	Nelson Stacy	1
17	Lee Petty	1
18	Bob Burdick	1
19	Marvin Panch	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Bud Moore Engineering	8
2	Rex White	7
3	Rex Lovette	7
4	Cotton Owens	4
5	Petty Enterprises	3
6	John Masoni	3
7	Holman-Moody Racing	3
8	Smokey Yunick	2
9	Monroe Shook	2
10	Jack Smith	2
11	Julian Petty	2
12	B.G. Holloway	1
13	Buck Baker Racing	1
14	Dudley Farrell	1
15	Doc White	1
16	J.D. Braswell	1
17	Roy Burdick	1

Cars

1	61 Pontiac	21
2	60 Pontiac	9
3	61 Ford	6
4	61 Chevrolet	6
5	60 Chevrolet	5
6	60 Plymouth	2
7	61 Plymouth	1
8	61 Chrysler	1
9	58 Ford	1

Drivers

1	Junior Johnson	10
2	Rex White	7
3	Fireball Roberts	6
4	Fred Lorenzen	4
5	Joe Weatherly	4
6	Ned Jarrett	4
7	Cotton Owens	2
8	Richard Petty	2
9	Bill Amick	1
10	Jim Paschal	1
11	Emanuel Zervakis	1
12	Buck Baker	1
13	Bobby Johns	1
14	David Pearson	1
15	Johnny Allen	1
16	Danny Weinberg	1
17	Eddie Gray	1
18	Lee Petty	1
19	Glen Wood 2	1
20	Marvin Panch	1
21	Bob Ross	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Rex Lovette	9
2	Smokey Yunick	6
3	B.G. Holloway	5
4	Bud Moore Engineering	4
5	Holman-Moody Racing	4
6	Petty Enterprises	3
7	John Masoni	3
8	Cotton Owens	2
9	Rex White	1
10	Wood Brothers Racing	1
11	Guy Kimball	1
12	Jack Smith	1
13	Buck Baker Racing	1
14	Monroe Shook	1
15	Julian Petty	1

Cars

1	61 Pontiac	18
2	60 Pontiac	9
3	61 Chevrolet	9
4	61 Ford	7
5	60 Chevrolet	3
6	60 Plymouth	2
7	60 Ford	2
8	61 Chrysler	1
9	61 Plymouth	1

Drivers

Entrants / Teams

Cars

Drivers

1	Rex White	47
2	Ned Jarrett	46
3	Jimmy Pardue	44
4	Buck Baker	42
5	Richard Petty	42
6	Junior Johnson	41
7	Herman Beam	41
8	Curtis Crider	41
9	Emanuel Zervakis	38
10	Doug Yates	32
11	G.C. Spencer	31
12	Bob Barron	31
13	Fred Harb	27
14	Tommy Irwin	26
15	Jack Smith 2	25
16	Joe Weatherly	25
17	Wendell Scott	23
18	Jim Paschal	23
19	Johnny Allen	22
20	Fireball Roberts	22
21	Paul Lewis	21
22	L.D. Austin	20
23	David Pearson	19
24	Cotton Owens	17
25	Lee Reitzel	17
26	Harry Leake	16
27	Fred Lorenzen	15
28	Elmo Langley	15
29	Nelson Stacy	15
30	Bobby Johns	14
31	Buddy Baker	14
32	Bob Welborn	14
33	Banjo Matthews	14
34	Larry Thomas	14
35	George Green	11
36	Roy Tyner	10
37	Ed Livingston	10
38	Tiny Lund	10
39	Joe Lee Johnson	9
40	Maurice Petty	9
41	Marvin Panch	9
42	Joe Jones	9
43	Reb Wickersham	8
44	Curtis Turner	8
45	Ralph Earnhardt	8
46	Larry Frank	8
47	George Alsobrook	8
48	Marvin Porter	8
49	Jim Reed	8
50	Darel Dieringer	7
51	Tim Flock	7
52	Bobby Waddell	7
53	T.C. Hunt	7
54	Friday Hassler	7
55	E.J. Trivette	6
56	Glen Wood 2	6
57	Dave Mader	6
58	Charlie Chapman	6
59	Roscoe Thompson	6
60	Ken Rush	6
61	Bill Morton	6
62	Doug Cox	5
63	Ernie Gahan	5
64	Bob Burdick	5
65	Bill Morgan	5
66	Wilbur Rakestraw	5
67	Eddie Pagan	5
68	Woodie Wilson	5
69	Herb Tillman	5
70	Bunkie Blackburn	5
71	Bob Presnell	5
72	Tubby Gonzales	5
73	Elmo Henderson	4
74	Harlan Richardson	4
75	Sal Tovella	4
76	Ed Markstellar	4
77	Tommy Wells	4
78	Lloyd Dane	4
79	Don Noel	4
80	Tom Pistone	4
81	Jim Cook	4
82	Bob Perry	4
83	Danny Weinberg	4
84	Jim Blomgren	4
85	Bruce Worrell	4
86	Jack Norton	4
87	Scotty Cain	4
88	Charlie Glotzbach	4
89	Eddie Gray	4
90	Bobby Allison	4
91	Ron Hornaday	4
92	Dick Getty	4
93	John Hamby	4
94	Speedy Thompson	3
95	Reds Kagle	3
96	Red Hollingsworth	3
97	Jimmy Thompson	3
98	Tom Dill	3
99	Bill Clinton	3
100	Wes Morgan	3

Entrants / Teams

1	B.G. Holloway	69
2	Petty Enterprises	59
3	Buck Baker Racing	57
4	Curtis Crider	56
5	Rex White	46
6	Rex Lovette	46
7	Herman Beam	41
8	Monroe Shook	39
9	Jack Smith	34
10	Raeford Johnson	32
11	G. C. Spencer Racing	31
12	Bob Barron	30
13	Bud Moore Engineering	28
14	Fred Harb	28
15	Cotton Owens	25
16	Joe Jones	23
17	Scott Racing	23
18	Tom Daniels	22
19	Jess Potter	20
20	Julian Petty	20
21	Joe Lee Johnson	19
22	Smokey Yunick	19
23	Lee Reitzel	18
24	Harry Leake	17
25	Wood Brothers Racing	15
26	Dudley Farrell	15
27	M.J. Black	15
28	Holman-Moody Racing	14
29	J.L. Cheatham	13
30	Shorty Johns	13
31	Matthews Racing	13
32	Wade Younts	12
33	Beau Morgan	12
34	John Masoni	12
35	Fred Clark	10
36	Doc White	10
37	Reb Wickersham	10
38	Bobby Waddell	9
39	Ratus Walters	8
40	Charlie Chapman	8
41	Bob Smith	8
42	Bill Clinton	7
43	Tubby Gonzales	7
44	J.D. Braswell	7
45	Jack Chatenay	7
46	James Turner	7
47	Matt DeMatthews	7
48	Henry Dunbar	6
49	Leroy Faucett	6
50	Guy Kimball	5
51	Roy Burdick	5
52	Bob Perry	5
53	Wildcat Williams	5
54	Dick Wright	5
55	John Koszela	5
56	J.I. Divers	5
57	William Peach	4
58	Spook Crawford	4
59	Melvin Black	4
60	Jim White	4
61	Nichels Engineering	4
62	Ralph Stark	4
63	Chuck Parkko	4
64	Frank Galpin	4
65	Julian Buesink	4
66	Floyd Johnson	4
67	Bob Rose	3
68	Warner Brothers	3
69	William Long	3
70	Jack Meeks	3
71	Happy Steigel	3
72	Charles French	3
73	Bill Lloyd	3
74	Pete Boland	3
75	W.J. Ridgeway	2
76	Don Every	2
77	Tony Lavati	2
78	R.G. Henschel	2
79	Tetsuo Fuchigami	2
80	Dick Wearing	2
81	Don House	2
82	Weldon Wagner	2
83	Fred Lauria	2
84	Jim McNeil	2
85	James French	1
86	Fred Lovette	1
87	Dale Swanson	1
88	Walt Shutt	1
89	Jay George	1
90	Dean Thorne	1
91	Walt Palozi	1
92	Junie Donlavey	1
93	Elmo Henderson	1
94	Lyle Stelter	1

Cars

1	60 Chevrolet	201
2	61 Chevrolet	200
3	61 Ford	186
4	61 Pontiac	184
5	60 Ford	183
6	59 Chevrolet	59
7	60 Pontiac	55
8	61 Chrysler	54
9	61 Plymouth	46
10	60 Dodge	41
11	59 Ford	37
12	60 Plymouth	34
13	59 Plymouth	33
14	59 T-Bird	24
15	61 Mercury	16
16	60 Oldsmobile	11
17	59 Pontiac	8
18	61 Dodge	8
19	58 Ford	6
20	60 T-Bird	5
21	59 Dodge	5
22	61 Studebaker	2
23	58 Chevrolet	2
24	59 Oldsmobile	2
25	60 Austin Healey	1
26	59 Edsel	1
27	59 Nash	1
28	61 Oldsmobile	1
29	59 Buick	1
30	60 Sprite	1
31	60 Valiant	1
32	54 Corvette	1
33	58 Austin Healey	1
34	54 MG	1
35	61 Corvair	1
36	60 Rambler	1
37	62 Chrysler	1

Drivers

1	Rex White	23
2	Ned Jarrett	13
3	Joe Weatherly	12
4	Junior Johnson	12
5	Richard Petty	10
6	Jack Smith 2	8
7	Fireball Roberts	8
8	Cotton Owens	8
9	Jim Paschal	7
10	Emanuel Zervakis	6
11	Buck Baker	5
12	David Pearson	5
13	Fred Lorenzen	4
14	Eddie Gray	3
15	Glen Wood 2	3
16	Bob Welborn	3
17	Ralph Earnhardt	2
18	Don Noel	2
19	Marvin Panch	2
20	Johnny Allen	2
21	Danny Weinberg	2
22	Tommy Irwin	2
23	Jim Reed	2
24	Nelson Stacy	2
25	Lee Petty	2
26	Paul Goldsmith	1
27	Bob Burdick	1
28	Danny Letner	1
29	Bob Ross	1
30	Maurice Petty	1
31	Curtis Turner	1
32	Dick Smith	1
33	Lloyd Dane	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Rex White	23
2	B.G. Holloway	14
3	Bud Moore Engineering	13
4	Petty Enterprises	13
5	Rex Lovette	11
6	Cotton Owens	10
7	Jack Smith	10
8	Smokey Yunick	8
9	Monroe Shook	6
10	John Masoni	6
11	Julian Petty	6
12	Buck Baker Racing	5
13	Wood Brothers Racing	4
14	Holman-Moody Racing	4
15	Guy Kimball	3
16	Chuck Parkko	2
17	Dudley Farrell	2
18	William Long	1
19	Joe Lee Johnson	1
20	Tom Daniels	1
21	Doc White	1
22	J.D. Braswell	1
23	Roy Burdick	1
24	Nichels Engineering	1

Cars

1	61 Pontiac	52
2	61 Chevrolet	33
3	61 Ford	18
4	60 Pontiac	15
5	60 Chevrolet	14
6	60 Plymouth	8
7	61 Plymouth	5
8	61 Chrysler	4
9	60 Ford	2
10	59 Chevrolet	2
11	62 Chrysler	1
12	61 Oldsmobile	1
13	58 Ford	1

Drivers

1	Rex White	10307
2	Ned Jarrett	9813
3	Emanuel Zervakis	9198
4	Herman Beam	8827
5	Richard Petty	7866
6	Jimmy Pardue	7757
7	Buck Baker	7195
8	Junior Johnson	7016
9	G.C. Spencer	6221
10	Curtis Crider	5882
11	Joe Weatherly	5790
12	Jim Paschal	5464
13	Fireball Roberts	5075
14	Doug Yates	5058
15	Bob Barron	5005
16	L.D. Austin	4802
17	Jack Smith 2	4695
18	Johnny Allen	4508
19	Wendell Scott	4364
20	Fred Harb	4039
21	Tommy Irwin	3748
22	Paul Lewis	3669
23	David Pearson	3087
24	Nelson Stacy	3024
25	Bob Welborn	2996
26	Larry Thomas	2830
27	Elmo Langley	2826
28	Cotton Owens	2694
29	Bobby Johns	2674
30	Fred Lorenzen	2657
31	Tiny Lund	2583
32	Lee Reitzel	2566
33	Harry Leake	2376
34	Buddy Baker	2370
35	Banjo Matthews	2019
36	George Green	1926
37	Bill Morton	1879
38	Jim Reed	1735
39	Ralph Earnhardt	1664
40	Ken Rush	1586
41	Marvin Panch	1517
42	Roy Tyner	1480
43	Ed Livingston	1477
44	Reb Wickersham	1343
45	Joe Lee Johnson	1276
46	Tim Flock	1227
47	Maurice Petty	1207
48	Curtis Turner	1182
49	Bill Morgan	1132
50	Glen Wood 2	1101
51	Marvin Porter	1096
52	Bob Burdick	1086
53	Darel Dieringer	1008
54	Larry Frank	978
55	Bobby Waddell	951
56	T.C. Hunt	940
57	Friday Hassler	939
58	George Alsobrook	938
59	Joe Jones	895
60	Woodie Wilson	828
61	John Hamby	745
62	Tommy Wells	727
63	Roscoe Thompson	721
64	Reds Kagle	720
65	Ernie Gahan	707
66	Charlie Chapman	702
67	E.J. Trivette	667
68	Dave Mader	638
69	Ed Markstellar	626
70	Herb Tillman	609
71	Tubby Gonzales	598
72	Elmo Henderson	583
73	Eddie Pagan	581
74	Tom Pistone	576
75	Eddie Gray	509
76	Bob Presnell	494
77	Don Noel	493
78	Wes Morgan	493
79	Art Malone	484
80	Sherman Utsman	481
81	Bunkie Blackburn	478
82	J.C. Hendrix	456
83	Buzz Woodward	456
84	Dominic Persicketti	450
85	Joe Eubanks	448
86	Danny Weinberg	446
87	Sammy Packard	444
88	Brownie King	442
89	Speedy Thompson	440
90	Bill Latham	440
91	Lee Petty	433
92	Bob Perry	424
93	Jim Blomgren	401
94	Lloyd Dane	396
95	Sal Tovella	393
96	Bruce Worrell	391
97	Marshall Sargent	369
98	Doug Cox	367
99	Crash Bond	367
100	Wilbur Rakestraw	360

Entrants / Teams

1	B.G. Holloway	14513
2	Petty Enterprises	10508
3	Rex White	9962
4	Buck Baker Racing	9597
5	Monroe Shook	9301
6	Herman Beam	8827
7	Curtis Crider	7988
8	Rex Lovette	7804
9	Jack Smith	7287
10	Bud Moore Engineering	6839
11	G. C. Spencer Racing	6221
12	Julian Petty	5370
13	Raeford Johnson	5058
14	Cotton Owens	5043
15	Bob Barron	4743
16	Scott Racing	4364
17	Fred Harb	4098
18	Smokey Yunick	3933
19	Jess Potter	3408
20	Joe Lee Johnson	3375
21	Dudley Farrell	3024
22	Tom Daniels	2988
23	Joe Jones	2615
24	Lee Reitzel	2567
25	Wade Younts	2547
26	Wood Brothers Racing	2504
27	Holman-Moody Racing	2459
28	Harry Leake	2432
29	John Masoni	2230
30	Shorty Johns	2217
31	Fred Clark	2194
32	J.L. Cheatham	2001
33	M.J. Black	1982
34	Doc White	1883
35	Matthews Racing	1817
36	Beau Morgan	1660
37	Ratus Walters	1527
38	Reb Wickersham	1424
39	Bobby Waddell	1419
40	Matt DeMatthews	1228
41	Roy Burdick	1086
42	Charlie Chapman	983
43	James Turner	959
44	Henry Dunbar	921
45	J.D. Braswell	910
46	Leroy Faucett	890
47	Tubby Gonzales	841
48	J.I. Divers	828
49	Bob Smith	792
50	John Koszela	707
51	Bill Clinton	675
52	Guy Kimball	621
53	Jack Chatenay	589
54	Chuck Parkko	493
55	Dick Wright	483
56	Wildcat Williams	478
57	Nichels Engineering	469
58	Happy Steigel	453
59	Bob Perry	453
60	Don Every	448
61	W.J. Ridgeway	433
62	Julian Buesink	408
63	Bob Rose	362
64	Ralph Stark	359
65	William Peach	352
66	Melvin Black	344
67	Floyd Johnson	314
68	Pete Boland	311
69	Bill Lloyd	285
70	Jim White	284
71	Frank Galpin	283
72	Spook Crawford	265
73	Jack Meeks	252
74	Charles French	241
75	Warner Brothers	235
76	Tony Lavati	223
77	R.G. Henschel	218
78	Fred Lauria	204
79	Don House	200
80	William Long	191
81	Elmo Henderson	189
82	Dean Thorne	125
83	Dick Wearing	120
84	Junie Donlavey	113
85	Walt Palozi	97
86	Walt Shutt	92
87	Tetsuo Fuchigami	60
88	Weldon Wagner	54
89	Dale Swanson	37
90	Jim McNeil	16
91	Lyle Stelter	10
92	Jay George	6
93	James French	3
94	Fred Lovette	1

Cars

1	61 Chevrolet	39600
2	61 Pontiac	39368
3	60 Chevrolet	38240
4	61 Ford	27780
5	60 Ford	26017
6	61 Chrysler	9016
7	61 Plymouth	8977
8	60 Pontiac	7857
9	59 Chevrolet	7828
10	60 Dodge	5635
11	59 Ford	4803
12	60 Plymouth	4581
13	59 Plymouth	4530
14	59 T-Bird	3081
15	61 Mercury	2406
16	61 Dodge	1625
17	60 Oldsmobile	1519
18	59 Pontiac	1029
19	59 Dodge	581
20	58 Ford	429
21	60 T-Bird	399
22	58 Chevrolet	354
23	62 Chrysler	250
24	59 Buick	214
25	59 Oldsmobile	193
26	54 MG	137
27	60 Austin Healey	135
28	59 Edsel	129
29	61 Oldsmobile	99
30	61 Studebaker	96
31	58 Austin Healey	52
32	54 Corvette	39
33	60 Valiant	32
34	60 Rambler	5
35	60 Sprite	4
36	61 Corvair	3
37	59 Nash	3

Drivers (minimum of 5 races per driver)

1	David Pearson	John Masoni	18.00
2	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody Racing	17.17
3	Cotton Owens	Cotton Owens	16.92
4	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering	15.63
5	Rex White	Rex White	13.44
6	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette	13.26
7	Fireball Roberts	Smokey Yunick	12.42
8	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	11.68
9	Jack Smith 2	Jack Smith	11.63
10	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty	11.41
11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	10.10
12	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook	9.15
13	Jim Reed	Private entry	8.33
14	Bob Welborn	Jack Smith	8.20
15	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	7.91
16	Nelson Stacy	Dudley Farrell	7.80
17	David Pearson	Private entry	7.60
18	Maurice Petty	Petty Enterprises	6.50
19	Ralph Earnhardt	Cotton Owens	6.00
20	Johnny Allen	B.G. Holloway	5.13
21	Tommy Irwin	Tom Daniels	4.60
22	Elmo Langley	Doc White	4.57
23	Banjo Matthews	Matthews Racing	4.40
24	G.C. Spencer	G. C. Spencer Racing	4.14
25	Jimmy Pardue	Private entry	4.11
26	Fred Harb	Fred Harb	4.08
27	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson	3.60
28	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	2.86
29	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	2.44
30	Paul Lewis	Jess Potter	1.90
31	Harry Leake	Harry Leake	1.82
32	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	1.74
33	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	1.63
34	L.D. Austin	Private entry	1.41
35	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	1.21
36	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	0.58
37	Bob Barron	Bob Barron	0.57
38	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel	0.40
39	Reb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham	0.17

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