1961 Marchbanks Speedway

Race 8 of 52

Marchbanks
178 laps
Time of race: 2:36:22
Average speed of winner: 95.621 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Ross pole, Roberts 1-178

Race notes: Only pole for Bob Ross. Debut for Dick Bown, Al Brand, Dick Cook, and Marvin Heinis. Finale for Brownie Brown, Dick Carter, and Dick Santee. Only start for Tom Guffy and Mike Saathoff.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Fireball Roberts	75		'61 Pontiac	Braswell			178	1	178	running	2000	0
2	3	Eddie Gray	98		'61 Ford	Eddie Gray			176	0	0	running	1250	0
3	33	Danny Letner	76		'61 Ford	Kimball			175	0	0	running	750	0
4	28	Tubby Gonzales	80		'61 Ford				168	0	0	running	600	0
5	7	Eddie Pagan	45		'61 Ford	Bill Clinton			168	0	0	running	575	0
6	14	Rex White	47		'60 Chevrolet		Clements		167	0	0	running	550	0
7	18	Jim Cook	0		'60 Dodge	Floyd Johnson			166	0	0	running	525	0
8	6	Scotty Cain	4		'60 Ford Thunderbird				165	0	0	running	500	0
9	5	Lloyd Dane	44		'61 Chevrolet	Lloyd Dane			165	0	0	running	450	0
10	36	Bob Perry	84		'60 Ford				159	0	0	running	425	0
11	23	Dick Santee	77		'59 Ford				159	0	0	running	400	0
12	10	Don Noel	7		'61 Ford	Parkko			157	0	0	oil pressure	400	0
13	25	Dick Cook	91		'60 Plymouth				157	0	0	running	350	0
14	4	Frank Secrist	36		'60 Ford				146	0	0	running	350	0
15	34	Dick Getty	00		'59 Chevrolet				135	0	0	running	300	0
16	27	Jack Norton	20		'59 Chevrolet	Peach			134	0	0	running	300	0
17	22	Dick Bown	61N		'59 Chevrolet				133	0	0	running	250	0
18	19	Marvin Heinis	15		'60 Ford				130	0	0	engine	200	0
19	31	Mike Saathoff	38		'59 Ford Edsel				129	0	0	running	200	0
20	13	Carl Joiner	26N		'61 Chevrolet				125	0	0	running	100	0
21	29	Dick Carter	11		'60 Plymouth				119	0	0	engine	100	0
22	17	Ed Negre	14		'59 Ford				116	0	0	engine	100	0
23	16	Danny Weinberg	16		'61 Ford	Kimball			113	0	0	accident	100	0
24	21	Jim Blomgren	10		'60 Ford	Bob Smith			107	0	0	rear end	100	0
25	11	Marvin Porter	46		'60 Oldsmobile				95	0	0	lugs	100	0
26	8	Art Watts	22N		'60 Ford				85	0	0	engine	100	0
27	12	Bruce Worrell	5		'60 Ford	Bob Smith			66	0	0	rear end	100	0
28	15	Banjo Matthews	94		'61 Ford				66	0	0	brakes	100	0
29	32	Harlan Richardson	88		'61 Ford				44	0	0	engine	100	0
30	20	Charlie Chapman	41		'60 Ford				35	0	0	fuel pump	100	0
31	9	Ron Hornaday	2		'60 Ford				34	0	0	engine	0	0
32	30	Tom Guffy	23		'59 Plymouth				29	0	0	handling	0	0
33	35	Chuck Webb	12		'59 Ford				23	0	0	rear end	0	0
34	1	Bob Ross	51		'60 Ford			98.370	13	0	0	accident	0	0
35	26	Al Brand	25		'60 Ford				11	0	0	piston	0	0
36	24	Brownie Brown	17		'59 Ford				6	0	0	engine	0	0