1961 NASCAR Grand National Series standings

1961 season results

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RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsTop 5sTop 10sMoneyAvg. StartAvg. FinishRaces LedRaces Led MostX LedLaps LedRaces Led PointsAvg % Led% BeatLapsDNFs
1Ned Jarrett2727246412334410568.137.619310607206.0274.65981311
2Rex White2644247772938563957.577.00155191224249.6677.15103077
3Emanuel Zervakis22312381219282728110.747.8421338602.2375.5291984
4Joe Weatherly1789425491418470784.047.4417125609210.7979.5757905
5Fireball Roberts1760022621314502668.1411.0013630978021.4570.6750758
6Junior Johnson17178411071622285406.7612.07228352365022.2158.99701620
7Jack Smith15186250210142141010.0011.2441527802.7365.45469510
8Richard Petty1498442221823252398.9011.0572970326.2161.07786619
9Jim Paschal1392223121216181008.269.2231320303.9670.9754647
10Buck Baker13746421111151369711.1414.2131311401.3650.71719520
11Jimmy Pardue1340844003161056215.8614.00000000.0049.74775715
12Johnny Allen1311422103111312720.8215.32102300.0656.43450811
13David Pearson13088191378519108.8414.63511424703.7257.1230879
14Bob Welborn125701400371348711.3611.1440710402.8871.3729965
15Herman Beam113824100114939218.1513.29000000.0053.8088273
16Nelson Stacy104361501482760811.0718.40401114403.2854.7730247
17Ralph Earnhardt1018280025114739.8811.003079004.3773.4216642
18Marvin Panch939291136304786.7814.3321512944.5867.8315173
19Fred Lorenzen9316154366303955.8717.2710313781018.7955.4726578
20G.C. Spencer91283100318736316.2912.97000000.0053.1662219
21Curtis Crider8414410012742021.7619.34000000.0032.86588215
22Cotton Owens803217241111115607.479.065075802.1968.1426945
23Tiny Lund7740100002554525.2016.10000000.0058.9725833
24Bobby Johns759014101350109.7119.212035200.9151.4326745
25L.D. Austin7306200008453023.9513.20000000.0057.1248023
26Tommy Irwin7300260038717013.4418.5411116603.1941.61374817
27Doug Yates58783200210109016.0016.72000000.0039.03505819
28Paul Lewis5712210005409523.5020.10000000.0039.43366910
29Bob Barron5412310005372521.4517.00000000.0034.99500512
30Elmo Langley5376150015353022.2015.60000000.0054.2828265
31Banjo Matthews492414001355607.2921.936210262010.1645.03201912
32Wendell Scott4726230005324016.7415.52000000.0040.4643648
33Jim Reed470580034335015.0014.251013202.0063.1917353
34Fred Harb4526270018346012.8116.48000000.0033.55403914
35Darel Dieringer441670012315018.1417.86000000.0057.7110084
36Bob Burdick4382501231875010.2015.202024402.6767.7310862
37Lee Reitzel4380170003291024.1218.88000000.0035.0425665
38Tom Pistone376640003205012.5011.75000000.0071.905761
39Buddy Baker3668140013496518.2118.57000000.0048.1023708
40Roscoe Thompson360260002253515.3325.50000000.0042.587214
41Woodie Wilson358050001262521.8018.00000000.0056.418281
42Larry Frank316280001238019.2528.13000000.0034.649785
43Larry Thomas3140140004201520.0015.36000000.0043.5428304
44Harry Leake3092150007200017.0713.60000000.0043.5823755
45Paul Goldsmith293020012605012.006.00000000.0088.892390
46Joe Lee Johnson270090003261516.8921.22000000.0042.4112766
47Bill Morgan243060001190015.0018.83000000.0048.0613143
48T.C. Hunt243070000275026.4328.86000000.0037.709405
49Marvin Porter232680011207020.5022.25000000.0042.7610964
50Joe Eubanks232020000147522.5012.00000000.0069.444480
Bobby Allison4000035.7534.75000000.0028.193592
George Alsobrook8000124.3825.50000000.0029.759387
Bill Amick110001.0028.0010125025.0012.90251
Dick Baron100000.0031.00000000.003.2351
Johnny Beauchamp1000024.0016.00000000.0053.13371
Jim Bennett2000014.5022.50000000.0038.571701
Robert Berrier1000017.0013.00000000.0045.451370
Bunkie Blackburn5000012.6030.60000000.0018.684785
Gene Blackburn100000.0033.00000000.0013.511171
Jim Blomgren4001212.3314.25000000.0053.104012
Pete Boland2000018.0019.50000000.0031.482171
Crash Bond1000020.0013.00000000.0047.833670
Dick Bown1000022.0017.00000000.0054.291330
Al Brand3000020.3321.33000000.0025.612051
Brownie Brown1000024.0036.00000000.000.0061
Ed Brown100000.0017.00000000.0048.39741
Scotty Cain400016.0018.00000000.0039.822182
Dick Carter1000029.0021.00000000.0042.861191
Joe Caspolich1000022.0037.00000000.0014.29501
Charlie Chapman6000022.5020.00000000.0033.727022
Joe Clark2000024.0024.00000000.0019.30562
Bill Clinton3000019.5022.67000000.0016.671832
Dick Cook3000018.0014.67000000.0050.002731
Jim Cook400128.3312.75000000.0058.413141
Doug Cox5000023.0023.40000000.0020.003674
Darrell Dake2000028.5039.50000000.0014.44542
Lloyd Dane401124.0012.25101100.6460.183961
Bob Devine1000010.0015.00000000.0017.65921
Tom Dill3000027.6720.67000000.0050.832731
Al Disney1000014.0013.00000000.0050.002140
Gerald Duke1000011.0020.00000000.009.52391
David Ezell1000019.0018.00000000.0019.05871
Bill Ferrier2000021.0015.00000000.0046.152141
Eddie Flemke1000017.0012.00000000.0035.292311
Tim Flock7000319.0021.71000000.0044.2312273
Larry Flynn1000025.0019.00000000.0041.941950
Ronnie Fones2000017.5017.50000000.0021.432171
Bill Foster100000.0021.00000000.0035.48611
Allen Franklin2000025.0034.00000000.000.0082
Freddy Fryar1000046.0031.00000000.0033.331161
Buck Fulp1000113.007.00000000.0066.67650
Ernie Gahan5000122.8022.60000000.0028.007072
Homer Galloway1000011.0012.00000000.0035.291270
Dick Getty4000024.6716.50000000.0045.133101
Charlie Glotzbach4000019.5021.00000000.0047.023442
Tubby Gonzales5001126.6027.00000000.0036.275984
Bob Gossett1000025.0024.00000000.008.00191
Frank Graham1000031.0027.00000000.0036.591400
Eddie Gray412332.005.0021276018.8885.845090
George Green11001321.9116.64000000.0039.4419265
Tom Guffy1000030.0032.00000000.0011.43291
John Hamby4000026.7521.50000000.0028.077452
Jack Hart1000021.0018.00000000.0022.73521
Friday Hassler7000132.1726.29000000.0042.729394
Harvey Hege1000021.0013.00000000.0040.001660
Marvin Heinis2000020.5022.00000000.0031.151322
Elmo Henderson4000126.2517.00000000.0055.565831
Harvey Henderson1000021.0020.00000000.0020.831531
Jim Hendrickson2000025.0020.00000000.0051.282082
J.C. Hendrix2000131.0018.50000000.0057.834561
Cliff Hill1000014.0018.00000000.0034.62310
Red Hollingsworth3000041.0038.00000000.0015.27702
Ron Hornaday400119.6720.00000000.0032.742832
Mark Hurley1000016.0011.00000000.0047.372240
Bobby Isaac1000015.0018.00000000.005.5621
Ken Johnson2000037.5040.50000000.0011.24361
Carl Joiner2000113.0014.50000000.0059.092200
Joe Jones9000021.8821.67000000.0018.428956
Hoss Kagle100006.0017.00000000.005.8821
Reds Kagle3000119.0021.00000000.0052.007201
Joe Kelly2000033.0024.50000000.0047.782001
Brownie King1000028.0018.00000000.0054.054420
Kuzie Kuzmanich100010.008.00000000.0077.42970
Wayne Lambath1000025.0024.00000000.0017.861171
Bill Latham1000031.0019.00000000.0051.354400
Doc Lee1000022.0015.00000000.0036.361350
Danny Letner1001133.003.00000000.0094.291750
Ed Livingston10000029.7024.50000000.0038.1614775
Paul Lyons1000023.0023.00000000.000.0041
Dave Mader6000020.6727.83000000.0022.226385
Jimmy Mairs3000212.3311.00000000.0047.372931
Art Malone1000115.008.00000000.0075.004840
Ed Markstellar4000039.2529.75000000.0034.296262
Buzz McCann1000017.0033.00000000.000.0011
Bill McDonald1000029.0030.00000000.0021.621801
Dick Miller2000017.5015.00000000.0040.431341
T.R. Miller1000019.0017.00000000.0027.27961
Mike Mitchell1000023.0022.00000000.0019.2351
Bunk Moore2000027.5024.00000000.0025.812732
Wes Morgan3000130.3322.33000000.0039.624931
Bill Morton5000323.8016.00000000.0056.4016971
Brian Naylor2000032.5037.00000000.0019.10862
Ed Negre2000116.0014.50000000.0051.793081
Gus Newman2000018.5018.00000000.0027.66401
Don Noel400338.005.25000000.0084.964931
Jack Norton4000122.0014.00000000.0053.983521
Don O'Dell2000114.5032.00000000.0030.34481
Budd Olsen1000012.0013.00000000.0029.411681
Sammy Packard1000113.009.00000000.0052.944440
Eddie Pagan5001413.2512.60000000.0062.345811
Clyde Palmer100000.0029.00000000.009.68161
Paul Parks2000042.5028.50000000.0038.892080
Bob Perry4001319.0012.25000000.0060.184241
Dominic Persicketti1000114.008.00000000.0058.824500
Lee Petty311229.676.33213126021.0077.784331
Maurice Petty9002414.8911.33000000.0048.6212073
Jerry Plotts100000.0027.00000000.0016.13301
Bob Presnell5000124.0020.00000000.0024.604943
Bob Price2000121.5014.50000000.0042.552040
Clem Proctor2000125.0015.00000000.0050.881001
Bob Pronger100009.0015.00000000.0057.58371
Oren Prosser100000.0019.00000000.0041.94730
Wilbur Rakestraw5000125.6028.40000000.0017.473604
Harlan Richardson4000033.7531.25000000.0028.822842
Johnny Roberts1000015.0021.00000000.0016.671131
Robert Roeber2000019.5020.50000000.0056.182180
Bob Ross210111.0018.00000000.0048.481121
Ken Rush6001222.1720.83000000.0045.4115863
Mike Saathoff1000031.0019.00000000.0048.571290
Dick Santee1000023.0011.00000000.0071.431590
Marshall Sargent3000043.3329.33000000.0037.043693
Arley Scranton1000021.0023.00000000.0015.3831
Frank Secrist3001118.0016.33000000.0053.062491
Dick Smith300119.0012.33000000.0056.411911
Jim Stewart100000.0012.00000000.0064.52930
Gene Stokes2000035.5033.50000000.009.72962
Johnny Sudderth1000044.0045.00000000.002.22221
Jesse James Taylor1000042.0040.00000000.004.88101
George Tet2000042.0037.50000000.0018.89601
Jimmy Thompson3000021.6730.00000000.0017.922673
Speedy Thompson300008.0023.00000000.0042.114403
Hank Tillman1000041.0023.00000000.0046.341460
Herb Tillman5000020.6029.00000000.0027.846094
Sal Tovella4000029.5025.75000000.0043.753932
E.J. Trivette6000123.5020.17000000.0020.696672
Curtis Turner8001210.0022.75619162018.1338.5211826
Roy Tyner10000126.7021.90000000.0031.4814807
Dub Utsman1000033.0029.00000000.0031.712001
Layman Utsman1000038.0042.00000000.000.00351
Sherman Utsman1000120.009.00000000.0080.494810
Bobby Waddell7000221.1417.57000000.0038.309514
Bryant Wallace2000020.0020.50000000.009.30812
Art Watts100008.0026.00000000.0028.57851
Chuck Webb2000135.0020.00000000.0042.421201
Danny Weinberg410237.338.75000000.0072.574461
Tommy Wells4001124.7519.75000000.0035.907272
Gene White1000028.0022.00000000.0048.781470
Bill Whitley1000010.0020.00000000.0013.64391
Reb Wickersham8000127.0021.88000000.0038.1513433
Earl Wilcox1000038.0035.00000000.008.11811
Harold Wilcox1000015.0014.00000000.0023.531121
Keith Wilkinson100000.0018.00000000.0045.16740
Charles Williamson100006.0019.00000000.005.261071
Glen Wood610334.5011.17111138015.3357.3411013
Buzz Woodward1000111.007.00000000.0064.714560
Bruce Worrell4000210.0013.25000000.0056.643911
Cale Yarborough1000019.0030.00000000.0030.951351