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1961 Festival 250
1961-07-09 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
1 |
5 |
Fred Lorenzen |
52 |
#28 Ford |
1500 |
167 |
Finish |
$7,085 |
2 |
7 |
Bob Welborn |
26 |
#47 Pontiac |
1440 |
166 |
Finish |
$3,580 |
3 |
39 |
Richard Petty |
0 |
#43 Plymouth |
1380 |
164 |
Finish |
$2,275 |
4 |
21 |
Emanuel Zervakis |
0 |
#85 Chevy |
1320 |
163 |
Finish |
$1,475 |
5 |
12 |
Jack Smith |
2 |
#46 Pontiac |
1260 |
161 |
Finish |
$1,310 |
6 |
19 |
Buck Baker |
0 |
#87 Chrysler |
1200 |
160 |
Finish |
$1,150 |
7 |
23 |
Friday Hassler |
0 |
#96 Chevy |
1140 |
159 |
Finish |
$1,025 |
8 |
20 |
Buddy Baker |
0 |
#86 Chrysler |
1080 |
159 |
Finish |
$925 |
9 |
30 |
G.C. Spencer |
0 |
#48 Chevy |
1020 |
158 |
Finish |
$850 |
10 |
11 |
Rex White |
0 |
#4 Chevy |
960 |
157 |
Finish |
$900 |
11 |
8 |
Ralph Earnhardt |
0 |
#6 Pontiac |
900 |
157 |
Finish |
$750 |
12 |
1 |
Fireball Roberts |
51 |
#22 Pontiac |
840 |
155 |
Finish |
$1,025 |
13 |
18 |
Marvin Porter |
0 |
#82 Ford |
780 |
154 |
Finish |
$625 |
14 |
16 |
Ned Jarrett |
0 |
#11 Chevy |
720 |
153 |
Engine |
$550 |
15 |
15 |
Woodie Wilson |
0 |
#5 Pontiac |
660 |
153 |
Finish |
$550 |
16 |
26 |
Paul Lewis |
0 |
#1 Chevy |
600 |
152 |
Finish |
$450 |
17 |
33 |
L.D. Austin |
0 |
#74 Chevy |
540 |
152 |
Finish |
$450 |
18 |
24 |
Herman Beam |
0 |
#19 Ford |
480 |
151 |
Finish |
$450 |
19 |
38 |
Roy Tyner |
0 |
#38 Ford |
420 |
150 |
Finish |
$450 |
20 |
35 |
Lee Reitzel |
0 |
#93 Ford |
360 |
149 |
Finish |
$450 |
21 |
29 |
George Alsobrook |
0 |
#99 Ford |
300 |
148 |
Rocker Arm |
$300 |
22 |
28 |
Gene White |
0 |
#30 Chevy |
240 |
147 |
Finish |
$300 |
23 |
41 |
Hank Tillman |
0 |
#77 Ford |
180 |
146 |
Finish |
$300 |
24 |
34 |
Curtis Crider |
0 |
#62 Mercury |
120 |
145 |
Finish |
$300 |
25 |
36 |
Tommy Wells |
0 |
#39 Chevy |
60 |
143 |
Finish |
$300 |
26 |
40 |
Johnny Allen |
0 |
#69 Chevy |
60 |
140 |
Engine |
$300 |
27 |
31 |
Frank Graham |
0 |
#2 Ford |
60 |
140 |
Finish |
$300 |
28 |
3 |
Joe Weatherly |
28 |
#8 Pontiac |
60 |
133 |
Engine |
$490 |
29 |
37 |
Bob Barron |
0 |
#71 Dodge |
60 |
123 |
Rear End |
$300 |
30 |
42 |
Tiny Lund |
0 |
#75 Pontiac |
60 |
115 |
Fuel Pump |
$300 |
31 |
9 |
Junior Johnson |
1 |
#27 Pontiac |
60 |
109 |
Timing |
$5 |
32 |
32 |
Eddie Pagan |
0 |
#64 Ford |
60 |
89 |
Rear End |
0.0 |
33 |
6 |
Banjo Matthews |
0 |
#94 Ford |
60 |
82 |
Axle |
0.0 |
34 |
17 |
Jim Bennett |
0 |
#15 Ford |
60 |
74 |
Head Gasket |
0.0 |
35 |
13 |
Bobby Johns |
0 |
#72 Ford |
60 |
66 |
Engine |
0.0 |
36 |
22 |
Doug Yates |
0 |
#23 Plymouth |
60 |
48 |
Engine |
0.0 |
37 |
4 |
Nelson Stacy |
7 |
#29 Ford |
60 |
36 |
Engine |
$60 |
38 |
25 |
Jimmy Pardue |
0 |
#54 Chevy |
60 |
28 |
Piston |
0.0 |
39 |
27 |
T.C. Hunt |
0 |
#10 Dodge |
60 |
20 |
Connecting Rod |
0.0 |
40 |
2 |
David Pearson |
0 |
#3 Pontiac |
60 |
3 |
Accident |
$75 |
41 |
10 |
Roscoe Thompson |
0 |
#24 Pontiac |
60 |
1 |
Accident |
0.0 |
42 |
14 |
Herb Tillman |
0 |
#89 Chevy |
60 |
1 |
Accident |
0.0 |