AUTO RACING FACTS


NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS HISTORY

 



NASCAR 1961 Grand National Points Standings

  DRIVER STARTS WINS POINTS MONEY
1 Ned Jarrett 46 1 27,272 41,056
2 Rex White 47 7 26,442 59,395
3 Emanuel Zervokis 38 2 22,312 27,281
4 Joe Weatherly 25 9 17,894 47,079
5 Fireball Roberts 22 2 17,600 50,267
6 Junior Johnson 41 7 17,178 28,541
7 Jack Smith 25 2 15,186 21,410
8 Richard Petty 42 2 14,984 25,239
9 Jim Paschal 23 2 13,922 18,100
10 Buck Baker 42 1 13,746 13,697
11 Jimmy Pardue 44 0 13,408 10,562
12 Johnny Allen 22 0 13,114 13,127
13 David Pearson 19 3 13,088 51,911
14 Bob Welborn 14 0 12,570 13,487
15 Herman Beam 41 0 11,382 9,392
16 Nelson Stacy 15 1 10,436 27,608
17 Ralph Earnhardt 8 0 10,182 11,473
18 Marvin Panch 9 1 9,392 30,478
19 Fred Lorenzen 15 3 9,316 30,395
20 G. C. Spencer 31 0 9,128 7,363
21 Curtis Crider 41 0 8,414 7,420
22 Cotton Owens 17 4 8,032 11,890
23 Tiny Lund 10 0 7,740 5,545
24 Bobby Johns 14 0 7,590 5,010
25 L. D. Austin 20 0 7,306 4,530
26 Tommy Irwin 26 0 7,300 7,170
27 Doug Yates 32 0 5,878 1,090
28 Paul Lewis 21 0 5,712 4,095
29 Bob Barron 31 0 5,412 3,725
30 Elmo Langley 15 0 5,376 3,530
31 Banjo Matthews 14 0 4,924 5,560
32 Wendell Scott 23 0 4,726 3,240
33 Jim Reed 8 0 4,705 3,350
34 Fred Harb 27 0 4,526 3,460
35 Darel Dieringer 7 0 4,416 3,150
36 Bob Burdick 5 1 4,382 18,750
37 Lee Reitzel 17 0 4,380 2,910
38 Tom Pistone 4 0 3,766 3,766
39 Buddy Baker 14 0 3,668 3,668
40 Roscoe Thompson 6 0 3,602 3,602
41 Woodie Wilson 5 0 3,580 3,580
42 Larry Frank 8 0 3,162 3,162
43 Larry Thomas 14 0 3,140 3,140
44 Harry Leake 15 0 3,092 3,092
45 Paul Goldsmith 2 0 2,930 2,930
46 Joe Lee Johnson 9 0 2,700 2,700
47 Bill Morgan 5 0 2,430 2,430
48 Theodore Hunt 7 0 2,430 2,430
49 Marvin Porter 8 0 2,326 2,326
50 Joe Eubanks 2 0 2,320 2,320