1961 Rebel 300
Auto race held at Darlington Raceway in 1961 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1961 Rebel 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event held on May 6, 1961, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Two hundred and nineteen laps were run on an oval track spanning 1.375 miles (2.213 km).[2]
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Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 8 of 28 in the 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
Date | May 6, 1961 (1961-May-06) | ||
Official name | Rebel 300 | ||
Location |
Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina, U.S. | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 219 laps, 301.3 mi (606.7 km) | ||
Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 82 °F (28 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 119.520 miles per hour (192.349 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Holman-Moody | ||
Time | 153.530 seconds | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick | |
Laps | 108 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | untelevised | ||
Announcers | none |
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