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NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
March 5, 1961
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 200
| 900
| running
| 200 |
| 2
| 4
| Cotton Owens
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1960 Pontiac
| 200
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 9
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1960 Ford
| 200
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1960 Plymouth
| 196
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 194
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 8
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 194
| 215
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 12
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1959 Plymouth
| 191
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 190
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 186
| 140
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 15
| E.J. Trivette
| 7
| M.J. Black
| 1959 Plymouth
| 135
| 130
| axle
| 0 |
| 11
| 2
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 91
| 125
| rear end
| 0 |
| 12
| 6
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 89
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 87
| 110
| crankshaft
| 0 |
| 13
| 3
| Jim Paschal
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1960 Plymouth
| 25
| 100
| steering
| 0 |
| 14
| 7
| Tommy Irwin
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 25
| 85
| engine
| 0 |
| 15
| 14
| Curtis Crider
| 68
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 3
| 70
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:22:46
Average Speed: 72.492 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.7 seconds
2 cautions
Attendance: 8,500