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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Marchbanks Stadium, Hanford, CA
March 12, 1961
178 laps on 1.4 mile paved oval; 249.2 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Fireball Roberts
| 75
| J.D. Braswell
| 1961 Pontiac
| 178
| 2,350
| running
| 178 |
| 2
| 3
| Eddie Gray
| 98
| Eddie Gray
| 1961 Ford
| 176
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 33
| Danny Letner
| 76
| Guy Kimball
| 1961 Ford
| 175
| 925
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 28
| Tubby Gonzales
| 80
| Tubby Gonzales
| 1961 Ford
| 168
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| Eddie Pagan
| 45
| Bill Clinton
| 1961 Ford
| 168
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 14
| Rex White
| 47
| Rex White
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 167
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 18
| Jim Cook
| 0
| Floyd Johnson
| 1960 Dodge
| 166
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 6
| Scotty Cain
| 4
| Scotty Cain
| 1960 Ford Thunderbird
| 165
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 5
| Lloyd Dane
| 44
| Lloyd Dane
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 165
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 38
| Bob Perry
| 84
| Bob Perry
| 1960 Ford
| 159
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 23
| Dick Santee
| 77
|
| 1959 Ford
| 159
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 10
| Don Noel
| 7
| Chuck Parkko
| 1961 Ford
| 157
| 400
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 13
| 25
| Dick Cook
| 91
| Jack Chatenay
| 1960 Plymouth
| 157
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 4
| Frank Secrist
| 36
| Warner Brothers
| 1960 Ford
| 146
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 34
| Dick Getty
| 00
| Dick Getty
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 135
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 27
| Jack Norton
| 20
| William Peach
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 134
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 12
| Dick Bown
| 61N
|
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 133
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 19
| Marvin Heinis
| 15
|
| 1960 Ford
| 130
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 31
| Mike Saathoff
| 38
|
| 1959 Ford Edsel
| 129
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 13
| Carl Joiner
| 26N
| Dean Thorne
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 125
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 29
| Dick Carter
| 11
| Jack Chatenay
| 1960 Plymouth
| 119
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 17
| Ed Negre
| 14
|
| 1959 Ford
| 116
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 16
| Danny Weinberg
| 16
| Guy Kimball
| 1961 Ford
| 113
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| Jim Blomgren
| 10
| Bob Smith
| 1960 Ford
| 107
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 25
| 11
| Marvin Porter
| 46
|
| 1960 Oldsmobile
| 95
| 100
| lugs
| 0 |
| 26
| 8
| Art Watts
| 22N
| Art Watts
| 1960 Ford
| 85
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 12
| Bruce Worrell
| 5
| Bob Smith
| 1960 Ford
| 66
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 28
| 15
| Banjo Matthews
| 94
| Banjo Matthews
| 1961 Ford
| 66
| 100
| brakes
| 0 |
| 29
| 32
| Harlan Richardson
| 88
| Jim White
| 1961 Ford
| 44
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 20
| Charlie Chapman
| 41
| Charlie Chapman
| 1960 Ford
| 35
| 100
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 31
| 9
| Ron Hornaday Sr.
| 2
| Frank Galpin
| 1960 Ford
| 34
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 30
| Tom Guffy
| 23
| Bob Perry
| 1959 Plymouth
| 29
|
| handling
| 0 |
| 33
| 35
| Chuck Webb
| 12
| Dick Wearing
| 1959 Ford
| 23
|
| rear end
| 0 |
| 34
| 1
| Bob Ross
| 51
| Bob Ross
| 1960 Ford
| 13
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 26
| Al Brand
| 25
| Jim McNeil
| 1960 Ford
| 11
|
| piston
| 0 |
| 36
| 24
| Brownie Brown
| 17
| Jay George
| 1959 Ford
| 6
|
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:36:22
Average Speed: 95.621 MPH
Pole Speed: 51.235 seconds