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Gwyn Staley 400

NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 16, 1961
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Rex White	4	Rex White	1961 Chevrolet	400	2,455	running	221
2	6	Tommy Irwin	2	Tom Daniels	1960 Chevrolet	398	1,175	running	0
3	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1961 Plymouth	396	900	running	0
4	19	Fireball Roberts	22	Smokey Yunick	1960 Pontiac	390	575	running	0
5	7	Johnny Allen	69	B.G. Holloway	1961 Chevrolet	387	575	accident	0
6	13	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	385	475	running	0
7	10	Buddy Baker	87	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	369	375	transmission	0
8	14	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1959 Ford	366	325	running	0
9	16	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1960 Ford	346	325	running	0
10	21	Reb Wickersham	33	Reb Wickersham	1960 Oldsmobile	333	250	running	0
11	18	Bob Barron	71	Bob Barron	1960 Dodge	329	250	running	0
12	24	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1960 Ford	319	175	running	0
13	12	George Green	35	M.J. Black	1959 Plymouth	310	175	running	0
14	4	Curtis Turner	21	Wood Brothers	1961 Ford	296	250	rear end	56
15	23	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1960 Chevrolet	276	100	running	0
16	20	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1960 Ford	252	100	clutch	0
17	8	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1959 Chevrolet	230	125	piston	0
18	15	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1960 Chevrolet	168	125	rear end	0
19	5	Fred Lorenzen	28	Holman Moody	1961 Ford	123	210	rocker arm	61
20	17	Bobby Waddell	0	Bobby Waddell	1959 Dodge	109	125	rear end	0
21	25	Paul Lewis	1	Jess Potter	1961 Chevrolet	100	75	rocker arm	0
22	1	Junior Johnson	27	Rex Lovette	1961 Pontiac	62	285	transmission	62
23	22	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	1959 Plymouth	30	75	rear end	0
24	9	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1961 Chevrolet	29	100	piston	0
25	11	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	27	100	rear end	0

Time of race: 03:00:11
Average Speed: 83.248 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.52 seconds
6 cautions for 33 laps
Attendance: 12,500