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NASCAR Grand National race
Columbia Speedway, Cayce, SC
July 20, 1961
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	1960 Pontiac	200	950	running	8
2	7	Jim Paschal	14	Julian Petty	1961 Chevrolet	200	625	running	142
3	3	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1961 Chevrolet	200	425	running	0
4	14	Junior Johnson	27	Rex Lovette	1960 Pontiac	198	275	running	0
5	2	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1961 Pontiac	198	250	running	50
6	5	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	197	215	running	0
7	8	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1960 Plymouth	194	175	running	0
8	11	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1960 Chevrolet	191	150	running	0
9	16	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1961 Chevrolet	188	140	running	0
10	13	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1961 Ford	186	130	running	0
11	15	Bob Barron	71	Bob Barron	1960 Dodge	181	125	running	0
12	19	Larry Thomas	18	Wade Younts	1960 Chevrolet	180	110	running	0
13	9	Tiny Lund	63	Pete Boland	1960 Ford	175	100	running	0
14	4	Rex White	4	Rex White	1960 Chevrolet	173	185	running	0
15	12	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	163	70	engine	0
16	21	Jimmy Pardue	77	Jimmy Pardue	1960 Ford	119	60	driveshaft	0
17	18	David Pearson	67	David Pearson	1960 Chevrolet	109	50	accident	0
18	6	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1961 Pontiac	95	50	oil leak	0
19	10	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	1959 Plymouth	81	50	engine	0
20	17	Bunkie Blackburn	9	Wildcat Williams	1960 Ford	64	50	air intake	0
21	20	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	19	50	sway bar	0

Time of race: 01:36:28
Average Speed: 62.198 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.61 seconds