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Nashville 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Music City Motorplex, Nashville, TN
August 6, 1961
403 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 201.5 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	10	Jim Paschal	44	Julian Petty	1961 Pontiac	403	2,523	running	41
2	4	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1961 Chevrolet	403	1,275	running	0
3	3	Johnny Allen	14	Joe Lee Johnson	1961 Chevrolet	401	975	running	0
4	5	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	401	675	running	0
5	8	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	397	575	running	0
6	12	George Alsobrook	99	Joe Jones	1961 Ford	397	450	running	0
7	9	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1960 Chevrolet	397	400	running	0
8	14	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1960 Chevrolet	386	350	axle	0
9	15	Paul Lewis	1	Jess Potter	1961 Chevrolet	383	300	running	0
10	18	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1961 Chevrolet	381	225	running	0
11	17	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1960 Ford	374	200	running	0
12	22	Bob Barron	71	Bob Barron	1960 Dodge	367	175	running	0
13	20	Crash Bond	61		1960 Ford	367	150	running	0
14	2	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1961 Plymouth	366	1,226	engine	362
15	6	Jack Smith	46	Jack Smith	1961 Pontiac	363	125	accident	0
16	21	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	356	110	running	0
17	24	Charlie Chapman	41	Charlie Chapman	1960 Ford	344	100	running	0
18	16	Tommy Wells	39		1960 Chevrolet	199	100	oil leak	0
19	7	Junior Johnson	27	Rex Lovette	1960 Pontiac	134	100	studs	0
20	23	Bob Presnell	5		1959 Chevrolet	104	100	steering	0
21	19	Dave Mader	96	J.L. Cheatham	1961 Chevrolet	50	75	wheel bearing	0
22	11	Buddy Baker	87	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	34	75	rear end	0
23	1	Rex White	4	Rex White	1961 Chevrolet	15	175	accident	0
24	13	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	1961 Plymouth	1	75	transmission	0

Notes: Scheduled for 500 laps; halted at 403 for rain.
Nearly half the race was ran in the rain under caution.
Time of race: 03:34:09
Average Speed: 56.455 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.471 seconds
3 cautions for 172 laps
Attendance: 12,081