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Capital City 200
NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 10, 1961
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 250
| 1,350
| running
| |
| 2
| 1
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 250
| 850
| running
| |
| 3
| 5
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 249
| 750
| running
| |
| 4
| 2
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 249
| 450
| running
| |
| 5
| 12
| Jim Paschal
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1961 Pontiac
| 248
| 300
| running
| |
| 6
| 4
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 246
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 3
| Bill Morgan
| 66
| Ratus Walters
| 1960 Ford
| 239
| 225
| running
| |
| 8
| 19
| Elmo Langley
| 61
| Doc White
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 224
| 200
| running
| |
| 9
| 9
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 223
| 175
| running
| |
| 10
| 17
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 219
| 150
| running
| |
| 11
| 11
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1961 Plymouth
| 217
| 150
| running
| |
| 12
| 23
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 215
| 125
| running
| |
| 13
| 14
| Al Disney
| 119
|
| 1959 Buick
| 214
| 125
| running
| |
| 14
| 10
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 201
| 110
| running
| |
| 15
| 13
| Buck Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 189
| 110
| running
| |
| 16
| 20
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 176
| 100
| rear end
| |
| 17
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1960 Pontiac
| 171
| 90
| rear end
| |
| 18
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 157
| 80
| engine
| |
| 19
| 18
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 155
| 75
| spindle
| |
| 20
| 21
| Harvey Henderson
| 57
| J.I. Divers
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 153
| 75
| brakes
| |
| 21
| 15
| Johnny Roberts
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| 1960 Ford
| 113
| 75
| head gasket
| |
| 22
| 22
| Ronnie Fones
| 112
|
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 82
| 75
| rear end
| |
| 23
| 24
| Jimmy Pardue
| 5
|
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 70
| 75
| spindle
| |
| 24
| 25
| Bob Barron
| 71
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 63
| 75
| rear end
| |
| 25
| 16
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 7
| 75
| overheating
| |
Time of race: 02:01:36
Average Speed: 61.677 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.688 seconds