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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA
September 10, 1961
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
|
| Eddie Gray
| 98
| Eddie Gray
| 1961 Ford
| 100
| 1,300
| running
| 75 |
| 2
|
| Bob Ross
| 6
|
| 1961 Oldsmobile
| 99
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 3
|
| Danny Weinberg
| 76
| Guy Kimball
| 1961 Ford
| 99
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 4
|
| Frank Secrist
| 36
| Frank Secrist
| 1960 Ford
| 99
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 5
|
| Don Noel
| 7
| Chuck Parkko
| 1961 Ford
| 98
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 6
|
| Clem Proctor
| 41
| Charlie Chapman
| 1960 Ford
| 97
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
|
| Chuck Webb
| 4
| Dick Wearing
| 1959 Ford
| 97
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
|
| Kuzie Kuzmanich
| 28
|
| 1961 Pontiac
| 97
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
|
| Carl Joiner
| 26N
|
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 95
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
|
| Eddie Pagan
| 45
| Bill Clinton
| 1961 Ford
| 94
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
|
| Bruce Worrell
| 5
| Bob Smith
| 1960 Ford
| 94
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 12
|
| Jim Stewart
| 11
| Jack Chatenay
| 1960 Plymouth Fury
| 93
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 13
|
| Dick Getty
| 00
| Dick Getty
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 89
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 14
|
| Jack Norton
| 20
| William Peach
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 88
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 15
|
| Dick Smith
| 18
| William Long
| 1960 Ford
| 86
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 16
|
| Bill Ferrier
| 46
|
| 1959 Ford
| 82
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 17
|
| Ed Brown
| 94
| Ed Brown
| 1961 Ford
| 74
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 18
|
| Keith Wilkinson
| 85
|
| 1961 Ford
| 74
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 19
|
| Oren Prosser
| 91
| Jack Chatenay
| 1961 Plymouth
| 73
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 20
|
| Jim Cook
| 0
| Floyd Johnson
| 1960 Dodge
| 71
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 21
|
| Bill Foster
| 23
|
| 1960 Ford
| 61
| 25
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
|
| Jim Blomgren
| 10
| Bob Smith
| 1961 Ford
| 60
| 25
| transmission
| 0 |
| 23
|
| Joe Clark
| 43
|
| 1960 Ford
| 53
| 25
| overheating
| 0 |
| 24
|
| Ron Hornaday Sr.
| 2
| Frank Galpin
| 1960 Ford
| 40
| 25
| running
| 0 |
| 25
|
| Bob Perry
| 84
| Bob Perry
| 1959 Ford
| 36
| 25
| bearing
| 0 |
| 26
|
| Lloyd Dane
| 44
| Lloyd Dane
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 31
| 25
| sway bar
| 0 |
| 27
|
| Jerry Plotts
| 21
|
| 1959 Ford
| 30
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
|
| Bill Amick
| 98N
|
| 1960 Pontiac
| 25
| 25
| rear end
| 25 |
| 29
|
| Clyde Palmer
| 8
|
| 1959 Dodge
| 16
| 25
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 30
|
| Bill Clinton
| 15
| Bill Clinton
| 1960 Ford
| 16
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
|
| Dick Baron
| 61N
|
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 5
| 25
| axle
| 0 |
| 32
|
| Scotty Cain
| 12N
| Scotty Cain
| 1960 Ford Thunderbird
| 2
| 25
| crankshaft
| 0 |
Notes: No elapsed time was recorded because the race was red-flagged for 20 minutes to water down the track.
Pole Speed: 45.42 seconds