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NASCAR Grand National race
Concord Speedway, Concord, NC
November 5, 1961
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Jack Smith
| 46
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 200
| 800
| running
| |
| 2
| 1
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 200
| 525
| running
| |
| 3
| 7
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1961 Pontiac
| 198
| 375
| running
| |
| 4
| 4
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 198
| 275
| running
| |
| 5
| 8
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 196
| 350
| running
| |
| 6
| 13
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1961 Plymouth
| 183
| 215
| running
| |
| 7
| 18
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 183
| 175
| running
| |
| 8
| 14
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1960 Ford
| 183
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 21
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1960 Ford
| 178
| 140
| running
| |
| 10
| 22
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 169
| 130
| running
| |
| 11
| 25
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 157
| 125
| running
| |
| 12
| 11
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 156
| 110
| running
| |
| 13
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 152
| 100
| rear end
| |
| 14
| 23
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 145
| 85
| A-frame
| |
| 15
| 5
| Buck Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 139
| 70
| axle
| |
| 16
| 12
| Tommy Irwin
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 137
| 60
| running
| |
| 17
| 20
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 136
| 50
| running
| |
| 18
| 15
| Mark Hurley
| 89
|
| 1959 Pontiac
| 129
| 50
| rear end
| |
| 19
| 16
| Harry Leake
| 97
| Harry Leake
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 98
| 50
| running
| |
| 20
| 10
| Ralph Earnhardt
| 59
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Pontiac
| 94
| 50
| oil leak
| |
| 21
| 24
| Joe Jones
| 77
| Joe Jones
| 1960 Ford
| 82
| 50
| axle
| |
| 22
| 26
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 59
| 50
| A-frame
| |
| 23
| 19
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 53
|
| A-frame
| |
| 24
| 3
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 42
|
| engine
| |
| 25
| 9
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 38
|
| engine
| |
| 26
| 17
| Maurice Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 16
|
| fuel tank
| |
Time of race: 01:41:00
Average Speed: 59.405 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.26 seconds
Attendance: 3,000