| 1961 Grand National Race No. 6 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,785 | Race Date: | Mar 14, 1961 | Hub City Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 41m 36s | Spartansburg, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 59.152 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | No. of Cautions: | 3 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cotton Owens C. Owens | Driver: | Ned Jarrett N. Jarrett | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Pontiac | Car No.: | #11 Ford | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Owens Racing | Team: | B.G. Holloway | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Crew Chief: | Bud Allman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 25 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 63.920 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 6 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 67 | David Pearson | David Pearson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 55 | Ernie Gahan | John Koszein (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Oil Line | | 0 | 182 | 175 |
| 11 | 7 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 7 | E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Car Owner) | Sway Bar | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Melvin Black (Car Owner) | Fire | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 87 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
