| 1961 Grand National Race No. 7 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,625 | Race Date: | Mar 5, 1961 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1h 22m 46s | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 72.492 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 15 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rex White R. White | Driver: | Rex White R. White | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #7 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | All 200 Laps | Pole Speed: | 79.295 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 7 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 7 | E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Rear Gear | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Crankshaft | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Steering | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 68 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
