| 1961 Grand National Race No. 15 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Apr 20, 1961 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 55m 31s | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 51.940 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| 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.: | #6 Pontiac | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Owens Racing | Team: | B.G. Holloway | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Crew Chief: | Bud Allman | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 4 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 64.380 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 15 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 196 |
| 3 | 3 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Accident | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Oil Pump | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 67 | David Pearson | David Pearson (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 93 | Lee Reitzel (R) | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Unknown | Chrysler | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 30 | Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 33 | Bryant Wallace | Reb Wickersham (Car Owner) | Brakes |  | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 35 | George Green | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Cylinder Head | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
