| 1961 Richmond 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,670 | Race Date: | Apr 23, 1961 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 36m 4s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 62.456 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 12 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 182 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 66.667 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Richmond 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 182 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 18 |
| 5 | 8 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Doc White (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | A Frame |  | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 35 | George Green | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Oil Pump | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 69 | Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
