| 1961 Grand National Race No. 34 NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,235 | Race Date: | Jul 20, 1961 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 1h 36m 28s | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 62.198 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | 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: | Cotton Owens C. Owens | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Pontiac | Car No.: | #6 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Owens Racing | Team: | Owens Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Crew Chief: | Cotton Owens | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 8 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 67.650 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 34 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 8 |
| 2 | 7 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 142 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 198 | 50 |
| 6 | 5 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 18 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 63 | Tiny Lund | Pete Boland (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | Chrysler | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 77 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 67 | David Pearson | David Pearson (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 9 | Bunkie Blackburn | Wildcat Williams (Car Owner) | Alternator | | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Sway Bar |  | 0 | 19 | 0 |
