| 1961 Grand National Race No. 41 NASCAR Cup Series Race 41 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,935 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 2026 | South Boston Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 2Min 3Sec. | South Boston, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 48.348 MPH | .250 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: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Cotton Owens C. Owens | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Car No.: | #6 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Owens Racing | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 168 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 52.630 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 41 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 168 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 32 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 5 | Bob Presnell | Bobby Waddell (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 57 | Bill Morton | J.I. Divers (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Doc White (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 12 | Harvey Hege | Bill Lloyd (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Accident | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Transmission | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 25 | John Hamby | Handling | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
