| 1961 Grand National Race No. 51 NASCAR Cup Series Race 51 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,985 | Race Date: | Oct 28, 1961 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 34m 43s | Easley, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 63.346 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | greenvillepickens.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Car No.: | #86 Chrysler | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 26 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 66.667 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 51 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 | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 199 | 76 |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 43 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 93 | Lee Reitzel (R) | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holly Farms | Rear Gear | | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Clutch | Chrysler | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| 18 | 4 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Distributor | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
