| 1961 Grand National Race No. 52 NASCAR Cup Series Race 52 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,625 | Race Date: | Oct 29, 1961 | Occoneechee Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 44m 31s | Hillsboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 85.249 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 164 of 165 | Pole Speed: | 95.154 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 52 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 165 | 164 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 42 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holly Farms | Engine | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Transmission | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Clutch | | 0 | 117 | 1 |
| 13 | 20 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 85 | Tommy Irwin | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Distributor | Chrysler | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 93 | Lee Reitzel (R) | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
