| 1961 Grand National Race No. 1 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,785 | Race Date: | Oct 5, 1960 | Southern States Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 40Min 57Sec. | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 59.435 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | 4 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Lee Petty L. Petty | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #16 Ford | Car No.: | #42 Plymouth | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 40 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 63.851 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 1 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 16 | Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 40 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Rex White | Piedmont / Friendly | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 52 |
| 3 | 1 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 108 |
| 4 | 10 | 87 | Buck Baker | Thor Chevrolet | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 67 | David Pearson | David Pearson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Faircloth | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 83 | Bob Barron | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | A Frame | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Doc White (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 35 | Jimmy Pardue | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | A Frame |  | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Car Owner) | Motor Mount | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Courtesy Ford | Overheating | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 7 | Buddy Baker | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms |  | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 19 | 9 | 64 | Curtis Crider | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 59 | Tom Pistone | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Black Flagged | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
