Grand National Race No. 8
1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 51
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$11,475Race Date:Mar 12, 1961Hanford Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:2 LapsRace Duration:2Hr 36Min 22Sec.Hanford, California
Lead Changes:NoneAverage Speed:95.621 MPH1.4 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:36No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Fireball Roberts F. RobertsDriver: Bob Ross B. RossPontiac:9
Car No.:#75 PontiacCar No.:#51 FordFord:0
Team:Team:Chevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Dodge:0
Laps Led:All 178 Laps178 of 178Pole Speed:98.370 MPH
Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 8 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1275 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsJ.D. Braswell (Car Owner)0178127Running
2398 Eddie Gray E. GrayEddie GrayEddie Gray (Car Owner)01760Running
33376 Danny Letner D. LetnerDanny LetnerGuy Kimball (Car Owner)01750Running
42880 Tubby Gonzales T. GonzalesTubby GonzalesTubby Gonzales (Car Owner)01680Running
5745 Eddie Pagan E. PaganEddie PaganBill Clinton (Car Owner)01680Running
61447 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteWhite-Clements Racing01670Running
7180 Jim Cook J. CookJim CookFloyd Johnson (Car Owner)01660Running
864 Scotty Cain S. CainScotty CainScotty Cain (Car Owner)01650Running
9544 Lloyd Dane L. DaneLloyd DaneLloyd Dane (Car Owner)01650Running
103684 Bob Perry B. PerryBob PerryBob Perry (Car Owner)01590Running
112377 Dick Santee D. SanteeDick Santee01590Running
12107 Don Noel D. NoelDon NoelChuck Parkko (Car Owner)01570Oil Pressure
132591 Dick Cook D. CookDick CookJack Chatenay (Car Owner)01570Running
14436 Frank Secrist F. SecristFrank SecristWarner Brothers Racing01460Running
153400 Dick Getty D. GettyDick GettyDick Getty (Car Owner)01350Running
162720 Jack Norton J. NortonJack NortonWilliam Peach (Car Owner)01340Running
171261N Dick Bown D. BownDick BownBown Racing01330Running
181915 Marvin Heinis M. HeinisMarvin Heinis01300Engine
193138 Mike Saathoff M. SaathoffMike SaathoffEdsel01290Running
201326N Carl Joiner C. JoinerCarl JoinerDean Thorne (Car Owner)01250Running
212911 Dick Carter D. CarterDick CarterJack Chatenay (Car Owner)01190Engine
221714 Ed Negre E. NegreEd NegreNegre Racing01160Engine
231616 Danny Weinberg D. WeinbergDanny WeinbergGuy Kimball (Car Owner)01130Accident
242110 Jim Blomgren J. BlomgrenJim BlomgrenBob Smith (Car Owner)01070Rear Gear
251146 Marvin Porter M. PorterMarvin Porter0950Wheel Stud
26822N Art Watts A. WattsArt WattsArt Watts (Car Owner)0850Engine
27125 Bruce Worrell B. WorrellBruce WorrellBob Smith (Car Owner)0660Rear Gear
281594 Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo MatthewsMatthews Racing0660Brakes
293288 Harlan Richardson H. RichardsonHarlan RichardsonJim White (Car Owner)0440Engine
302041 Charlie Chapman C. ChapmanCharlie ChapmanCharlie Chapman (Car Owner)0350Oil Pump
3192 Ron Hornaday R. HornadayRon HornadayFrank Galpin (Car Owner)0340Engine
323023 Tom Guffy T. GuffyTom GuffyBob Perry (Car Owner)0290Handling
333512 Chuck Webb C. WebbChuck WebbDick Wearing (Car Owner)0230Rear Gear
34151 Bob Ross B. RossBob RossBob Ross (Car Owner)0130Accident
352625 Al Brand Al BrandAl BrandJim McNeil (Car Owner)0110Piston
362417 Brownie Brown B. BrownBrownie BrownJay George (Car Owner)060Engine

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