| 1961 Pickens 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,885 | Race Date: | Jun 8, 1961 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 42Min 40Sec. | Easley, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 58.441 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | greenvillepickens.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Driver: | Ned Jarrett N. Jarrett | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #47 Pontiac | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Bud Allman | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 30 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 65.480 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Pickens 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 30 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 170 |
| 3 | 4 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | Elmo Henderson | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 42 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 35 | E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 93 | Lee Reitzel (R) | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | A Frame | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 67 | David Pearson | David Pearson (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 89 | Bob Welborn | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 58 | Bunk Moore | Bunk Moore | Piston | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 51 | Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Accident | Chrysler | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 55 | Bob Gossett | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 25 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Fan Belt | | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 99 | George AlsoBrook | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
