| 1961 Grand National Race No. 31 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 51 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Jun 24, 1961 | Starkey Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 4Hr 50Min 5Sec. | Roanoke, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 49.907 MPH | .250 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Rex White R. White | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Chrysler: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 150 | Pole Speed: | 53.700 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 31 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 119 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 149 | 20 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 57 | Wes Morgan | J.I. Divers (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 136 | 11 |
| 12 | 17 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 8 | Larry Thomas | Running | | 0 | 133 | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 93 | Lee Reitzel (R) | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | | 0 | 113 | 0 | |
| 19 | 6 | 68 | Charles Williamson | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
