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Grand National Race No. 34 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 51
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,235	Race Date:	Jul 20, 1961	Columbia Speedway
Margin of Victory:	20 Car Lengths	Race Duration:	1Hr 36Min 28Sec.	Columbia, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	3	Average Speed:	62.198 MPH	.500 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	21	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Cotton Owens C. Owens	Driver:	Cotton Owens C. Owens	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#6 Pontiac	Car No.:	#6 Pontiac	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Owens Racing	Team:	Owens Racing	Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:	Cotton Owens	Crew Chief:	Cotton Owens	Ford:	0
Laps Led:	8 of 200	Pole Speed:	67.650 MPH

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Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 34 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Cotton Owens Garage		0	200	8	Running
2	7	14	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	200	127	Running
3	3	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	200	0	Running
4	14	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	198	0	Running
5	2	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	198	50	Running
6	5	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)		0	197	0	Running
7	8	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	194	0	Running
8	11	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing		0	191	0	Running
9	16	74	L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Car Owner)		0	188	0	Running
10	13	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	186	0	Running
11	15	71	Bob Barron B. BarronBob Barron	Bob Barron (Car Owner)		0	181	0	Running
12	19	18	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	180	0	Running
13	9	63	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Pete Boland (Car Owner)		0	175	0	Running
14	4	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	173	0	Running
15	12	86	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	163	0	Engine
16	21	77	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	119	0	Driveshaft
17	18	67	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	David Pearson (Car Owner)		0	109	0	Accident
18	6	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	95	0	Oil Leak
19	10	23	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Car Owner)		0	81	0	Engine
20	17	9	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Wildcat Williams (Car Owner)		0	64	0	Alternator
21	20	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	19	0	Sway Bar
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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