| 1961 Grand National Race No. 35 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,386 | Race Date: | Jul 22, 1961 | Myrtle Beach Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 44Min 4Sec. | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 57.655 MPH | .538 Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | myrtlebeachspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 66.690 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 35 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 80 |
| 2 | 6 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 9 |
| 4 | 19 | 77 | George Green | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 18 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Hub | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud |  | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | Chrysler | 0 | 111 | 111 |
| 14 | 14 | 93 | Lee Reitzel (R) | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 63 | Tiny Lund | Pete Boland (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 18 | 15 | 42 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Clutch | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 21 | 12 | 127 | Fireball Roberts | Holly Farms | Engine | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Ball Joint | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
