| 1961 Grand National Race No. 38 NASCAR Cup Series Race 38 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,985 | Race Date: | Aug 9, 1961 | Bowman-Gray Stadium | |
| Margin of Victory: | 15 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 5Hr 30Min | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 45.452 MPH | .250 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 23 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | bowmangrayracing.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rex White R. White | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 12 of 150 | Pole Speed: | 48.050 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 38 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 138 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 57 | Jimmy Mairs | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 5 | Jimmy Pardue | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 32 | Robert Berrier | Running | MG | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 77 | Doc Lee | Running | Austin-Healey | 0 | 135 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 12 | T.R. Miller | Tire | | 0 | 96 | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | 71S | Jack Hart | Overheating | Austin-Healey | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Accident |  | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 17X | Bill Whitley | Accident | | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 21 | 15 | 44 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Clutch | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 75 | Paul Lyons | Black Flagged | Sprite | 0 | 4 | 0 |
