Grand National Race No. 40
1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 51
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,885Race Date:Aug 18, 1961Southside Speedway
Margin of Victory:1 LapRace Duration:4Hr 33Min 6Sec.Midlothian, Virginia
Lead Changes:NoneAverage Speed:51.605 MPH.250 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:19No. of Cautions:1 For 9 Lapssouthsidespeedway.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Junior Johnson J. JohnsonDriver: Junior Johnson J. JohnsonPontiac:9
Car No.:#27 PontiacCar No.:#27 PontiacChevrolet:0
Team:Team:Plymouth:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:All 150 Laps150 of 150Pole Speed:58.860 MPH
Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 40 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1127 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonHolly Farms0150127Running
2511 Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed JarrettB.G. Holloway (Car Owner)01490Running
3385 Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel ZervakisMonroe Shook (Car Owner)01490Running
424 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteWhite-Clements Racing01480Running
5654 Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy PardueJimmy Pardue (Car Owner)01480Running
6923 Doug Yates D. YatesDoug YatesRaeford Johnson (Car Owner)01470Running
7757 Jimmy Mairs J. MairsJimmy Mairs01460Running
81961 Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo LangleyDoc White (Car Owner)01430Running
9443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises01430Running
101512 Fred Harb F. HarbFred HarbFred Harb (Car Owner)01410Running
111274 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)01390Running
1285 Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis CriderCurtis Crider (Car Owner)01360Running
1313112 Ronnie Fones R. FonesRonnie Fones01350Running
141636 Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry ThomasWade Younts (Car Owner)01320Running
151186 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)Chrysler01170Engine
161934 Wendell Scott W. Scott (R)Wendell ScottScott Racing0900Fuel Tank
171471 Bob Barron B. BarronBob BarronBob Barron (Car Owner)0840Running
181741 Charlie Chapman C. ChapmanCharlie ChapmanCharlie Chapman (Car Owner)0270Overheating
191862 Bob Presnell B. PresnellBob PresnellCurtis Crider (Car Owner)010Transmission

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