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Grand National Race No. 41 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 41 of 51
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$3,935	Race Date:	Aug 27, 1961	South Boston Speedway
Margin of Victory:	1 Lap	Race Duration:	1Hr 2Min 3Sec.	South Boston, Virginia
Lead Changes:	2	Average Speed:	48.348 MPH	.250 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	21	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found	southbostonspeedway.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Junior Johnson J. Johnson	Driver:	Cotton Owens C. Owens	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#27 Pontiac	Car No.:	#6 Pontiac	Chevrolet:	0
Team:		Team:	Owens Racing	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Ford:	0
Laps Led:	168 of 200	Pole Speed:	52.630 MPH

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Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 41 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	3	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms	0	200	127	Running
2	2	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)	0	199	32	Running
3	8	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)	0	197	0	Running
4	17	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)	0	196	0	Running
5	5	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing	0	195	0	Running
6	9	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)	0	192	0	Running
7	15	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)	0	189	0	Running
8	11	97	Harry Leake H. LeakeHarry Leake	Harry Leake (Car Owner)	0	189	0	Running
9	14	71	Bob Barron B. BarronBob Barron	Bob Barron (Car Owner)	0	184	0	Running
10	20	5	Bob Presnell B. PresnellBob Presnell	Bobby Waddell (Car Owner)	0	184	0	Running
11	12	57	Bill Morton B. MortonBill Morton	J.I. Divers (Car Owner)	0	182	0	Running
12	4	61	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Doc White (Car Owner)	0	181	0	Running
13	21	12	Harvey Hege H. HegeHarvey Hege	Bill Lloyd (Car Owner)	0	166	0	Running
14	10	23	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Car Owner)	0	158	0	Accident
15	18	17	Fred Harb F. HarbFred Harb	Fred Harb (Car Owner)	0	117	0	Engine
16	6	34	Wendell Scott W. Scott (R)Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	0	114	0	Accident
17	1	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Cotton Owens Garage	0	75	0	Transmission
18	13	77	Joe Jones J. JonesJoe Jones	Joe Jones (Car Owner)	0	71	0	Engine
19	16	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing	0	62	0	Rear Gear
20	7	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	32	0	Engine
21	19	25	John Hamby J. HambyJohn Hamby		0	22	0	Handling
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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