| 1961 Grand National Race No. 44 NASCAR Cup Series Race 44 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,115 | Race Date: | Sep 10, 1961 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 25 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 1Min 36Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 61.677 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 65.010 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 44 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running | | 0 | 250 | 120 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 66 | Bill Morgan | Cafe Burgundy | Running |  | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Doc White (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 224 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 219 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 119 | Al Disney | Running |  | 0 | 214 | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Rear Gear | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 57 | Harvey Henderson | J.I. Divers (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 90 | Johnny Roberts | Donlavey Racing | Head Gasket | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 112 | Ronnie Fones | Rear Gear | | 0 | 82 | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | 5 | Jimmy Pardue | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 70 | 0 | |
| 24 | 25 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 7 | 0 |
