| 1961 Wilkes 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 48 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $10,575 | Race Date: | Oct 1, 1961 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 21Min 43Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 84.675 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 23 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| 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 | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 201 of 320 | Pole Speed: | 94.540 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Wilkes 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 320 | 201 |
| 2 | 6 | 18 | Fireball Roberts | Stephens Pontiac | Running |  | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running | | 0 | 315 | 118 |
| 5 | 10 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Stephens Pontiac | Running | | 0 | 311 | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | 64 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 296 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 293 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 291 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 20 | Paul Lewis | Running | | 0 | 262 | 0 | |
| 17 | 27 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 218 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 21 | Banjo Matthews | Wood Brothers | Rear Gear | | 0 | 202 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 14 | Johnny Allen | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Accident | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 25 | John Hamby | John Hamby (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 86 | Buck Baker | Liquid Basket | Engine | Chrysler | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 59 | Ken Rush | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 12 | Joe Jones | Bill Lloyd (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
