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Grand National Race No. 52
1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 52 of 51
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$5,625Race Date:Oct 29, 1961Occoneechee Speedway
Margin of Victory:1 LapRace Duration:1Hr 44Min 31Sec.Hillsboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:2Average Speed:85.249 MPH1 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:20No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyDriver: Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyPontiac:9
Car No.:#8 PontiacCar No.:#8 PontiacChevrolet:0
Team:Bud Moore EngineeringTeam:Bud Moore EngineeringPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Bud MooreCrew Chief:Bud MooreFord:0
Laps Led:164 of 165Pole Speed:95.154 MPH

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Official 1961 Grand National Race No. 52 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
118 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyBud Moore Engineering0165127Running
224 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteWhite-Clements Racing01640Running
3611 Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed JarrettB.G. Holloway (Car Owner)01630Running
41042 Maurice Petty M. PettyMaurice PettyPetty Enterprises01550Running
5422 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsHolly Farms01540Engine
61617 Fred Harb F. HarbFred HarbFred Harb (Car Owner)01500Running
71319 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)01470Running
82074 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)01420Running
91597 Harry Leake H. LeakeHarry LeakeHarry Leake (Car Owner)01390Running
10543 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises01330Transmission
111162 Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis CriderCurtis Crider (Car Owner)01210Running
12327 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonHolly Farms01171Clutch
132068 Ed Livingston E. LivingstonEd LivingstonCurtis Crider (Car Owner)01040Overheating
14785 Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy IrwinMonroe Shook (Car Owner)01030Brakes
151734 Wendell Scott W. Scott (R)Wendell ScottScott Racing01010Engine
161977 Joe Jones J. JonesJoe JonesJoe Jones (Car Owner)0950Engine
17986 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)Chrysler0800Distributor
181893 Lee Reitzel L. Reitzel (R)Lee ReitzelLee Reitzel (Car Owner)0540Overheating
191423 Doug Yates D. YatesDoug YatesRaeford Johnson (Car Owner)0380
20844 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalJulian Petty (Car Owner)060Rear Gear
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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