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NASCAR Grand National race
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, SC
March 4, 1961
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Cotton Owens
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1960 Pontiac
| 200
| 800
| running
| 25 |
| 2
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1960 Plymouth
| 199
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 6
| David Pearson
| 67
| David Pearson
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 197
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 15
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 195
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 12
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1959 Plymouth
| 193
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Ernie Gahan
| 55
| John Koszein
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 192
| 215
| accident
| 0 |
| 7
| 5
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 188
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 187
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 14
| Harry Leake
| 97
| Harry Leake
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 183
| 140
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 2
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 182
| 130
| fuel line
| 175 |
| 11
| 7
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 180
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 17
| E.J. Trivette
| 7
| M.J. Black
| 1959 Plymouth
| 173
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Tommy Irwin
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 162
| 100
| sway bar
| 0 |
| 14
| 16
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 133
| 85
| wheel
| 0 |
| 15
| 18
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 65
| Melvin Black
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 92
| 70
| carburetor fire
| 0 |
| 16
| 1
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1960 Ford
| 54
| 60
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 17
| 9
| Wendell Scott
| 87
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 52
| 50
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 18
| 8
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1959 Ford
| 29
| 50
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:41:26
Average Speed: 59.152 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.16 seconds
3 cautions
Attendance: 6,000