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NASCAR Grand National race
Southside Speedway, Midlothian, VA
August 18, 1961
150 laps on 0.25 mile dirt oval; 37.5 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Junior Johnson	27	Rex Lovette	1960 Pontiac	150	600	running	150
2	5	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1961 Chevrolet	149	475	running	0
3	3	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	149	380	running	0
4	2	Rex White	4	Rex White	1960 Chevrolet	148	425	running	0
5	6	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1960 Chevrolet	148	225	running	0
6	9	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	1960 Plymouth	147	215	running	0
7	7	Jimmy Mairs	57		1961 Chevrolet	146	195	running	0
8	19	Elmo Langley	61	Doc White	1959 Ford Thunderbird	143	160	running	0
9	4	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1961 Plymouth	143	180	running	0
10	15	Fred Harb	12	Fred Harb	1959 Ford	141	140	running	0
11	12	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1961 Chevrolet	139	145	running	0
12	8	Curtis Crider	5	Curtis Crider	1959 Chevrolet	136	120	running	0
13	13	Ronnie Fones	112		1959 Chevrolet	135	110	running	0
14	16	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1960 Chevrolet	132	125	running	0
15	11	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	117	95	engine	0
16	19	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1960 Chevrolet	90	95	fuel tank	0
17	14	Bob Barron	71	Bob Barron	1960 Dodge	84	90	running	0
18	17	Charlie Chapman	41	Charlie Chapman	1960 Ford	27	60	overheating	0
19	18	Bob Presnell	62	Curtis Crider	1960 Ford	1	50	transmission	0

Time of race: 00:43:36
Average Speed: 51.605 MPH
Pole Speed: 15.29 seconds
1 caution for 8 laps
Attendance: 3,500