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National 400
NASCAR Grand National race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
October 15, 1961
267 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 400.5 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 6
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 267
| 9,510
| running
| 5 |
2
| 22
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 267
| 4,870
| running
| 0 |
3
| 14
| Bob Welborn
| 18
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 267
| 3,275
| running
| 51 |
4
| 21
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1961 Pontiac
| 266
| 2,275
| running
| 0 |
5
| 13
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 264
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
6
| 29
| Darel Dieringer
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 263
| 1,375
| running
| 0 |
7
| 24
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 261
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
8
| 25
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 14
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 258
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
9
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 256
| 1,535
| wheel
| 100 |
10
| 30
| J.C. Hendrix
| 30
| Fred Clark
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 254
| 875
| running
| 0 |
11
| 10
| Speedy Thompson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1961 Ford
| 252
| 825
| engine
| 0 |
12
| 40
| Johnny Allen
| 15
| Beau Morgan
| 1961 Ford
| 249
| 650
| running
| 0 |
13
| 34
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 243
| 600
| running
| 0 |
14
| 26
| Woodie Wilson
| 5
| Leroy Faucett
| 1961 Pontiac
| 242
| 600
| running
| 0 |
15
| 36
| Tiny Lund
| 96
| J.L. Cheatham
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 234
| 550
| running
| 0 |
16
| 32
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 233
| 450
| running
| 0 |
17
| 19
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 232
| 525
| running
| 0 |
18
| 15
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 223
| 550
| engine
| 0 |
19
| 31
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 221
| 450
| running
| 0 |
20
| 33
| Joe Jones
| 77
| Joe Jones
| 1960 Ford
| 220
| 450
| running
| 0 |
21
| 1
| David Pearson
| 3
| John Masoni
| 1961 Pontiac
| 217
| 470
| fuel pump
| 4 |
22
| 42
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 191
| 350
| running
| 0 |
23
| 43
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 175
| 350
| running
| 0 |
24
| 18
| Elmo Langley
| 32
| J.L. Cheatham
| 1961 Ford
| 169
| 360
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 35
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1961 Plymouth
| 140
| 350
| driveshaft
| 0 |
26
| 5
| Marvin Panch
| 20
| Smokey Yunick
| 1960 Pontiac
| 136
| 600
| accident
| 0 |
27
| 23
| Elmo Henderson
| 82
|
| 1961 Ford
| 122
| 310
| running
| 0 |
28
| 28
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 121
| 310
| running
| 0 |
29
| 2
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Smokey Yunick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 113
| 1,110
| accident
| 107 |
30
| 20
| Bill Morgan
| 66
| Ratus Walters
| 1961 Ford
| 111
| 300
| accident
| 0 |
31
| 4
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1961 Ford
| 104
| 275
| head gasket
| 0 |
32
| 8
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1961 Ford
| 55
| 250
| accident
| 0 |
33
| 3
| Banjo Matthews
| 94
| Banjo Matthews
| 1961 Ford
| 54
| 300
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 27
| Herb Tillman
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 45
| 275
| rear end
| 0 |
35
| 11
| Bunkie Blackburn
| 9
| Wildcat Williams
| 1961 Ford
| 42
| 325
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 41
| Tubby Gonzales
| 80
| Tubby Gonzales
| 1961 Ford
| 38
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 7
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 34
| 550
| fuel pump
| 0 |
38
| 38
| Sal Tovella
| 83
| Jack Meeks
| 1961 Ford
| 31
| 250
| distributor
| 0 |
39
| 39
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1960 Ford
| 31
| 250
| head gasket
| 0 |
40
| 37
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 27
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 9
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Dudley Farrell
| 1961 Ford
| 27
| 400
| overheating
| 0 |
42
| 16
| Tommy Irwin
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 20
| 350
| rod
| 0 |
43
| 17
| Ken Rush
| 59
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Pontiac
| 16
| 275
| rocker arm
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:20:20
Average Speed: 119.95 MPH
Pole Speed: 38.97 seconds
3 cautions for 18 laps
Attendance: 35,821