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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
October 29, 1961
165 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 148.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 165
| 1,150
| running
| 164 |
| 2
| 2
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 164
| 850
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 6
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 163
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Maurice Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 155
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 4
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 154
| 325
| engine
| 0 |
| 6
| 16
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 150
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 147
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 20
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 142
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Harry Leake
| 97
| Harry Leake
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 139
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 133
| 200
| transmission
| 0 |
| 11
| 11
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 121
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 3
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 117
| 125
| clutch
| 1 |
| 13
| 20
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Ford
| 104
| 150
| overheating
| 0 |
| 14
| 7
| Tommy Irwin
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 103
| 150
| brakes
| 0 |
| 15
| 17
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 101
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 16
| 19
| Joe Jones
| 77
| Joe Jones
| 1960 Ford
| 95
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 9
| Buck Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 80
| 125
| distributor
| 0 |
| 18
| 18
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1960 Ford
| 54
| 125
| overheating
| 0 |
| 19
| 14
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1960 Plymouth
| 38
| 125
| seals
| 0 |
| 20
| 8
| Jim Paschal
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1961 Pontiac
| 6
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:44:31
Average Speed: 85.249 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.05 seconds