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NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
November 12, 1961
200 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	5	Rex White	4	Rex White	1961 Chevrolet	200	800	running	123
2	12	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	200	525	running	6
3	1	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1961 Pontiac	200	375	running	16
4	6	Jack Smith	46	Jack Smith	1961 Pontiac	200	275	running	0
5	4	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1961 Chevrolet	200	350	running	0
6	3	Tommy Irwin	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	200	215	running	0
7	8	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1961 Plymouth	199	175	running	0
8	9	Jim Paschal	44	Julian Petty	1961 Pontiac	198	150	running	55
9	15	Bill Morton	64	Bill Morton	1960 Chevrolet	192	140	running	0
10	20	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1960 Chevrolet	187	130	running	0
11	19	Tom Cox	55	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	187	125	running	0
12	16	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1960 Ford	183	110	running	0
13	13	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1959 Chevrolet	183	100	running	0
14	25	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	179	85	running	0
15	27	Bob Cooper	58	Bob Cooper	1960 Ford	178	70	running	0
16	22	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1960 Chevrolet	169	60	rear end	0
17	21	Joe Jones	77	Joe Jones	1960 Ford	168	50	running	0
18	23	Ed Livingston	68	Curtis Crider	1960 Ford	163	50	running	0
19	14	Bobby Waddell	71	Bobby Waddell	1960 Dodge	161	50	running	0
20	26	Lester Hicks	25		1960 Dodge	158	50	engine	0
21	18	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	1961 Plymouth	152	50	spindle	0
22	11	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1960 Chevrolet	149	50	running	0
23	17	Mark Hurley	89		1959 Pontiac	145		bearing	0
24	24	Lee Reitzel	93	Lee Reitzel	1960 Ford	137		axle	0
25	10	Fred Harb	59	B.G. Holloway	1961 Pontiac	60		brakes	0
26	2	Junior Johnson	27	Rex Lovette	1961 Pontiac	35		pan	0
27	7	Joe Lee Johnson	14	Joe Lee Johnson	1961 Chevrolet	8			0

Time of race: 01:27:38
Average Speed: 68.467 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.02 seconds
3 cautions for 14 laps
Attendance: 6,500