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1961 Gwyn Staley 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 14 of 52
Sunday, April 16, 1961 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a .625 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:00:11
Average Speed: 83.248 mph
Pole Speed: 95.66 mph

Cautions: 6 for 33 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 12,500
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1961 NASCAR Grand National results / 1961 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	4	Rex White	White-Clements (Rex White)	'61 Chevrolet	400	2,455	running	221
2	6	2	Tommy Irwin	Tom Daniels	'60 Chevrolet	398	1,175	running	0
3	3	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'61 Plymouth	396	900	running	0
4	20	22	Fireball Roberts	Smokey Yunick	'60 Pontiac	390	575	running	0
5	7	69	Johnny Allen	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	387	575	crash	0
6	12	85	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook	'61 Chevrolet	385	475	running	0
7	10	87	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	369	375	transmission	0
8	13	17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb	'59 Ford	366	325	running	0
9	16	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'60 Ford	346	325	running	0
10	22	33	Reb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham	'60 Oldsmobile	333	250	running	0
11	19	71	Bob Barron	Bob Barron	'60 Dodge	329	250	running	0
12	26	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'60 Ford	319	175	running	0
13	18	35	George Green	M.J. Black	'59 Plymouth	310	175	running	0
14	4	21	Curtis Turner	Wood Brothers	'61 Ford	296	250	rear end	56
15	21	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'60 Chevrolet	276	100	running	0
16	24	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'60 Ford	252	100	clutch	0
17	8	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'59 Chevrolet	230	125	pistons	0
18	15	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'60 Chevrolet	168	125	rear end	0
19	5	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	'61 Ford	123	210	rocker arm	61
20	17	0	Bobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell	'59 Dodge	109	125	rear end	0
21	25	1	Paul Lewis	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	100	75	rocker arm	0
22	1	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'61 Pontiac	62	285	transmission	62
23	23	23	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson	'59 Plymouth	30	75	rear end	0
24	9	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	29	100	pistons	0
25	11	86	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	27	100	rear end	0
26	14	97	Harry Leake	Hary Leake	'59 Chevrolet	1	50	engine	0

Failed to qualify: Tim Flock (#15), Bobby Johns (#72)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Junior Johnson	1	62	62
Fred Lorenzen	63	123	61
Rex White	124	240	117
Curtis Turner	241	296	56
Rex White	297	400	104

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