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1961 World 600

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NASCAR Grand National race number 24 of 52
Sunday, May 28, 1961 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.0 miles)

Time of race: 5:22:29
Average Speed: 111.633 mph
Pole Speed: 131.611 mph

Cautions: 7 for 57 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 46,538
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1961 NASCAR Grand National results / 1961 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
12	30	1	Paul Lewis	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	386	650	running	0
14	37	10	T.C. Hunt	Fred Wheat	'61 Dodge	376	1,200	running	0
4	11	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	397	4,475	running	30
5	25	14	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty	'61 Pontiac	394	3,150	running	0
37	24	15	Tim Flock	Beau Morgan	'61 Ford	255	200	engine	0
41	9	16	Speedy Thompson	Beau Morgan	'61 Ford	186	225	camshaft	0
20	7	18	Tommy Irwin	Bud Moore	'61 Pontiac	361	500	driveshaft	0
24	42	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'60 Ford	357	250	running	0
34	29	2	Reds Kagle	Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters)	'61 Ford	277	220	crash	0
43	4	20	Marvin Panch	Smokey Yunick	'60 Pontiac	140	230	crash	0
44	20	21	Curtis Turner	Wood Brothers	'61 Ford	139	220	crash	0
2	10	22	Fireball Roberts	Smokey Yunick	'61 Pontiac	398	9,320	running	6
23	48	23	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson	'61 Plymouth	358	1,100	running	0
50	16	24	Roscoe Thompson	James Turner	'60 Pontiac	70	200	clutch	0
9	23	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'61 Pontiac	390	1,100	running	0
35	5	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	'61 Ford	274	275	a frame	0
46	22	29	Nelson Stacy	Holt-Stacy (Dudley Farrell)	'61 Ford	128	200	bearing	0
1	3	3	David Pearson	Daytona Kennel (John Masoni)	'61 Pontiac	400	24,280	running	225
6	39	30	Tiny Lund	Fred Clark	'60 Chevrolet	392	2,450	running	0
48	53	31	Gene Stokes	Gene Stokes	'61 Studebaker	95	200	oil pressure	0
55	52	35	E.J. Trivette	M.J. Black	'59 Plymouth	3	200	axle	0
22	41	38	Ed Markstellar	Matt DeMatthews	'61 Ford	360	300	running	0
3	8	4	Rex White	White-Clements (Rex White)	'61 Chevrolet	397	7,070	running	0
51	47	40	Bobby Allison	Ralph Stark	'60 Chevrolet	53	200	axle	0
30	1	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'61 Plymouth	332	670	engine	47
45	31	44	Marvin Porter		'60 Plymouth	136	200	engine	0
7	19	46	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'61 Pontiac	392	1,710	running	3
8	14	47	Bob Welborn	Jack Smith	'61 Pontiac	392	1,350	running	0
31	26	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'60 Chevrolet	325	200	running	0
21	38	5	Bobby Waddell		'59 Chevrolet	361	300	running	0
54	51	51	Doug Cox	Doug Cox	'59 T-Bird	6	200	engine	0
27	13	53	Bob Burdick	Roy Burdick	'61 Pontiac	338	200	crash	0
39	35	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'60 Chevrolet	221	200	bell housing	0
25	49	57	Wes Morgan	J.I. Divers	'61 Chevrolet	347	250	running	0
11	6	6	Ralph Earnhardt	Cotton Owens	'61 Pontiac	386	1,570	running	75
17	44	61	Elmo Langley	Doc White	'59 T-Bird	371	400	running	0
40	46	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'61 Mercury	203	1,000	crankshaft	0
47	34	66	Jimmy Thompson	Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters)	'60 Ford	113	200	axle	0
38	45	68	Ed Livingston	Curtis Crider	'60 Ford	254	200	engine	0
33	21	69	Johnny Allen	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	283	200	rear end	0
49	27	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'61 Chevrolet	93	250	valve spring	0
32	55	71	Bob Barron	Bob Barron	'60 Dodge	291	200	flagged	0
19	12	72	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'61 Ford	367	445	running	0
53	40	75	Larry Frank	Lyle Stelter	'61 Pontiac	10	225	timing	0
10	2	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'61 Pontiac	389	1,040	running	14
29	36	80	Tubby Gonzales	Tubby Gonzales	'61 Ford	336	200	rear end	0
13	33	82	Joe Eubanks	Don Every	'61 Ford	384	1,350	running	0
15	17	85	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook	'61 Chevrolet	375	400	running	0
26	32	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	342	1,000	rear end	0
42	15	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	147	200	overheating	0
52	28	89	Joe Lee Johnson	Joe Lee Johnson	'61 Chevrolet	40	230	crash	0
36	50	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'60 Ford	266	200	crash	0
16	54	93	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel	'60 Ford	371	400	running	0
28	18	94	Banjo Matthews	Banjo Matthews	'61 Ford	336	250	engine	0
18	43	96	Friday Hassler	J.L. Cheatham	'60 Chevrolet	368	400	running	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Weatherly	1	1	1
David Pearson	2	2	1
Joe Weatherly	3	15	13
Ralph Earnhardt	16	33	18
Jack Smith	34	36	3
Ralph Earnhardt	37	48	12
David Pearson	49	52	4
Ralph Earnhardt	53	69	17
David Pearson	70	80	11
Ned Jarrett	81	110	30
Ralph Earnhardt	111	138	28
David Pearson	139	177	39
Richard Petty	178	200	23
Fireball Roberts	201	206	6
David Pearson	207	247	41
Richard Petty	248	271	24
David Pearson	272	400	129

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