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1961-08

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NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 52
Sunday, March 12, 1961 at Marchbanks Speedway, Hanford, CA
178 laps on a 1.400 mile paved track (249.2 miles)

Time of race: 2:36:22
Average Speed: 95.621 mph
Pole Speed: 98.37 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1961 NASCAR Grand National results / 1961 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
24	21	10	Jim Blomgren	Bob Smith	'60 Ford	107	100	rear end	0
17	12	61N	Dick Bown		'59 Chevrolet	133	250	running	0
35	26	25	Al Brand	Jim McNeil	'60 Ford	11		piston	0
36	24	17	Brownie Brown	Jay George	'59 Ford	6		engine	0
8	6	4	Scotty Cain	Scotty Cain	'60 T-Bird	165	500	running	0
21	29	11	Dick Carter	Jack Chatenay	'60 Plymouth	119	100	engine	0
30	20	41	Charlie Chapman	Charlie Chapman	'60 Ford	35	100	fuel pump	0
13	25	91	Dick Cook	Jack Chatenay	'60 Plymouth	157	350	running	0
7	18	0	Jim Cook	Floyd Johnson	'60 Dodge	166	525	running	0
9	5	44	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane	'61 Chevrolet	165	450	running	0
15	34	00	Dick Getty	Dick Getty	'59 Chevrolet	135	300	running	0
4	28	80	Tubby Gonzales	Tubby Gonzales	'61 Ford	168	600	running	0
2	3	98	Eddie Gray	Eddie Gray	'61 Ford	176	1,250	running	0
32	30	23	Tom Guffy	Bob Perry	'59 Plymouth	29		handling	0
18	19	15	Marvin Heinis		'60 Ford	130	200	engine	0
31	9	2	Ron Hornaday	Frank Galpin	'60 Ford	34		engine	0
20	13	26N	Carl Joiner	Dean Thorne	'61 Chevrolet	125	100	running	0
3	33	76	Danny Letner	Guy Kimball	'61 Ford	175	750	running	0
28	15	94	Banjo Matthews	Banjo Matthews	'61 Ford	66	100	brakes	0
22	17	14	Ed Negre		'59 Ford	116	100	engine	0
12	10	7	Don Noel	Chuck Parkko	'61 Ford	157	400	oil pressure	0
16	27	20	Jack Norton	William Peach	'59 Chevrolet	134	300	running	0
5	7	45	Eddie Pagan	Bill Clinton	'61 Ford	168	575	running	0
10	38	84	Bob Perry	Bob Perry	'60 Ford	159	425	running	0
25	11	46	Marvin Porter		'60 Oldsmobile	95	100	lugs	0
29	32	88	Harlan Richardson	Jim White	'61 Ford	44	100	engine	0
1	2	75	Fireball Roberts	J.D. Braswell	'61 Pontiac	178	2,000	running	178
34	1	51	Bob Ross	Bob Ross	'60 Ford	13		crash	0
19	31	38	Mike Saathoff		'59 Edsel	129	200	running	0
11	23	77	Dick Santee		'59 Ford	159	400	running	0
14	4	36	Frank Secrist	Warner Brothers	'60 Ford	146	350	running	0
26	8	22N	Art Watts	Art Watts	'60 Ford	85	100	engine	0
33	35	12	Chuck Webb	Dick Wearing	'59 Ford	23		rear end	0
23	16	16	Danny Weinberg	Guy Kimball	'61 Ford	113	100	crash	0
6	14	47	Rex White	Rex White	'60 Chevrolet	167	550	running	0
27	12	5	Bruce Worrell	Bob Smith	'60 Ford	66	100	rear end	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fireball Roberts	1	178	178

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