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1961-08 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post 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 (249.200 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 75   Fireball Roberts J.D. Braswell '61 Pontiac 178 2000 running 178 2 3 98   Eddie Gray Eddie Gray '61 Ford 176 1250 running 0 3 33 76   Danny Letner Guy Kimball '61 Ford 175 750 running 0 4 28 80   Tubby Gonzales Tubby Gonzales '61 Ford 168 600 running 0 5 7 45   Eddie Pagan Bill Clinton '61 Ford 168 575 running 0 6 14 47   Rex White Rex White '60 Chevrolet 167 550 running 0 7 18 0   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '60 Dodge 166 525 running 0 8 6 4   Scotty Cain Scotty Cain '60 T-Bird 165 500 running 0 9 5 44   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '61 Chevrolet 165 450 running 0 10 36 84   Bob Perry Bob Perry '60 Ford 159 425 running 0 11 23 77   Dick Santee – '59 Ford 159 400 running 0 12 10 7   Don Noel Chuck Parkko '61 Ford 157 400 oil pressure 0 13 25 91   Dick Cook Jack Chatenay '60 Plymouth 157 350 running 0 14 4 36   Frank Secrist Warner Brothers '60 Ford 146 350 running 0 15 34 00   Dick Getty Dick Getty '59 Chevrolet 135 300 running 0 16 27 20   Jack Norton William Peach '59 Chevrolet 134 300 running 0 17 12 61N   Dick Bown Dick Bown '59 Chevrolet 133 250 running 0 18 19 15   Marvin Heinis – '60 Ford 130 200 engine 0 19 31 38   Mike Saathoff – '59 Edsel 129 200 running 0 20 13 26N   Carl Joiner Dean Thorne '61 Chevrolet 125 100 running 0 21 29 11   Dick Carter Jack Chatenay '60 Plymouth 119 100 engine 0 22 17 14   Ed Negre – '59 Ford 116 100 engine 0 23 16 16   Danny Weinberg Guy Kimball '61 Ford 113 100 crash 0 24 21 10   Jim Blomgren Bob Smith '60 Ford 107 100 rear end 0 25 11 46   Marvin Porter – '60 Oldsmobile 95 100 lugs 0 26 8 22N   Art Watts Art Watts '60 Ford 85 100 engine 0 27 12 5   Bruce Worrell Bob Smith '60 Ford 66 100 rear end 0 28 15 94   Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews '61 Ford 66 100 brakes 0 29 32 88   Harlan Richardson Jim White '61 Ford 44 100 engine 0 30 20 41   Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman '60 Ford 35 100 fuel pump 0 31 9 2   Ron Hornaday Frank Galpin '60 Ford 34   engine 0 32 30 23   Tom Guffey Bob Perry '59 Plymouth 29   handling 0 33 35 12   Chuck Webb Dick Wearing '59 Ford 23   rear end 0 34 1 51   Bob Ross Bob Ross '60 Ford 13   crash 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

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