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1961-11


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NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 52
Sunday, April 2, 1961 at Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, NC
110 laps on a 0.900 mile dirt track (99.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:10:08
Average speed: 84.695 mph
Pole speed: 91.836 mph		Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
Margin of victory: .25 lap
Attendance: 4900
Lead changes: 3

Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 36   Cotton Owens Cotton Owens'60 Pontiac110800running20
2 442   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises'60 Plymouth110525running0
3 686   Buck Baker Buck Baker'61 Chrysler110375running0
4 227   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette)'60 Pontiac109275running81
5114   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White)'60 Chevrolet109350running0
6 854   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue'59 Chevrolet108215running0
7 92   Tommy Irwin Tom Daniels'59 T-Bird108175running0
8 523   Doug Yates Raeford Johnson'59 Plymouth107150engine0
91048   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer'60 Chevrolet106140running0
10209   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner'60 Ford102140running0
111797   Harry Leake Harry Leake'60 Chevrolet102125running0
121519   Herman Beam Herman Beam'60 Ford99110running0
131834   Wendell Scott Scott Racing   (Wendell Scott)'60 Chevrolet98100running0
14 785   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook'60 Chevrolet9085running0
151243   Maurice Petty Petty Enterprises'60 Plymouth8370a frame0
161317   Fred Harb Fred Harb'59 Ford7960running0
171935   George Green M.J. Black'59 Plymouth7550axle0
18160   Bobby Waddell Bobby Waddell'59 Dodge3950engine0
19 111   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway'61 Chevrolet950lr hub9
201462   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider'60 Ford750radiator0

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		ReasonFree
Pass
199  
10123   #11 spun turn 3 
1311098  
  Percent of race run under caution: 2.7%             Average green flag run: 53.5 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Ned Jarrett199
  Cotton Owens10112
  Junior Johnson129281
  Cotton Owens9311018