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1961-23 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 23 of 52 Saturday, May 27, 1961 at Ascot Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:27:10 Average speed: 68.833 mph Pole speed: 71.94 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 3500 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 98   Eddie Gray Eddie Gray '61 Ford 200 850 running – 2 7 7   Don Noel Chuck Parkko '61 Ford 199 500 running – 3 1 76   Danny Weinberg Guy Kimball '61 Ford 196 370 running – 4 4 10   Jim Blomgren Bob Smith '60 Ford 196 305 running – 5 9 2   Ron Hornaday Frank Galpin '60 Ford 196 250 running – 6 8 5   Bruce Worrell Bob Smith '60 Ford 194 200 running – 7 15 14   Ed Negre – '59 Ford 192 160 running – 8 11 45   Eddie Pagan Bill Clinton '61 Ford 192 150 running – 9 12 84   Bob Perry Bob Perry '59 Ford 191 140 running – 10 16 9   Bob Price Fred Lauria '59 Chevrolet 181 130 running – 11 20 15   Bill Clinton Bill Clinton '60 Ford 166 120 running – 12 18 25   Al Brand – '60 Ford 162 100 running – 13 5 44   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '61 Chevrolet 161 90 running – 14 21 46   Bill Ferrier – '59 Ford 132 80 clutch – 15 17 3   Dick Miller – '58 Ford 101 70 engine – 16 19 20   Jack Norton William Peach '59 Chevrolet 93 60 rf hub – 17 14 00   Dick Getty Dick Getty '59 Chevrolet 81 50 running – 18 13 91   Dick Cook Jack Chatenay '60 Plymouth 80 50 transmission – 19 10 18   Dick Smith William Long '60 Ford 67 50 piston – 20 3 0   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '60 Dodge 39 60 piston – 21 6 4   Scotty Cain Scotty Cain '60 T-Bird 14 50 piston – 22 22 27   Gus Newman – '59 Chevrolet 5 50 bearing –