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1961-41


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NASCAR Grand National race number 41 of 52
Sunday, August 27, 1961 at South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA
200 laps on a 0.250 mile paved track (50.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:02:03
Average speed: 48.348 mph
Pole speed: 52.63 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 327   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette)'60 Pontiac200800running168
2 27   Jim Reed Jim Reed'61 Chevrolet199525running32
3 811   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway'61 Chevrolet197375running0
41785   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook'60 Chevrolet196275running0
5 54   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White)'60 Chevrolet195350running0
6 954   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue'60 Chevrolet192215running0
71536   Larry Thomas Wade Younts'60 Chevrolet189175running0
81197   Harry Leake Harry Leake'60 Chevrolet189150running0
91471   Bob Barron Bob Barron'60 Dodge184140running0
10205   Bob Presnell Bobby Waddell'59 Chevrolet184130running0
111257   Bill Morton J.I. Divers'61 Chevrolet182125running0
12 461   Elmo Langley Doc White'60 T-Bird181110running0
132112   Harvey Hege Bill Lloyd'59 Ford166100running0
141023   Doug Yates Raeford Johnson'59 Plymouth15885crash0
151817   Fred Harb Fred Harb'61 Ford11770engine0
16 634   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott'60 Chevrolet11460crash0
17 16   Cotton Owens Cotton Owens'60 Pontiac7550transmission0
181377   Joe Jones Joe Jones'60 Ford7150engine0
191648   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer'60 Chevrolet6250rear end0
20 743   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises'60 Plymouth3250engine0
211925   John Hamby '60 Dodge2250handling0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Jim Reed13232
  Junior Johnson33200168