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1961 Wilkes 200

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NASCAR Grand National race number 48 of 52
Sunday, October 1, 1961 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
320 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:21:43
Average speed: 84.675 mph
Pole speed: 94.54 mph

Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 9000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1961 NASCAR Grand National results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	4	Rex White	White-Clements (Rex White)	'61 Chevrolet	320	3105	running	201
2	6	18	Fireball Roberts	Stephens Pontiac (Bud Moore)	'61 Pontiac	319	1125	running	0
3	13	42	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'61 Plymouth	316	850	running	0
4	1	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'61 Pontiac	315	1265	running	118
5	10	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	315	575	running	0
6	14	85	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook	'61 Chevrolet	312	450	running	0
7	24	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'59 Chevrolet	312	400	running	0
8	5	8	Joe Weatherly	Stephens Pontiac (Bud Moore)	'61 Pontiac	311	355	running	1
9	18	64	Bill Morton	Bill Morton	'60 Chevrolet	300	300	running	0
10	20	23	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson	'61 Plymouth	299	225	running	0
11	8	2	Tommy Irwin	Tom Daniels	'61 Chevrolet	296	200	crash	0
12	19	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'60 Chevrolet	294	175	running	0
13	21	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'60 Chevrolet	293	150	running	0
14	22	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'61 Mercury	293	140	running	0
15	17	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'60 Ford	291	125	running	0
16	26	20	Paul Lewis	–	'60 Chevrolet	262	110	running	0
17	27	74	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin	'61 Chevrolet	253	100	overheating	0
18	12	17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb	'61 Ford	241	100	engine	0
19	23	71	Bob Barron	Bob Barron	'60 Dodge	218	100	running	0
20	2	21	Banjo Matthews	Wood Brothers	'61 Ford	202	100	rear end	0
21	4	44	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty	'61 Pontiac	200	75	driveshaft	0
22	15	14	Johnny Allen	Joe Lee Johnson	'61 Chevrolet	198	75	crash	0
23	16	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'60 Chevrolet	194	75	crash	0
24	7	46	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'61 Pontiac	190	75	piston	0
25	11	6	Cotton Owens	Cotton Owens	'61 Pontiac	189	75	oil pressure	0
26	28	25	John Hamby	John Hamby	'61 Dodge	120	50	transmission	0
27	9	86	Buck Baker	Liquid Basket (Buck Baker)	'61 Chrysler	28	50	engine	0
28	29	97	Harry Leake	Harry Leake	'60 Chevrolet	26	50	engine	0
29	25	59	Ken Rush	B.G. Holloway	'61 Pontiac	8	50	engine	0
30	30	12	Joe Jones	Bill Lloyd	'59 Ford	2	50	handling	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bob Presnell	5	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet
	Fred Lorenzen	28	Holman-Moody	Ford
	Nelson Stacy	29	Dudley Farrell	Ford
	Dale Jett	70	Dale Jett	Oldsmobile

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Junior Johnson	1	79	79
Joe Weatherly	80	80	1
Junior Johnson	81	119	39
Rex White	120	200	81