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1961 Gwyn Staley 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 14 of 52 Sunday, April 16, 1961 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:00:11 Average speed: 83.248 mph Pole speed: 95.66 mph Cautions: 6 for 33 laps Margin of victory: 2 laps + Attendance: 12500 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 22 1 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '61 Pontiac 62 285 transmission 62 1 2 4   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White) '61 Chevrolet 400 2455 running 221 3 3 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '61 Plymouth 396 900 running 0 14 4 21   Curtis Turner Wood Brothers '61 Ford 296 250 rear end 56 19 5 28   Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Racing '61 Ford 123 210 rocker arm 61 2 6 2   Tommy Irwin Tom Daniels '60 Chevrolet 398 1175 running 0 5 7 69   Johnny Allen B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 387 575 crash 0 17 8 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '59 Chevrolet 230 125 pistons 0 24 9 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 29 100 pistons 0 7 10 87   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 369 375 transmission 0 25 11 86   Buck Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 27 100 rear end 0 6 12 85   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook '61 Chevrolet 385 475 running 0 8 13 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '59 Ford 366 325 running 0 26 14 97   Harry Leake Harry Leake '59 Chevrolet 1 50 engine 0 18 15 48   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '60 Chevrolet 168 125 rear end 0 9 16 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '60 Ford 346 325 running 0 20 17 0   Bobby Waddell Bobby Waddell '59 Dodge 109 125 rear end 0 13 18 35   George Green M.J. Black '59 Plymouth 310 175 running 0 11 19 71   Bob Barron Bob Barron '60 Dodge 329 250 running 0 4 20 22   Fireball Roberts Smokey Yunick '60 Pontiac 390 575 running 0 15 21 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '60 Chevrolet 276 100 running 0 10 22 33   Reb Wickersham Reb Wickersham '60 Oldsmobile 333 250 running 0 23 23 23   Doug Yates Raeford Johnson '59 Plymouth 30 75 rear end 0 16 24 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '60 Ford 252 100 clutch 0 21 25 1   Paul Lewis Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 100 75 rocker arm 0 12 26 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '60 Ford 319 175 running 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Tim Flock 15 Beau Morgan Ford Bobby Johns 72 Shorty Johns Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Junior Johnson 1 62 62   Fred Lorenzen 63 123 61   Rex White 124 240 117   Curtis Turner 241 296 56   Rex White 297 400 104