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1961-25

NASCAR Grand National race number 25 of 52
Friday, June 2, 1961 at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, SC
200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: n/a
Average speed: 55.495 mph
Pole speed: 61.25 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: n/a

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
16	16	99	Wilbur Rakestraw	Joe Jones	'61 Ford	62	60	a frame	0
19	6	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'61 Pontiac	13	50	a frame	0
12	14	55	Elmo Henderson	–	'59 T-Bird	84	110	crash	0
14	1	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'61 Pontiac	70	85	crash	64
15	8	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'60 Plymouth	70	70	crash	0
7	18	17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb	'59 Ford	177	175	engine	0
13	9	51	Doug Cox	Doug Cox	'59 T-Bird	84	100	engine	0
17	17	67	David Pearson	David Pearson	'60 Chevrolet	37	50	overheating	0
20	20	71	Bob Barron	Bob Barron	'60 Dodge	5	50	overheating	0
1	11	14	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty	'61 Pontiac	200	800	running	19
2	2	6	Cotton Owens	Cotton Owens	'60 Pontiac	198	525	running	117
3	19	42	Maurice Petty	Petty Enterprises	'60 Plymouth	197	375	running	0
4	21	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'60 Ford	188	275	running	0
5	5	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	187	250	running	0
6	12	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'59 Chevrolet	187	215	running	0
8	13	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'60 Chevrolet	130	150	running	0
9	4	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'61 Pontiac	125	140	running	0
18	15	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'60 Ford	24	50	running	0
11	3	86	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	104	125	rear end	0
10	7	4	Rex White	White-Clements (Rex White)	'60 Chevrolet	108	230	rear suspension	0
21	10	93	Darel Dieringer	Lee Reitzel	'60 Ford	1	50	spindle	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cotton Owens	1	5	5
Joe Weatherly	6	69	64
Cotton Owens	70	181	112
Jim Paschal	182	200	19