1961 Columbia Speedway

Race 15 of 52

Columbia
200 laps
Time of race: 1:55:31
Average speed of winner: 51.940 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett 1-196, Owens 197-200

Race notes: Debut for Lee Reitzel and Bryant Wallace.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Cotton Owens	6		'60 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		200	1	4	running	950	0
2	1	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman	64.380	199	1	196	running	625	0
3	3	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'60 Chevrolet	Shook			199	0	0	running	425	0
4	12	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				197	0	0	running	275	0
5	9	Rex White	4		'60 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		197	0	0	running	350	0
6	7	Richard Petty	43		'60 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		193	0	0	running	215	0
7	6	Fred Harb	17		'59 Ford	Harb			192	0	0	running	175	0
8	11	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			191	0	0	running	150	0
9	15	Harry Leake	97		'60 Chevrolet				182	0	0	running	140	0
10	13	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			171	0	0	running	130	0
11	16	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			167	0	0	accident	125	0
12	10	Doug Yates	23		'59 Plymouth	Doug Yates			167	0	0	fuel pump	110	0
13	17	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				165	0	0	running	100	0
14	5	David Pearson	67		'60 Chevrolet	Pearson			149	0	0	a-frame	85	0
15	19	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			122	0	0	running	70	0
16	4	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			103	0	0	axle	60	0
17	21	Doug Cox	30		'59 Ford Thunderbird				100	0	0	axle	50	0
18	22	Bryant Wallace	33		'60 Oldsmobile	Wickersham			72	0	0	brakes	50	0
19	14	George Green	35		'59 Plymouth				67	0	0	accident	50	0
20	8	Tommy Irwin	2		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Tom Daniels			23	0	0	rear end	50	0
21	18	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			12	0	0	head	50	0
22	20	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			5	0	0	push rod	50	0