1961 Greenville-Pickens Speedway

Race 27 of 52

Greenville-Pickens
200 laps
Time of race: 1:42:40
Average speed of winner: 58.441 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett 1-170, Smith 171-200

Race notes: Finale for Doug Cox. Only start for Bob Gossett.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			200	1	30	running	800	0
2	1	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman	65.480	199	1	170	running	525	0
3	4	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			198	0	0	running	375	0
4	10	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		198	0	0	running	275	0
5	3	Jim Paschal	14		'61 Pontiac				196	0	0	running	250	0
6	11	Elmo Henderson	7		'60 Pontiac				193	0	0	running	215	0
7	23	Maurice Petty	42		'60 Plymouth	Petty			191	0	0	running	175	0
8	6	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		190	0	0	running	150	0
9	9	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				186	0	0	running	140	0
10	15	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			183	0	0	running	130	0
11	26	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			181	0	0	running	125	0
12	22	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			177	0	0	running	110	0
13	17	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				172	0	0	running	100	0
14	24	E.J. Trivette	35		'59 Plymouth				171	0	0	running	85	0
15	18	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			164	0	0	running	70	0
16	8	Richard Petty	43		'60 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		130	0	0	a-frame	60	0
17	5	David Pearson	67		'60 Chevrolet	Pearson			123	0	0	steering	50	0
18	14	Bob Welborn	89		'61 Chevrolet	Adcox-Kirby			110	0	0	rear end	50	0
19	19	Bunk Moore	58		'60 Ford				91	0	0	piston	50	0
20	12	Fred Harb	17		'59 Ford	Harb			85	0	0	rear end	50	0
21	13	Doug Cox	51		'59 Ford Thunderbird				27	0	0	accident	50	0
22	16	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			23	0	0	accident	50	0
23	21	Paul Lewis	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			23	0	0	accident	0	0
24	25	Bob Gossett	55		'59 Ford Thunderbird				19	0	0	oil pressure	0	0
25	2	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			13	0	0	fan belt	0	0
26	20	George Alsobrook	99		'61 Ford	B.J. Jones			8	0	0	heating	0	0