1961 Columbia Speedway

Race 34 of 52

Columbia
200 laps
Time of race: 1:36:28
Average speed of winner: 62.198 mph
Margin of victory: 3 car lengths
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Owens pole, Weatherly 1-50, Paschal 51-192, Owens 193-200

Race notes: Ned Jarrett took the points lead from Rex White.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Cotton Owens	6		'60 Pontiac	Owens	Owens	67.650	200	1	8	running	950	0
2	7	Jim Paschal	14		'61 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			200	1	142	running	625	0
3	3	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		200	0	0	running	425	0
4	14	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette			198	0	0	running	275	0
5	2	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		198	1	50	running	250	0
6	5	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			197	0	0	running	215	0
7	8	Richard Petty	43		'60 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		194	0	0	running	175	0
8	11	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				191	0	0	running	150	0
9	16	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			188	0	0	running	140	0
10	13	Herman Beam	19		'61 Ford	Beam			186	0	0	running	130	0
11	15	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				181	0	0	running	125	0
12	19	Larry Thomas	18		'60 Chevrolet				180	0	0	running	110	0
13	9	Tiny Lund	63		'60 Ford	Boland			175	0	0	running	100	0
14	4	Rex White	4		'60 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		173	0	0	running	185	0
15	12	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			163	0	0	engine	70	0
16	21	Jimmy Pardue	77		'60 Ford	Pardue			119	0	0	drive shaft	60	0
17	18	David Pearson	67		'60 Chevrolet	Pearson			109	0	0	accident	50	0
18	6	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			95	0	0	oil leak	50	0
19	10	Doug Yates	23		'59 Plymouth	Doug Yates			81	0	0	engine	50	0
20	17	Bunkie Blackburn	9		'60 Ford				64	0	0	air intake	50	0
21	20	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			19	0	0	sway bar	50	0