1961 Orange Speedway

Race 52 of 52

Hillsborough
165 laps
Time of race: 1:44:31
Average speed of winner: 85.249 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Weatherly 1-100, Johnson 101, Weatherly 102-165

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore	95.154	165	2	164	running	1150	0
2	2	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		164	0	0	running	850	0
3	6	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		163	0	0	running	475	0
4	10	Maurice Petty	42		'61 Plymouth	Petty			155	0	0	running	375	0
5	4	Fireball Roberts	22	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			154	0	0	engine	325	0
6	16	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			150	0	0	running	275	0
7	13	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			147	0	0	running	225	0
8	20	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			142	0	0	running	200	0
9	15	Harry Leake	97		'60 Chevrolet				139	0	0	running	200	0
10	5	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		133	0	0	transmission	200	0
11	11	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			121	0	0	running	175	0
12	3	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette			117	1	1	clutch	125	0
13	20	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Crider			104	0	0	heating	150	0
14	7	Tommy Irwin	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			103	0	0	brakes	150	0
15	17	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			101	0	0	engine	150	0
16	19	Joe Jones	77		'60 Ford				95	0	0	engine	125	0
17	9	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			80	0	0	distributor	125	0
18	18	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			54	0	0	heating	125	0
19	14	Doug Yates	23		'60 Plymouth	Doug Yates			38	0	0	seals	125	0
20	8	Jim Paschal	44		'61 Pontiac	Julian Petty			6	0	0	rear end	100	0