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1961-07 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 7 of 52 Sunday, March 5, 1961 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:22:46 Average speed: 72.492 mph Pole speed: 79.295 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 6 sec Attendance: 8500 Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 4   Rex White Rex White '61 Chevrolet 200 900 running 200 2 4 5   Cotton Owens Cotton Owens '60 Pontiac 200 525 running 0 3 9 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '60 Ford 200 375 running 0 4 10 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '60 Plymouth 196 275 running 0 5 5 85   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook '61 Chevrolet 194 250 running 0 6 8 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '59 Chevrolet 194 215 running 0 7 12 23   Doug Yates Raeford Johnson '59 Plymouth 191 175 running 0 8 13 1   Paul Lewis Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 190 150 running 0 9 11 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '60 Ford 186 140 running 0 10 15 7   E.J. Trivette M.J. Black '59 Plymouth 135 130 rr axle 0 11 2 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '60 Pontiac 91 125 rear end 0 12 6 89   Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson '61 Chevrolet 87 110 crankshaft 0 13 3 42   Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises '60 Plymouth 25 100 steering 0 14 7 2   Tommy Irwin Tom Daniels '60 Chevrolet 25 85 engine 0 15 14 68   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '60 Ford 3 70 crash 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Rex White 1 200 200