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1961 Nashville 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 52
Sunday, August 6, 1961 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
500 laps* on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:09
Average Speed: 56.455 mph
Pole Speed: 76.69 mph

Cautions: 3 for 172 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 12,081
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1961 NASCAR Grand National results / 1961 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
2	4	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	403	1,275	running	0
3	3	14	Johnny Allen	Joe Lee Johnson	'61 Chevrolet	401	975	running	0
5	8	85	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook	'61 Chevrolet	397	575	running	0
7	9	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'60 Chevrolet	397	400	running	0
8	14	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'60 Chevrolet	386	350	axle	0
9	15	1	Paul Lewis	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	383	300	running	0
10	18	74	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin	'61 Chevrolet	381	225	running	0
18	16	39	Tommy Wells		'60 Chevrolet	199	100	oil leak	0
20	23	5	Bob Presnell		'59 Chevrolet	104	100	steering	0
21	19	96	Dave Mader	J.L. Cheatham	'61 Chevrolet	50	75	wheel bearing	0
23	1	4	Rex White	White-Clements (Rex White)	'61 Chevrolet	15	175	crash	0
4	5	86	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	401	675	running	0
22	11	87	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	34	75	rear end	0
12	22	71	Bob Barron	Bob Barron	'60 Dodge	367	175	running	0
6	12	99	George Alsobrook	Joe Jones	'61 Ford	397	450	running	0
11	17	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'60 Ford	374	200	running	0
13	20	61	Crash Bond		'60 Ford	367	150	running	0
17	24	41	Charlie Chapman	Charlie Chapman	'60 Ford	344	100	running	0
16	21	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'61 Mercury	356	110	running	0
14	2	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'61 Plymouth	366	1,226	engine	362
24	13	23	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson	'61 Plymouth	1	75	transmission	0
1	10	44	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty	'61 Pontiac	403	2,523	running	41
15	6	46	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'61 Pontiac	363	125	crash	0
19	7	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'60 Pontiac	134	100	studs	0

* Race shortened to 403 laps due to rain.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Richard Petty	1	362	362
Jim Paschal	363	403	41

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