1961 South Boston Speedway

Race 41 of 52

South Boston
200 laps
Time of race: 1:02:03
Average speed of winner: 48.348 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Owens pole, Reed 1-32, Johnson 33-200

Race notes: Finale for Harvey Hege.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette			200	1	168	running	800	0
2	2	Jim Reed	7		'61 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			199	1	32	running	525	0
3	8	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		197	0	0	running	375	0
4	17	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'60 Chevrolet	Shook			196	0	0	running	275	0
5	5	Rex White	4		'60 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		195	0	0	running	350	0
6	9	Jimmy Pardue	54		'60 Chevrolet	Pardue			192	0	0	running	215	0
7	15	Larry Thomas	36		'60 Chevrolet	Younts			189	0	0	running	175	0
8	11	Harry Leake	97		'60 Chevrolet				189	0	0	running	150	0
9	14	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				184	0	0	running	140	0
10	20	Bob Presnell	5		'59 Chevrolet				184	0	0	running	130	0
11	12	Bill Morgan	57		'61 Chevrolet				182	0	0	running	125	0
12	4	Elmo Langley	61		'60 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			181	0	0	running	110	0
13	21	Harvey Hege	12		'59 Ford				166	0	0	running	100	0
14	10	Doug Yates	23		'59 Plymouth	Doug Yates			158	0	0	accident	85	0
15	18	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			117	0	0	engine	70	0
16	6	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			114	0	0	accident	60	0
17	1	Cotton Owens	6		'60 Pontiac	Owens	Owens	52.630	75	0	0	transmission	50	0
18	13	Joe Jones	77		'60 Ford				71	0	0	engine	50	0
19	16	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				62	0	0	rear end	50	0
20	7	Richard Petty	43		'60 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		32	0	0	engine	50	0
21	19	John Hamby	25		'60 Dodge				22	0	0	handling	50	0