1961 Wilkes 200

Race 48 of 52

North Wilkesboro
320 laps
Time of race: 2:21:43
Average speed of winner: 84.675 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Johnson 1-79, Weatherly 80, Johnson 81-119, White 120-320

Race notes: Finale for Bob Barron.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		320	1	201	running	3105	0
2	6	Fireball Roberts	18		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		319	0	0	running	1125	0
3	13	Richard Petty	42		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		316	0	0	running	850	0
4	1	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette		94.540	315	2	118	running	1265	0
5	10	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		315	0	0	running	575	0
6	14	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			312	0	0	running	450	0
7	24	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			312	0	0	running	400	0
8	5	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		311	1	1	running	355	0
9	18	Bill Morton	64		'60 Chevrolet				300	0	0	running	300	0
10	20	Doug Yates	23		'61 Plymouth	Doug Yates			299	0	0	running	225	0
11	8	Tommy Irwin	2		'61 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			296	0	0	accident	200	0
12	19	Larry Thomas	36		'60 Chevrolet	Younts			294	0	0	running	175	0
13	21	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			293	0	0	running	150	0
14	22	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			293	0	0	running	140	0
15	17	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			291	0	0	running	125	0
16	26	Paul Lewis	20		'60 Chevrolet				262	0	0	running	110	0
17	27	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			253	0	0	heating	100	0
18	12	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			241	0	0	engine	100	0
19	23	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				218	0	0	running	100	0
20	2	Banjo Matthews	21		'61 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		202	0	0	rear end	100	0
21	4	Jim Paschal	44		'61 Pontiac	Julian Petty			200	0	0	drive shaft	75	0
22	15	Johnny Allen	14		'61 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			198	0	0	accident	75	0
23	16	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				194	0	0	accident	75	0
24	7	Jack Smith	46		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			190	0	0	piston	75	0
25	11	Cotton Owens	6		'61 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		189	0	0	oil pressure	75	0
26	28	John Hamby	25		'61 Dodge	John Hamby			120	0	0	transmission	50	0
27	9	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			28	0	0	engine	50	0
28	29	Harry Leake	97		'60 Chevrolet				26	0	0	engine	50	0
29	25	Ken Rush	59		'61 Pontiac	Lynn Holloway			8	0	0	engine	50	0
30	30	Joe Jones	12		'59 Ford				2	0	0	handling	50	0