1961 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds

Race 6 of 52

Spartanburg
200 laps
Time of race: 1:41:26
Average speed of winner: 59.152 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett pole, Johnson 1-102, Owens 103-109, Johnson 110-182, Owens 183-200

Race notes: Debut for Wendell Scott.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cotton Owens	5		'60 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		200	2	25	running	800	0
2	3	Richard Petty	43		'60 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		199	0	0	running	525	0
3	6	David Pearson	67		'60 Chevrolet	Pearson			197	0	0	running	375	0
4	15	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			195	0	0	running	275	0
5	12	Doug Yates	23		'59 Plymouth	Doug Yates			193	0	0	running	250	0
6	10	Ernie Gahan	55		'59 Chevrolet	Koszein			192	0	0	accident	215	0
7	5	Rex White	4		'60 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		188	0	0	running	275	0
8	11	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			187	0	0	running	150	0
9	14	Harry Leake	97		'59 Chevrolet				183	0	0	running	140	0
10	2	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette			182	2	175	fuel line	130	0
11	7	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			180	0	0	running	125	0
12	17	E.J. Trivette	7		'59 Plymouth				173	0	0	running	110	0
13	13	Tommy Irwin	2		'60 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			162	0	0	sway bar	100	0
14	16	Ed Livingston	68		'60 Ford	Crider			133	0	0	wheel	85	0
15	18	Charlie Glotzbach	65		'59 Chevrolet	Melvin Black			92	0	0	carburetor fire	70	0
16	1	Ned Jarrett	11		'60 Ford	B.G. Holloway	Allman	63.920	54	0	0	oil pressure	60	0
17	9	Wendell Scott	87		'60 Chevrolet				52	0	0	oil pressure	50	0
18	8	Fred Harb	17		'59 Ford	Harb			29	0	0	heating	50	0