1961 NASCAR Grand National Results

Series: NASCAR Grand National
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1961 Results
DATE	RACE	WINNER	POLE WINNER
Sun, Nov 6	Race 1 at Charlotte Fairgrounds Charlotte Fairgrounds	Joe Weatherly	Lee Petty
Sun, Nov 20	Race 1 at Speedway Park Speedway Park	Lee Petty	Junior Johnson
Fri, Feb 24	Twin 125 #1 Daytona International Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts
Fri, Feb 24	Twin 125 #2 Daytona International Speedway	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly
Sun, Feb 26	Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway	Marvin Panch	Fireball Roberts
Sat, Mar 4	Race 1 at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Cotton Owens	Ned Jarrett
Sun, Mar 5	Race 1 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Rex White	Rex White
Sun, Mar 12	Race 1 at Marchbanks Speedway Marchbanks Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Bob Ross
Sun, Mar 26	Atlanta 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bob Burdick	Marvin Panch
Sat, Apr 1	Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Emanuel Zervakis	Junior Johnson
Sun, Apr 2	Race 1 at Orange Speedway Orange Speedway	Cotton Owens	Ned Jarrett
Mon, Apr 3	Race 1 at Bowman Gray Stadium Bowman Gray Stadium	Rex White	Glen Wood
Sun, Apr 9	Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway	Fred Lorenzen	Rex White
Sun, Apr 16	Race 1 at North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro Speedway	Rex White	Junior Johnson
Thu, Apr 20	Race 1 at Columbia Speedway Columbia Speedway	Cotton Owens	Ned Jarrett
Sat, Apr 22	Race 1 at Hickory Speedway Hickory Speedway	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson
Sun, Apr 23	Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond Richmond International Raceway	Richard Petty	Richard Petty
Sun, Apr 30	Virginia 500 Sweepstakes Martinsville Speedway	Junior Johnson	Rex White
Sat, May 6	Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway	Fred Lorenzen	Fred Lorenzen
Sun, May 21	Race 1 at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Fred Lorenzen
Sun, May 21	Race 2 at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway	Joe Weatherly	Junior Johnson
Sat, May 27	Ascot Stadium Ascot Stadium	Eddie Gray	Danny Weinberg
Sun, May 28	World 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Richard Petty
Fri, Jun 2	Race 2 at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Jim Paschal	Joe Weatherly
Sun, Jun 4	Race 1 at Birmingham International Raceway Birmingham International Raceway	Ned Jarrett	Johnny Allen
Thu, Jun 8	Race 1 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Jack Smith	Ned Jarrett
Sat, Jun 10	Myers Brothers Memorial Bowman Gray Stadium	Rex White	Junior Johnson
Sat, Jun 17	Yankee 500 Norwood Arena	Emanuel Zervakis	Rex White
Fri, Jun 23	Race 1 at Hartsville Speedway Hartsville Speedway	Buck Baker	Emanuel Zervakis
Sat, Jun 24	Race 1 at Roanoke Raceway Roanoke Raceway	Junior Johnson	Rex White
Tue, Jul 4	Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Fireball Roberts
Sun, Jul 9	Festival 250 Atlanta Motor Speedway	Fred Lorenzen	Fireball Roberts
Thu, Jul 20	Race 2 at Columbia Speedway Columbia Speedway	Cotton Owens	Cotton Owens
Sat, Jul 22	Race 1 at Rambi Raceway Rambi Raceway	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly
Sun, Jul 30	Volunteer 500 Bristol Motor Speedway	Jack Smith	Fred Lorenzen
Sun, Aug 6	Nashville 500 Nashville Superspeedway	Jim Paschal	Rex White
Wed, Aug 9	Race 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium Bowman Gray Stadium	Rex White	Junior Johnson
Sun, Aug 13	Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Junior Johnson	Jim Paschal
Fri, Aug 18	Race 1 at Southside Speedway Southside Speedway	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson
Sun, Aug 27	South Boston 400 South Boston Speedway	Junior Johnson	Cotton Owens
Mon, Sep 4	Southern 500 Darlington Raceway	Nelson Stacy	Fireball Roberts
Fri, Sep 8	Buddy Shuman Memorial Hickory Speedway	Rex White	Rex White
Sun, Sep 10	Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond Richmond International Raceway	Joe Weatherly	Junior Johnson
Sun, Sep 10	Race 1 at Sacramento Fairgrounds Sacramento Fairgrounds	Eddie Gray	Bill Amick
Sun, Sep 17	Dixie 400 Atlanta Motor Speedway	David Pearson	Fireball Roberts
Sun, Sep 24	Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway	Joe Weatherly	Fred Lorenzen
Sun, Oct 1	Wilkes 200 North Wilkesboro Speedway	Rex White	Junior Johnson
Sun, Oct 15	National 400 Lowe's Motor Speedway	Joe Weatherly	David Pearson
Sun, Oct 22	Southeastern 500 Bristol Motor Speedway	Joe Weatherly	Bobby Johns
Sat, Oct 28	Race 2 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Junior Johnson	Buck Baker
Sun, Oct 29	Race 2 at Orange Speedway Orange Speedway	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly

1961 NASCAR Grand National Results

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