Race: 100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 51 of 52
Date: October 28, 1961
Track: Greenville-Pickens Speedway
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100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Junior Johnson | Car | No. 27 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Buck Baker (98) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 18 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Ned Jarrett | Season Race | 51 of 52 |
100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 26 | running | 400 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 199 | 76 | running | 384 |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 368 |
| 4 | 9 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 195 | 0 | running | 352 |
| 5 | 16 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 192 | 0 | running | 336 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 7 | 15 | 43 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 190 | 0 | running | 304 |
| 8 | 2 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 288 |
| 9 | 11 | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 272 |
| 10 | 8 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 183 | 0 | rear end | 256 |
| 11 | 13 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 12 | 14 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 224 |
| 13 | 18 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 171 | 0 | running | 208 |
| 14 | 7 | 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 169 | 0 | tire | 192 |
| 15 | 17 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 159 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 16 | 5 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 116 | 0 | rear end | 160 |
| 17 | 1 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 98 | 98 | clutch | 144 |
| 18 | 4 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | distributor | 128 |
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1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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