Race: 80 Miles at South Boston Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 41 of 52
Date: August 27, 1961
Track: South Boston Speedway
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80 Miles at South Boston Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Junior Johnson | Car | No. 27 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Cotton Owens | Most Laps Led | Junior Johnson (168) |
| Race Distance | 50 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.25 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 21 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Ned Jarrett | Season Race | 41 of 52 |
80 Miles at South Boston Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 168 | running | 400 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 32 | running | 384 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 368 |
| 4 | 17 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 352 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 336 |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 7 | 15 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 304 |
| 8 | 11 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 288 |
| 9 | 14 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | 272 |
| 10 | 20 | 5 | Bob Presnell | — | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 256 |
| 11 | 12 | 57 | Bill Morton | J.I. Divers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 12 | 4 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 224 |
| 13 | 21 | 12 | Harvey Hege | Bill Lloyd (Owner) | Ford | 166 | 0 | running | 208 |
| 14 | 10 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 158 | 0 | accident | 192 |
| 15 | 18 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 117 | 0 | engine | 176 |
| 16 | 6 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | accident | 160 |
| 17 | 1 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 75 | 0 | transmission | 144 |
| 18 | 13 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 71 | 0 | engine | 128 |
| 19 | 16 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | rear end | 112 |
| 20 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 32 | 0 | engine | 96 |
| 21 | 19 | 25 | John Hamby | — | Dodge | 22 | 0 | handling | 80 |
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1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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