# NASCAR Grand National de 1961

A Temporada da NASCAR Grand National de 1961 foi a 13º edição da Nascar, com 52 etapas disputadas o campeão foi Ned Jarrett.

## Calendário

| N. | Data | Corrida | Circuito | Campeão | Segundo | Terceuri |
| 1 | 6 november | Race 1 | Southern States Fairgrounds | Joe Weatherly | Rex White | Lee Petty |
| 2 | 20 november | Race 2 | Speedway Park | Lee Petty | Tommy Irwin | Rex White |
| 3 | 24 februari | Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 | Daytona International Speedway | Fireball Roberts | Jim Paschal | Jack Smith |
| 4 | 24 februari | Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 | Daytona International Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Marvin Panch | Cotton Owens |
| 5 | 26 februari | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Marvin Panch | Joe Weatherly | Paul Goldsmith |
| 6 | 4 maart | Race 6 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Cotton Owens | Richard Petty | David Pearson |
| 7 | 5 maart | Race 7 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Rex White | Cotton Owens | Ned Jarrett |
| 8 | 12 maart | Race 8 | Marchbanks Speedway | Fireball Roberts | Eddie Gray | Danny Letner |
| 9 | 26 maart | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Bob Burdick | Rex White | Ralph Earnhardt |
| 10 | 1 april | Greenville 200 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Emanuel Zervakis | Richard Petty | Rex White |
| 11 | 2 april | Race 11 | Occoneechee Speedway | Cotton Owens | Richard Petty | Buck Baker |
| 12 | 3 april | Race 12 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Rex White | Glen Wood | Richard Petty |
| 13 | 9 april | Grand National 200 | Martinsville Speedway | Fred Lorenzen | Rex White | Glen Wood |
| 14 | 16 april | Gwyn Staley 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Rex White | Tommy Irwin | Richard Petty |
| 15 | 20 april | Race 15 | Columbia Speedway | Cotton Owens | Ned Jarrett | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 16 | 22 april | Hickory 250 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Junior Johnson | Buck Baker | Rex White |
| 17 | 23 april | Richmond 200 | Richmond International Raceway | Richard Petty | Cotton Owens | Buck Baker |
| 18 | 30 april | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Junior Johnson | Emanuel Zervakis | Fireball Roberts |
| 19 | 6 mei | Rebel 300 | Darlington Raceway | Fred Lorenzen | Curtis Turner | Johnny Allen |
| 20 | 21 mei | World 600 Qualifier #1 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Richard Petty | Ralph Earnhardt | Bob Welborn |
| 21 | 21 mei | World 600 Qualifier #2 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Junior Johnson | Jack Smith |
| 22 | 21 mei | Race 22 | Riverside International Raceway | Lloyd Dane | Don Noel | Dick Smith |
| 23 | 27 mei | Race 23 | Ascot Stadium | Eddie Gray | Don Noel | Danny Weinberg |
| 24 | 28 mei | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | David Pearson | Fireball Roberts | Rex White |
| 25 | 2 juni | Race 25 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Jim Paschal | Cotton Owens | Maurice Petty |
| 26 | 4 juni | Race 26 | Fairgrounds Raceway | Ned Jarrett | Jim Paschal | Jack Smith |
| 27 | 8 juni | Pickens 200 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Jack Smith | Ned Jarrett | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 28 | 10 juni | Myers Brothers 200 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Rex White | Jim Reed | Junior Johnson |
| 29 | 17 juni | Yankee 500 | Norwood Arena | Emanuel Zervakis | Rex White | Ned Jarrett |
| 30 | 23 juni | Race 30 | Hartsville Speedway | Buck Baker | Jack Smith | Rex White |
| 31 | 24 juni | Race 31 | Starkey Speedway | Junior Johnson | Rex White | Jim Paschal |
| 32 | 4 juli | Firecracker 250 | Daytona International Speedway | David Pearson | Fred Lorenzen | Jack Smith |
| 33 | 9 juli | Festival 250 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Fred Lorenzen | Bob Welborn | Richard Petty |
| 34 | 20 juli | Race 34 | Columbia Speedway | Cotton Owens | Jim Paschal | Ned Jarrett |
| 35 | 22 juli | Race 35 | Rambi Raceway | Joe Weatherly | Jim Paschal | Ned Jarrett |
| 36 | 30 juli | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Jack Smith | Fireball Roberts | Ned Jarrett |
| 37 | 6 augustus | Nashville 500 | Music City Motorplex | Jim Paschal | Ned Jarrett | Johnny Allen |
| 38 | 9 augustus | Race 38 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Rex White | Glen Wood | Ned Jarrett |
| 39 | 13 augustus | Western North Carolina 500 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Junior Johnson | Joe Weatherly | Rex White |
| 40 | 18 augustus | Race 40 | Richmond International Raceway | Junior Johnson | Ned Jarrett | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 41 | 27 augustus | Race 41 | South Boston Speedway | Junior Johnson | Jim Reed | Ned Jarrett |
| 42 | 4 september | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Nelson Stacy | Fireball Roberts | David Pearson |
| 43 | 8 september | Buddy Shuman 250 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Rex White | Jack Smith | Buck Baker |
| 44 | 10 september | Capital City 200 | Richmond International Raceway | Joe Weatherly | Junior Johnson | Rex White |
| 45 | 10 september | Race 45 | California State Fairgrounds | Eddie Gray | Bob Ross | Danny Weinberg |
| 46 | 17 september | Dixie 400 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | David Pearson | Junior Johnson | Fireball Roberts |
| 47 | 24 september | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Rex White | Junior Johnson |
| 48 | 1 oktober | Wilkes 200 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Rex White | Fireball Roberts | Richard Petty |
| 49 | 15 oktober | National 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Richard Petty | Bob Welborn |
| 50 | 22 oktober | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Rex White | Nelson Stacy |
| 51 | 28 oktober | Race 51 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Junior Johnson | Joe Weatherly | Rex White |
| 52 | 29 oktober | Race 52 | Occoneechee Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Rex White | Ned Jarrett |

## Classificação final - Top 10

| 1 | Ned Jarrett | 27272 |
| 2 | Rex White | 26442 |
| 3 | Emanuel Zervakis | 22312 |
| 4 | Joe Weatherly | 17894 |
| 5 | Fireball Roberts | 17600 |
| 6 | Junior Johnson | 17178 |
| 7 | Jack Smith | 15186 |
| 8 | Richard Petty | 14984 |
| 9 | Jim Paschal | 13922 |
| 10 | Buck Baker | 13746 |