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The 1961-11 was a Grand National (now Nextel Cup) event held at Orange Speedway on April 2, 1961. Cotton Owens drove past Junior Johnson with a few laps to go and went onto claim victory, holding off Richard Petty at the line. Eventual season champ Ned Jarrett led the first nine laps before falling out to 19th. Stats

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