The 1961 NASCAR Grand National season was considered to be the twelfth season for this motorsport.
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The second Daytona 500 in the history of NASCAR occurred on February 26, 1961. Marvin Panch won the race in more than three hours.
This event took place on May 6, 1961. Fred Lorenzen was the winner of this 2½ hour long race.
This event would make David Pearson the winner on May 28, 1961 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR legend Reds Kagle would lose a leg at this race and the race lasted for more than five hours (modern events have been known to be completed after four hours).