The 1961-51 was a Grand National (now Nextel Cup) event held at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on October 28, 1961. Junior Johnson took charge late in the event, holding off Joe Weatherly by one lap for Johnson's seventh and final win of the year. Eventual season champ Ned Jarrett finished 6th and was in a tight race with Rex White with one lap to go. Stats