In the second race of the 1961 season, Lee Petty wins what turns out to be his 54th and final career NASCAR Grand National race in a 200-lap, 100-mile race on the half-mile dirt track at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, FL. His son Richard finished fourth and within a few years would surpass his dad's records to become the King of NASCAR racing.
Junior Johnson won the pole but lost a distributor and finished dead last in the 22-car field. Though Lee won the race, he started in the 'unlucky' 13th spot.
Virginian Tommy Irwin had a career day. Irwin only started 99 GN races in his career, but he had 23 top 5's (though no wins). He qualified third for the Jax race, dominated the race by leading 166 laps, but finished second to Lee - tying his career best.
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http://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-20-1960-lee-pettys-final-win.html
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updated by @tmc-chase: 11/20/17 09:37:56AM