| 1961 Grand National Race Winners | ||
| Race # | Location | Winner |
| 1 | Charlotte NC | Joe Weatherly |
| 2 | Jacksonville FL | Lee Petty |
| 3 | Daytona Beach FL | Fireball Roberts |
| 4 | Daytona Beach FL | Joe Weatherly |
| 5 | Daytona 500 | Marvin Panch |
| 6 | Spartanburg SC | Cotton Owens |
| 7 | Weaverville NC | Rex White |
| 8 | Hanford CA | Fireball Roberts |
| 9 | Hampton GA | Bob Burdick |
| 10 | Greenville SC | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 11 | Hillsboro NC | Cotton Owens |
| 12 | Winston-Salem NC | Rex White |
| 13 | Martinsville VA | Fred Lorenzen |
| 14 | N Wilkesboro NC | Rex White |
| 15 | Columbia SC | Cotton Owens |
| 16 | Hickory NC | Junior Johnson |
| 17 | Richmond VA | Richard Petty |
| 18 | Martinsville VA | Junior Johnson |
| 19 | Darlington SC | Fred Lorenzen |
| 20 | Concord NC | Richard Petty |
| 21 | Concord NC | Joe Weatherly |
| 22 | Riverside CA | Lloyd Dane |
| 23 | Los Angeles CA | Eddie Gray |
| 24 | Concord NC | David Pearson |
| 25 | Spartanburg SC | Jim Paschal |
| 26 | Birmingham AL | Ned Jarrett |
| 27 | Greenville SC | Jack Smith |
| 28 | Winston-Salem NC | Rex White |
| 29 | Norwood MA | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 30 | Hartsville SC | Buck Baker |
| 31 | Roanoke VA | Junior Johnson |
| 32 | Daytona Beach FL | David Pearson |
| 33 | Hampton GA | Fred Lorenzen |
| 34 | Columbia SC | Cotton Owens |
| 35 | Myrtle Beach SC | Joe Weatherly |
| 36 | Nashville TN | Jim Paschal |
| 37 | Bristol TN | Jack Smith |
| 38 | Winston-Salem SC | Rex White |
| 39 | Weaverville NC | Junior Johnson |
| 40 | Richmond VA | Junior Johnson |
| 41 | S Boston VA | Junior Johnson |
| 42 | Darlington SC | Nelson Stacy |
| 43 | Hickory NC | Rex White |
| 44 | Richmond VA | Joe Weatherly |
| 45 | Sacramento CA | Eddie Gray |
| 46 | Hampton GA | David Pearson |
| 47 | Martinsville VA | Joe Weatherly |
| 48 | N Wilkesboro NC | Rex White |
| 49 | Concord NC | Joe Weatherly |
| 50 | Bristol TN | Joe Weatherly |
| 51 | Greenville SC | Junior Johnson |
| 52 | Hillsborough NC | Joe Weatherly |