| Teams 1961 100 Mile Qualifying Race #1 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dave Mader | Dave Mader | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet |
| 3 | John Masoni | Jim Paschal | Pontiac |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Fred Wheat | T.C. Hunt | Dodge |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Weldon Wagner | Darrell Dake | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | Ford |
| 22 | Smokey Yunick | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac |
| 24 | James Turner | Roscoe Thompson | Pontiac |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | Pontiac |
| 29 | Dudley Farrell | Nelson Stacy | Ford |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Nichels Engineering | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac |
| 37 | Don House | Joe Kelly | Ford |
| 38 | Matt DeMathews | Ed Markstellar | Ford |
| 39 | Marshal Sargent | Marshall Sargent | Pontiac |
| 41 | Charlie Chapman | Charlie Chapman | Ford |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Pontiac |
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | Pontiac |
| 53 | Roy Burdick | Bob Burdick | Pontiac |
| 55 | John Koszela | Ernie Gahan | Chevrolet |
| 56 | Charles French | Jim Hendrickson | Chevrolet |
| 57 | J.I. Divers | Wes Morgan | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Tetsuo Fuchigami | George Tet | Ford |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | Ford |
| 63 | Pete Boland | Pete Boland | Ford |
| 64 | Spook Crawford | Paul Parks | Ford |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | Ford |
| 76 | Dick Wright | Larry Frank | Ford |
| 83 | Jack Meeks | Bob Pronger | Ford |
| 87 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 88 | Jim White | Harlan Richardson | Ford |