| Teams 1961 World 600 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Ratus Walters | Reds Kagle | Ford |
| 3 | John Masoni | David Pearson | Pontiac |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac |
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | Ford |
| 10 | Fred Wheat | T.C. Hunt | Dodge |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Beau Morgan | Tim Flock | Ford |
| 16 | Beau Morgan | Speedy Thompson | Ford |
| 18 | Bud Moore Engineering | Tommy Irwin | Pontiac |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | Ford |
| 20 | Smokey Yunick | Marvin Panch | Pontiac |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Curtis Turner | Ford |
| 22 | Smokey Yunick | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac |
| 23 | Raeford Johnson | Doug Yates | Plymouth |
| 24 | James Turner | Roscoe Thompson | Pontiac |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | Pontiac |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | Ford |
| 29 | Dudley Farrell | Nelson Stacy | Ford |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Gene Stokes | Gene Stokes | Studebaker |
| 35 | M.J. Black | E.J. Trivette | Plymouth |
| 38 | Matt DeMathews | Ed Markstellar | Ford |
| 40 | Ralph Stark | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 44 | Petty Enterprises | Marvin Porter | Plymouth |
| 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Pontiac |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Bob Welborn | Pontiac |
| 48 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Doug Cox | Doug Cox | Ford |
| 53 | Roy Burdick | Bob Burdick | Pontiac |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet |
| 57 | J.I. Divers | Wes Morgan | Chevrolet |
| 61 | Doc White | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | Mercury |
| 66 | Ratus Walters | Jimmy Thompson | Ford |
| 68 | Curtis Crider | Ed Livingston | Ford |
| 69 | B.G. Holloway | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet |
| 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | Dodge |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | Ford |
| 75 | Lyle Stelter | Larry Frank | Pontiac |
| 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales | Ford |
| 82 | Don Every | Joe Eubanks | Ford |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Buddy Baker | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | Ford |
| 94 | Matthews Racing | Banjo Matthews | Ford |
| 96 | J.L. Cheatem | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet |