| Teams 1961 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet |
| 3 | John Masoni | David Pearson | Pontiac |
| 5 | LeRoy Faucett | Woodie Wilson | Pontiac |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac |
| 9 | Wildcat Williams | Bunkie Blackburn | Ford |
| 10 | Fred Wheat | T.C. Hunt | Dodge |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Johnny Allen | 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 |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | Ford |
| 29 | Dudley Farrell | Nelson Stacy | Ford |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet |
| 32 | J.L. Cheatem | Joe Caspolich | Ford |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Marvin Panch | Plymouth |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 46 | Jack Smith | Larry Frank | Pontiac |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Rex White | Pontiac |
| 52 | Julian Buesink | Cale Yarborough | Ford |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet |
| 59 | B.G. Holloway | Tiny Lund | Pontiac |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | Mercury |
| 66 | Ratus Walters | Bill Morgan | Ford |
| 68 | Curtis Crider | Ed Livingston | Ford |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | Ford |
| 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | Chevrolet |
| 75 | J.D. Braswell | Red Hollingsworth | Chevrolet |
| 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Darel Dieringer | Ford |
| 82 | Henry Dunbar | Marvin Porter | Ford |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Buddy Baker | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 90 | Dave Mader | Dave Mader | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | Ford |
| 94 | Matthews Racing | Banjo Matthews | Ford |
| 96 | J.L. Cheatem | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Joe Jones | George Alsobrook | Ford |