| Teams for 1961 Southern 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | Paul Lewis |  |
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin | |
| 3 | John Masoni | David Pearson |  |
| 5 | LeRoy Faucett | Woodie Wilson | |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Ralph Earnhardt | |
| 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | |
| 9 | Wildcat Williams | Bunkie Blackburn |  |
| 10 | Fred Wheat | T.C. Hunt |  |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | |
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Johnny Allen | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | |
| 22 | Smokey Yunick | Fireball Roberts | |
| 24 | James Turner | Roscoe Thompson | |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | |
| 29 | Dudley Farrell | Nelson Stacy | |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Elmo Langley | |
| 32 | J.L. Cheatem | Joe Caspolich | |
| 42 | Richard Petty | Marvin Panch |  |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Julian Petty | Jim Paschal | |
| 46 | Jack Smith | Larry Frank | |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Rex White | |
| 52 | Julian Buesink | Cale Yarborough | |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | |
| 59 | B.G. Holloway | Tiny Lund | |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider |  |
| 66 | Ratus Walters | Bill Morgan | |
| 68 | Curtis Crider | Ed Livingston | |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | |
| 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | |
| 75 | J.D. Braswell | Red Hollingsworth | |
| 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Darel Dieringer | |
| 82 | Henry Dunbar | Marvin Porter | |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buddy Baker | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 90 | Dave Mader | Dave Mader | |
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | |
| 94 | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | |
| 96 | J.L. Cheatem | Friday Hassler | |
| 99 | Joe Jones | George Alsobrook | |
