| Teams 1961 National 400 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | George Green | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet |
| 3 | John Masoni | David Pearson | Pontiac |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | Chevrolet |
| 5 | LeRoy Faucett | Woodie Wilson | Pontiac |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Cotton Owens | Pontiac |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac |
| 9 | Wildcat Williams | Bunkie Blackburn | Ford |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Beau Morgan | Johnny Allen | Ford |
| 18 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bob Welborn | Pontiac |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | Ford |
| 20 | Smokey Yunick | Marvin Panch | Pontiac |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Speedy Thompson | Ford |
| 22 | Smokey Yunick | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac |
| 23 | Raeford Johnson | Doug Yates | Plymouth |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | Pontiac |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | Ford |
| 29 | Dudley Farrell | Nelson Stacy | Ford |
| 30 | Fred Clark | J.C. Hendrix | Chevrolet |
| 32 | J.L. Cheatem | Elmo Langley | Ford |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Darel Dieringer | Plymouth |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Plymouth |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Pontiac |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet |
| 59 | B.G. Holloway | Ken Rush | 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 |
| 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | Ford |
| 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales | Ford |
| 82 | Henry Dunbar | Elmo Henderson | Ford |
| 83 | Jack Meeks | Sal Tovella | Ford |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Herb Tillman | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | Ford |
| 94 | Matthews Racing | Banjo Matthews | Ford |
| 96 | J.L. Cheatem | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet |