
| 1961 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Official 1961 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 12 | 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 500 | 243 |
| 2 | 16 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Running | ![]() | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 495 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 493 | 19 |
| 5 | 21 | 87 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | ![]() | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 26 | Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 75 | Tiny Lund | J.D. Braswell (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 465 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 434 | 0 |
| 15 | 41 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 425 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 14 | Herb Tillman | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 422 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 422 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 47 | Bob Welborn | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Wheel Stud | ![]() | 0 | 416 | 26 |
| 19 | 26 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 348 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 340 | 170 |
| 23 | 42 | 12 | Ken Rush | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 332 | 0 | |
| 24 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 319 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 285 | 42 |
| 26 | 39 | 64 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Car Owner) | Rocker Arm | ![]() | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 71 | George Green | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | 82 | Marvin Porter | Henry Dunbar (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 38 | Dub Utsman | NULL | Rocker Arm | ![]() | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | David Pearson | Daytona Kennel | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 39 | Tommy Wells | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 193 | 0 | |
| 32 | 15 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holt-Stacy | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 76 | Larry Frank | Dick Wright (Car Owner) | Clutch | ![]() | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 69 | Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Fire | ![]() | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Valves | Chrysler | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 99 | George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Head Gasket | ![]() | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 41 | 24 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Handling | ![]() | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 42 | 38 | 25 | Layman Utsman | Handling | ![]() | 0 | 35 | 0 |