| 1961 Nashville 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $10,534 | Race Date: | Aug 6, 1961 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3h 34m 9s | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 56.455 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 127 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Driver: | Rex White R. White | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #44 Pontiac | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 41 of 403 | Pole Speed: | 76.690 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Nashville 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 403 | 41 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 403 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Johnny Allen | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 401 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 401 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 99 | George Alsobrook | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Unknown | | 0 | 386 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 383 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 381 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 374 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 61 | Crash Bond | Running | | 0 | 367 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine |  | 0 | 366 | 362 |
| 15 | 6 | 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 363 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 356 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 41 | Charlie Chapman | Charlie Chapman (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 39 | Tommy Wells | Unknown | | 0 | 199 | 0 | |
| 19 | 7 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 5 | Bob Presnell | Bobby Waddell (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 96 | Dave Mader | J.L. Cheatham (Car Owner) | Wheel Bearing | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 87 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | Chrysler | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Accident | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
