1961 Virginia 500 Sweepstakes

Race 18 of 52

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:46:19
Average speed of winner: 66.278 mph
Margin of victory: 4 laps
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 6 laps
Lap leaders: White 1-31, Lorenzen 32-365, Johnson 366-500

Race notes: Debut for Allen Franklin.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	17	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			500	1	135	running	2315	0
2	5	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			496	0	0	running	1200	0
3	26	Fireball Roberts	75		'61 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		496	0	0	running	825	0
4	21	Tommy Irwin	2		'60 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			491	0	0	running	625	0
5	24	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			491	0	0	running	550	0
6	4	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		484	0	0	running	500	0
7	7	Tim Flock	15		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			479	0	0	running	375	0
8	22	Harry Leake	97		'60 Chevrolet				475	0	0	running	325	0
9	1	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements	71.320	474	1	31	running	580	0
10	6	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			465	0	0	rear end	300	0
11	2	Fred Lorenzen	28		'61 Ford	Holman-Moody			465	1	334	running	705	0
12	10	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			463	0	0	running	275	0
13	18	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				450	0	0	running	285	0
14	9	Doug Yates	23		'59 Plymouth	Doug Yates			442	0	0	running	225	0
15	15	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			432	0	0	running	175	0
16	28	Johnny Allen	69		'60 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway			431	0	0	engine	150	0
17	29	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			417	0	0	running	150	0
18	27	Roy Tyner	9		'60 Ford	Tyner			416	0	0	running	150	0
19	19	Bobby Johns	72		'61 Ford	Shorty Johns			414	0	0	running	175	0
20	23	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			403	0	0	running	150	0
21	14	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				312	0	0	running	150	0
22	16	Glen Wood	21		'61 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		266	0	0	rear end	225	0
23	3	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		243	0	0	distributor	200	0
24	30	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			236	0	0	connecting rod	125	0
25	11	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			211	0	0	axle	150	0
26	20	Paul Lewis	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			209	0	0	oil pressure	150	0
27	12	Bob Welborn	30		'60 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			112	0	0	piston	150	0
28	13	Reb Wickersham	33		'60 Oldsmobile	Wickersham			48	0	0	handling	150	0
29	8	Fred Harb	17		'59 Ford	Harb			35	0	0	handling	150	0
30	25	Allen Franklin	8		'60 Nash Rambler				5	0	0	handling	125	0