1961 World 600 Qualifier #2

Race 21 of 52

Charlotte
67 laps
Time of race: 0:52:16
Average speed of winner: 115.591 mph
Margin of victory: 6 car lengths
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Ju. Johnson pole, Turner 1-52, Ju. Johnson 53-64, Weatherly 65-67

Race notes: Debut for Gene Stokes. Only start for Buck Fulp.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		67	1	3	running	800	0
2	1	Junior Johnson	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni		136.951	67	1	12	running	525	0
3	9	Jack Smith	46		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			66	0	0	running	375	0
4	8	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			66	0	0	running	275	0
5	11	Marvin Porter	44		'60 Plymouth				66	0	0	running	250	0
6	6	Tim Flock	15		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			65	0	0	running	215	0
7	13	Buck Fulp	12		'61 Ford				65	0	0	running	175	0
8	12	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			60	0	0	running	150	0
9	14	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			59	0	0	running	140	0
10	17	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			57	0	0	running	130	0
11	2	Curtis Turner	21		'61 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		52	1	52	accident	125	0
12	4	Buck Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			39	0	0	cut tire	110	0
13	15	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				18	0	0	rear end	100	0
14	10	Joe Lee Johnson	89		'61 Chevrolet	Adcox-Kirby			17	0	0	clutch	85	0
15	19	Buddy Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			12	0	0	clutch	70	0
16	16	Cotton Owens	18		'61 Pontiac				11	0	0	transmission	60	0
17	5	Speedy Thompson	16		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			2	0	0	accident	50	0
18	7	Tommy Irwin	2		'60 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			1	0	0	accident	50	0
19	18	Gene Stokes	31		'61 Studebaker	Stokes			1	0	0	fuel pump	50	0