1961 World 600

Race 24 of 52

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 5:22:29
Average speed of winner: 111.633 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 17 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 57 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, Weatherly 1, Pearson 2, Weatherly 3-15, Earnhardt 16-33, Smith 34-36, Earnhardt 37-48, Pearson 49-52, Earnhardt 53-69, Pearson 70-80, Jarrett 81-110, Earnhardt 111-138, Pearson 139-177, Petty 178-200, Roberts 201-206, Pearson 207-247, Petty 248-271, Pearson 272-400

Race notes: First win for David Pearson. Finale for Joe Eubanks, Tim Flock, Reds Kagle, Ed Markstellar, and Gene Stokes.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	David Pearson	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni		138.381	400	6	225	running	24280	0
2	10	Fireball Roberts	22		'61 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		398	1	6	running	9320	0
3	8	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		397	0	0	running	7070	0
4	11	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		397	1	30	running	4475	0
5	25	Jim Paschal	14		'61 Pontiac				394	0	0	running	3150	0
6	39	Tiny Lund	30		'60 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			392	0	0	running	2450	0
7	19	Jack Smith	46		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			392	1	3	running	1710	0
8	14	Bob Welborn	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			392	0	0	running	1350	0
9	23	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			390	0	0	running	1100	0
10	2	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		389	2	14	running	1040	0
11	6	Ralph Earnhardt	6		'61 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		386	4	75	running	1570	0
12	30	Paul Lewis	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			386	0	0	running	650	0
13	33	Joe Eubanks	82		'61 Ford				384	0	0	running	1350	0
14	37	T.C. Hunt	10		'61 Dodge	Wheat			376	0	0	running	1200	0
15	17	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			375	0	0	running	400	0
16	54	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			371	0	0	running	400	0
17	44	Elmo Langley	61		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			371	0	0	running	400	0
18	43	Friday Hassler	96		'60 Chevrolet				368	0	0	running	400	0
19	12	Bobby Johns	72		'61 Ford	Shorty Johns			367	0	0	running	445	0
20	7	Tommy Irwin	18		'61 Pontiac				361	0	0	drive shaft	500	0
21	38	Bobby Waddell	5		'59 Chevrolet				361	0	0	running	300	0
22	41	Ed Markstellar	38		'61 Ford				360	0	0	running	300	0
23	48	Doug Yates	23		'61 Plymouth	Doug Yates			358	0	0	running	1100	0
24	42	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			357	0	0	running	250	0
25	49	Wes Morgan	57		'61 Chevrolet				347	0	0	running	250	0
26	32	Buddy Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			342	0	0	rear end	1000	0
27	13	Bob Burdick	53	Roy Burdick Garage	'61 Pontiac	Roy Burdick			338	0	0	accident	200	0
28	18	Banjo Matthews	94		'61 Ford	Banjo Matthews			336	0	0	engine	250	0
29	36	Tubby Gonzales	80		'61 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			336	0	0	rear end	200	0
30	1	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman	131.611	332	2	47	engine	670	0
31	26	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				325	0	0	running	200	0
32	55	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				291	0	0	flagged	200	0
33	21	Johnny Allen	69		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway			283	0	0	rear end	200	0
34	29	Reds Kagle	2	Cafe Burgundy	'61 Ford				277	0	0	accident	220	0
35	5	Fred Lorenzen	28		'61 Ford	Holman-Moody			274	0	0	a-frame	275	0
36	50	Roy Tyner	9		'60 Ford	Tyner			266	0	0	accident	200	0
37	24	Tim Flock	15		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			255	0	0	engine	200	0
38	45	Ed Livingston	68		'60 Ford	Crider			254	0	0	engine	200	0
39	35	Jimmy Pardue	54		'60 Chevrolet	Pardue			221	0	0	bell housing	200	0
40	46	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			203	0	0	crank shaft	1000	0
41	9	Speedy Thompson	16		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			186	0	0	camshaft	225	0
42	15	Buck Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			147	0	0	heating	200	0
43	4	Marvin Panch	20		'60 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		140	0	0	accident	230	0
44	20	Curtis Turner	21		'61 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		139	0	0	accident	220	0
45	31	Marvin Porter	44		'60 Plymouth				136	0	0	engine	200	0
46	22	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			128	0	0	bearing	200	0
47	34	Jimmy Thompson	66	Cafe Burgundy	'60 Ford	Ratus Walters			113	0	0	axle	200	0
48	53	Gene Stokes	31		'61 Studebaker	Stokes			95	0	0	oil pressure	200	0
49	27	Jim Reed	7		'61 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			93	0	0	valve spring	250	0
50	16	Roscoe Thompson	24		'60 Pontiac	James Turner			70	0	0	clutch	200	0
51	47	Bobby Allison	40		'60 Chevrolet	Ralph Stark			53	0	0	axle	200	0
52	28	Joe Lee Johnson	89		'61 Chevrolet	Adcox-Kirby			40	0	0	accident	230	0
53	40	Larry Frank	75		'61 Pontiac				10	0	0	timing	225	0
54	51	Doug Cox	51		'59 Ford Thunderbird				6	0	0	engine	200	0
55	52	E.J. Trivette	35		'59 Plymouth				3	0	0	axle	200	0