1961 National 400

Race 49 of 52

Charlotte
267 laps
Time of race: 3:20:20
Average speed of winner: 119.950 mph
Margin of victory: 1 & 1/2 car lengths
Lead changes: 13 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-3, Roberts 4-73, Pearson 74, Ju. Johnson 75-76, Roberts 77-113, Ju. Johnson 114-139, Welborn 140-179, Ju. Johnson 180-196, Welborn 197, Ju. Johnson 198-199, Welborn 200-203, Ju. Johnson 204-256, Welborn 257-262, Weatherly 263-267

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		267	1	5	running	9510	0
2	22	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		267	0	0	running	4870	0
3	14	Bob Welborn	18		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		267	4	51	running	3275	0
4	21	Cotton Owens	6		'61 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		266	0	0	running	2275	0
5	13	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		264	0	0	running	1800	0
6	29	Darel Dieringer	42		'61 Plymouth	Petty			263	0	0	running	1375	0
7	24	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			261	0	0	running	1250	0
8	25	Joe Lee Johnson	14		'61 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			258	0	0	running	1125	0
9	12	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			256	5	100	wheel	1535	0
10	30	J.C. Hendrix	30		'60 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			254	0	0	running	875	0
11	10	Speedy Thompson	21		'61 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		252	0	0	engine	825	0
12	40	Johnny Allen	15		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			249	0	0	running	650	0
13	34	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			243	0	0	running	600	0
14	26	Woodie Wilson	5		'61 Pontiac	Faucett			242	0	0	running	600	0
15	36	Tiny Lund	96		'60 Chevrolet	Cheatham			234	0	0	running	550	0
16	32	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			233	0	0	running	450	0
17	19	Buck Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			232	0	0	running	525	0
18	15	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		223	0	0	engine	550	0
19	31	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			221	0	0	running	450	0
20	33	Joe Jones	77		'60 Ford				220	0	0	running	450	0
21	1	David Pearson	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni		138.577	217	2	4	fuel pump	470	0
22	42	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			191	0	0	running	350	0
23	43	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			175	0	0	running	350	0
24	18	Elmo Langley	32		'61 Ford				169	0	0	engine	360	0
25	35	Doug Yates	23		'61 Plymouth	Doug Yates			140	0	0	drive shaft	350	0
26	5	Marvin Panch	20		'60 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		136	0	0	accident	600	0
27	23	Elmo Henderson	82		'61 Ford				122	0	0	running	310	0
28	28	Ed Livingston	68		'60 Ford	Crider			121	0	0	running	310	0
29	2	Fireball Roberts	22		'61 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		113	2	107	accident	1110	0
30	20	Bill Morgan	66	Cafe Burgundy	'61 Ford	Ratus Walters			111	0	0	accident	300	0
31	4	Fred Lorenzen	28		'61 Ford	Holman-Moody			104	0	0	head gasket	275	0
32	8	Bobby Johns	72		'61 Ford	Shorty Johns			55	0	0	accident	250	0
33	3	Banjo Matthews	94		'61 Ford	Banjo Matthews			54	0	0	engine	300	0
34	27	Herb Tillman	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			45	0	0	rear end	275	0
35	11	Bunkie Blackburn	9		'61 Ford				42	0	0	accident	325	0
36	41	Tubby Gonzales	80		'61 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			38	0	0	engine	250	0
37	7	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			34	0	0	fuel pump	550	0
38	38	Sal Tovella	83		'61 Ford				31	0	0	distributor	250	0
39	39	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			31	0	0	head gasket	250	0
40	37	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			27	0	0	engine	250	0
41	9	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			27	0	0	heating	400	0
42	16	Tommy Irwin	2		'61 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			20	0	0	rod	350	0
43	17	Ken Rush	59		'61 Pontiac	Lynn Holloway			16	0	0	rocker arm	275	0