1961 Yankee 500

Race 29 of 52

Norwood
500 laps
Time of race: 2:19:20
Average speed of winner: 53.827 mph
Margin of victory: 1/4 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: White 1-125, Zervakis 126-428, Jarrett 249-262, Zervakis 263-500

Race notes: Last win for Emanuel Zervakis. Debut for Bob Devine. Finale for Hoss Kagle, Budd Olsen, and Buzz Woodward. Only start for Eddie Flemke and Harold Wilcox.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'60 Chevrolet	Shook			500	2	361	running	2250	0
2	1	Rex White	4		'60 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements	55.870	500	1	125	running	1000	0
3	9	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		491	1	14	running	800	0
4	5	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			476	0	0	running	700	0
5	4	Jim Reed	7		'61 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			473	0	0	running	600	0
6	2	Jim Paschal	14		'61 Pontiac				467	0	0	running	500	0
7	11	Buzz Woodward	90		'59 Ford				456	0	0	running	400	0
8	14	Dominic Persicketti	27		'59 Ford				450	0	0	running	300	0
9	13	Sammy Packard	38		'61 Ford				444	0	0	running	275	0
10	8	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			426	0	0	running	250	0
11	7	Ernie Gahan	55		'59 Chevrolet	Koszein			335	0	0	running	225	0
12	17	Eddie Flemke	60		'61 Dodge Dart				231	0	0	axle	175	0
13	12	Budd Olsen	56		'60 Chevrolet				168	0	0	disqualified	175	0
14	15	Harold Wilcox	64		'59 Oldsmobile				112	0	0	wheel bearing	150	0
15	10	Bob Devine	24		'61 Chevrolet				92	0	0	rocker arm	150	0
16	16	Jimmy Pardue	54		'61 Chevrolet	Pardue			2	0	0	piston	150	0
17	6	Hoss Kagle	66	Cafe Burgundy	'60 Ford	Ratus Walters			2	0	0	engine	125	0
18	18	Jimmy Mairs	57		'61 Chevrolet				2	0	0	connecting rod	125	0