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1961 Virginia 500
Race 13 of 52
Martinsville
149 laps
Time of race: 1:05:23
Average speed of winner: 68.366 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: White 1-118, Lorenzen 119-149
Race notes: First win for Fred Lorenzen.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | '61 Ford | Holman-Moody | 149 | 1 | 31 | running | 1150 | 0 | |||
2 | 1 | Rex White | 4 | '61 Ford | Rex White | Clements | 70.280 | 149 | 1 | 118 | running | 1275 | 0 | |
3 | 3 | Glen Wood | 21 | '61 Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 147 | 0 | 0 | running | 500 | 0 | ||
4 | 16 | Emanuel Zervakis | 85 | '61 Chevrolet | Shook | 147 | 0 | 0 | running | 325 | 0 | |||
5 | 5 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | '61 Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | Allman | 147 | 0 | 0 | running | 450 | 0 | ||
6 | 6 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms | '61 Pontiac | Lovette | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 315 | 0 | ||
7 | 23 | Johnny Allen | 69 | '61 Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 245 | 0 | |||
8 | 9 | Richard Petty | 43 | '61 Plymouth | Petty | Inman | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 175 | 0 | ||
9 | 8 | Tim Flock | 15 | '61 Ford | Beau Morgan | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 215 | 0 | |||
10 | 22 | Tommy Irwin | 2 | '60 Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 215 | 0 | |||
11 | 7 | Bobby Johns | 72 | '61 Ford | Shorty Johns | 145 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | |||
12 | 13 | Buck Baker | 86 | '61 Chrysler | Buck Baker | 144 | 0 | 0 | running | 160 | 0 | |||
13 | 21 | Cotton Owens | 6 | '60 Pontiac | Owens | Owens | 143 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | ||
14 | 12 | Buddy Baker | 87 | '61 Chrysler | Buck Baker | 142 | 0 | 0 | running | 120 | 0 | |||
15 | 25 | G.C. Spencer | 48 | '60 Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | 0 | running | 95 | 0 | ||||
16 | 15 | Ernie Gahan | 55 | '59 Chevrolet | Koszein | 141 | 0 | 0 | running | 60 | 0 | |||
17 | 10 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | '59 Chevrolet | Pardue | 140 | 0 | 0 | running | 110 | 0 | |||
18 | 11 | Doug Yates | 23 | '59 Plymouth | Doug Yates | 139 | 0 | 0 | running | 85 | 0 | |||
19 | 17 | Herman Beam | 19 | '60 Ford | Beam | 136 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
20 | 20 | George Green | 35 | '59 Plymouth | 136 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
21 | 27 | Harry Leake | 97 | '60 Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | 0 | fuel tank | 50 | 0 | ||||
22 | 4 | Reds Kagle | 66 | Cafe Burgundy | '60 Ford | Ratus Walters | 117 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | ||
23 | 24 | Fred Harb | 17 | '59 Ford | Harb | 113 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | |||
24 | 14 | Wendell Scott | 34 | '60 Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 109 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
25 | 18 | Curtis Crider | 62 | '60 Ford | Crider | 102 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
26 | 19 | Roy Tyner | 9 | '60 Ford | Tyner | 77 | 0 | 0 | brakes | 50 | 0 | |||
27 | 26 | Bob Barron | 71 | '60 Dodge | 21 | 0 | 0 | engine | 75 | 0 |
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