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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Atlanta 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 26th, 1961

Race #9 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Drivers Entered: 46
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (13)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (17)
    • Plymouth (1)
    • Pontiac (13)
  • Last Atlanta Motor Speedway race (Atlanta 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
10 TC Hunt Dodge Fred Wheat Fred Wheat
11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
14 Freddy Fryar Chevrolet Herb Adcox Herb Adcox
15 Tim Flock Ford Beau Morgan Beau Morgan
16 Elmo Langley Pontiac Happy Steigel Happy Steigel
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Tom Daniels Tom Daniels
21 Curtis Turner Ford Wood Brothers Wood Brothers
22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Smokey Yunick Smokey Yunick
23 Sal Tovella Ford Bob Rose Bob Rose
26 David Pearson Pontiac David Pearson David Pearson
27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
28 Fred Lorenzen Ford Holman-Moody Holman-Moody
29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holt-Stacy Dudley Farrell
3 Marvin Panch Pontiac Daytona Kennel John Masoni
30 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Fred Clark Fred Clark
39 Marshall Sargent Pontiac Marshall Sargent Marshall Sargent
4 Rex White Chevrolet White-Clements Rex White
40 Bobby Allison Chevrolet Ralph Stark Ralph Stark
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
47 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
49 Bob Welborn Pontiac Bob Welborn Bob Welborn
53 Bob Burdick Pontiac Roy Burdick Roy Burdick
54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
56 Jim Hendrickson Chevrolet Charles French Charles French
59 Tom Pistone Pontiac B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
62 Curtis Crider Ford Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
64 Johnny Sudderth Ford Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
65 Charlie Glotzbach Pontiac Melvin Black Melvin Black
66 Reds Kagle Ford Cafe Burgundy Ratus Walters
68 Ed Livingston Ford Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed Jim Reed
72 Bobby Johns Ford Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
76 Larry Frank Ford Dick Wright Dick Wright
78 Darel Dieringer Ford Billie Ridgeway W.J. Ridgeway
8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore Bud Moore
85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Monroe Shook Monroe Shook
86 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
88 Harlan Richardson Ford Jim White Jim White
89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson
9 Roy Tyner Ford Roy Tyner Roy Tyner
94 Banjo Matthews Ford Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews
96 Johnny Allen Chevrolet J.L. Cheatham J.L. Cheatham
99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford Joe Jones Joe Jones