Entry List

The official 1961 Atlanta 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Atlanta Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 26th, 1961

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 17 Ford
  • 13 Pontiac
  • 13 Chevrolet
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 124.172
  • Cautions: 2 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
94
 
 
Ford
Banjo Matthews
2
53
 
 
Pontiac
Roy Burdick
3
49
 
 
Pontiac
Bob Welborn
4
40
 
 
Chevrolet
Ralph Stark
5
72
 
 
Ford
Shorty Johns
6
86
 
 
Chrysler
Buck Baker
7
65
 
 
Pontiac
Melvin Black
8
62
 
 
Ford
Curtis Crider
9
21
 
 
Ford
Wood Brothers
10
78
 
 
Ford
Billie Ridgeway
11
26
 
 
Pontiac
David Pearson
12
68
 
 
Ford
Curtis Crider
13
16
 
 
Pontiac
Happy Steigel
14
85
 
 
Chevrolet
Monroe Shook
15
22
 
 
Pontiac
Smokey Yunick
16
28
 
 
Ford
Holman-Moody
17
14
 
 
Chevrolet
Herb Adcox
18
30
 
 
Chevrolet
Fred Clark
19
88
 
 
Ford
Jim White
20
19
 
 
Ford
Herman Beam
21
47
 
 
Pontiac
Jack Smith
22
56
 
 
Chevrolet
Charles French
23
7
 
 
Chevrolet
Jim Reed
24
54
 
 
Chevrolet
Jimmy Pardue
25
89
 
 
Chevrolet
Joe Lee Johnson
26
8
 
 
Pontiac
Bud Moore
27
96
 
 
Chevrolet
J.L. Cheatham
28
64
 
 
Ford
Spook Crawford
29
27
 
 
Pontiac
Holly Farms
30
76
 
 
Ford
Dick Wright
31
39
 
 
Pontiac
Marshall Sargent
32
3
 
 
Pontiac
Daytona Kennel
33
11
 
 
Chevrolet
B.G. Holloway
34
29
 
 
Ford
Holt-Stacy
35
1
 
 
Chevrolet
Jess Potter
36
6
 
 
Pontiac
Cotton Owens
37
66
 
 
Ford
Cafe Burgundy
38
4
 
 
Chevrolet
White-Clements
39
43
 
 
Plymouth
Petty Enterprises
40
9
 
 
Ford
Roy Tyner
41
23
 
 
Ford
Bob Rose
42
10
 
 
Dodge
Fred Wheat
43
15
 
 
Ford
Beau Morgan
44
59
 
 
Pontiac
B.G. Holloway
45
2
 
 
Chevrolet
Tom Daniels
46
99
 
 
Ford
Joe Jones