Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Dixie 400
Atlanta Motor Speedway
September 17th, 1961
Race #46 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Drivers Entered: 42
- Makes
- Chevrolet (11)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (13)
- Mercury (1)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (12)
- Last Atlanta Motor Speedway
race (Festival 250)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
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10 | TC Hunt | Dodge | Fred Wheat | Fred Wheat | ||
11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
14 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
15 | Jesse James Taylor | Ford | Beau Morgan | Beau Morgan | ||
19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | Tom Daniels | ||
22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | Raeford Johnson | Raeford Johnson | ||
24 | Darel Dieringer | Pontiac | James Turner | James Turner | ||
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 | David Pearson | Pontiac | Daytona Kennel | John Masoni | ||
30 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Fred Clark | Fred Clark | ||
32 | Bill Morgan | Ford | -- | -- | ||
4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | White-Clements | Rex White | ||
43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
44 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
46 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
5 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Leroy Faucett | Leroy Faucett | ||
51 | Woodie Wilson | Pontiac | Leroy Faucett | Leroy Faucett | ||
59 | Ken Rush | Pontiac | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
6 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
71 | Bob Barron | Chevrolet | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | ||
72 | Bobby Johns | Ford | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
78 | JC Hendrix | Ford | Billie Ridgeway | W.J. Ridgeway | ||
8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
80 | Tubby Gonzales | Ford | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales | ||
85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | ||
86 | Herb Tillman | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
9 | Bunkie Blackburn | Ford | Wildcat Williams | Wildcat Williams | ||
90 | Dave Mader | Chevrolet | Dave Mader | Dave Mader | ||
93 | Lee Reitzel | Ford | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | ||
94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
96 | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet | J.L. Cheatham | J.L. Cheatham | ||
99 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |