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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Festival 250

Atlanta Motor Speedway

July 9th, 1961

Race #33 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 167
  • Drivers Entered: 42
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (12)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (13)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Plymouth (2)
    • Pontiac (10)
  • Last Atlanta Motor Speedway race (Atlanta 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | 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
15 Jim Bennett Ford Beau Morgan Beau Morgan
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
2 Frank Graham Ford -- --
22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Smokey Yunick Smokey Yunick
23 Doug Yates Plymouth Raeford Johnson Raeford Johnson
24 Roscoe Thompson 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 Gene White Chevrolet Fred Clark Fred Clark
38 Roy Tyner Ford Matt DeMatthews Matt DeMatthews
39 Tommy Wells Chevrolet -- --
4 Rex White Chevrolet White-Clements Rex White
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
46 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
47 Bob Welborn Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
48 GC Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
5 Woodie Wilson Pontiac Leroy Faucett Leroy Faucett
54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
64 Eddie Pagan Ford -- --
69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
71 Bob Barron Dodge Bob Barron Bob Barron
72 Bobby Johns Ford Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
74 LD Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin L.D. Austin
75 Tiny Lund Pontiac J.D. Braswell J.D. Braswell
77 Hank Tillman Ford -- --
8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore Bud Moore
82 Marvin Porter Ford -- --
85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Monroe Shook Monroe Shook
86 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
87 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
89 Herb Tillman Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson
93 Lee Reitzel Ford Lee Reitzel Lee Reitzel
94 Banjo Matthews Ford Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews
96 Friday Hassler Chevrolet J.L. Cheatham J.L. Cheatham
99 George Alsobrook Ford Joe Jones Joe Jones