Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 4th, 1961
Race #42 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 364
- Drivers Entered: 43
- Makes
- Chevrolet (12)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (14)
- Mercury (1)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (11)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (Rebel 300)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| 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 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | Tom Daniels | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 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 | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet | Fred Clark | Fred Clark | ||
| 32 | Joe Caspolich | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 42 | Marvin Panch | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 46 | Larry Frank | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 47 | Rex White | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 5 | Woodie Wilson | Pontiac | Leroy Faucett | Leroy Faucett | ||
| 52 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 59 | Tiny Lund | Pontiac | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 6 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 66 | Bill Morgan | 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 | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 75 | Red Hollingsworth | Chevrolet | J.D. Braswell | J.D. Braswell | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 80 | Darel Dieringer | Ford | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | J.L. Cheatham | J.L. Cheatham | ||
| 99 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |