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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 4th, 1961

Race #42 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • 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:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | 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 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