Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Nashville 500
Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
August 6th, 1961
Race #37 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 24
- Makes
- Chevrolet (11)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (4)
- Mercury (1)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (3)
- Last Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
race (Nashville 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 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 | ||
| 23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | Raeford Johnson | Raeford Johnson | ||
| 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Rex Lovette | ||
| 39 | Tommy Wells | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | White-Clements | Rex White | ||
| 41 | Charlie Chapman | Ford | Charlie Chapman | Charlie Chapman | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 46 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 5 | Bob Presnell | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 61 | Crash Bond | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 71 | Bob Barron | Dodge | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | ||
| 86 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 87 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 96 | Dave Mader | Chevrolet | J.L. Cheatham | J.L. Cheatham | ||
| 99 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |