Results

The 1961 Atlanta 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 26th, 1961

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 17 Ford
  • 13 Pontiac
  • 13 Chevrolet
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 124.172
  • Cautions: 2 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 7 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac 0 0 334 43 0 running
2 4 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 334 0 0 running
3 13 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 334 0 0 running
4 17 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 333 0 0 running
5 18 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 332 0 0 running
6 1 3 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 329 116 0 running
7 24 66 Reds Kagle Ford 0 0 326 0 0 running
8 14 59 Tom Pistone Pontiac 0 0 325 0 0 running
9 19 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 322 0 0 running
10 21 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 fuel
11 12 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 312 0 0 running
12 15 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 309 0 0 rear end
13 6 49 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 308 0 0 running
14 39 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 293 0 0 running
15 40 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 290 0 0 running
16 10 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 267 66 0 head gasket
17 36 16 Elmo Langley Pontiac 0 0 233 0 0 lugs
18 43 39 Marshall Sargent Pontiac 0 0 233 0 0 rear end
19 33 78 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 231 0 0 crash
20 9 21 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 216 11 0 head gasket
21 11 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 212 0 0 engine
22 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 179 0 0 lugs
23 34 56 Jim Hendrickson Chevrolet 0 0 171 0 0 fuel pump
24 22 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 155 0 0 engine
25 37 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 151 0 0 bearings
26 16 23 Sal Tovella Ford 0 0 144 0 0 engine
27 23 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 126 0 0 crash
28 25 89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 124 0 0 crash
29 27 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 124 0 0 crash
30 20 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 124 0 0 crash
31 46 14 Freddy Fryar Chevrolet 0 0 116 0 0 engine
32 38 9 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 109 0 0 pulley
33 3 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 106 73 0 crash
34 42 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford 0 0 100 0 0 crash
35 32 96 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 96 0 0 crash
36 35 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 94 0 0 crash
37 31 40 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 94 0 0 crash
38 8 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 90 0 0 engine
39 41 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 82 0 0 steering
40 30 26 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 80 0 0 engine
41 29 30 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 53 0 0 driveshaft
42 2 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 29 25 0 engine
43 28 65 Charlie Glotzbach Pontiac 0 0 23 0 0 engine
44 26 88 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 22 0 0 engine
45 44 64 Johnny Sudderth Ford 0 0 22 0 0 rear end
46 45 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 engine

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