Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Dixie 400

Sunday, September 17th, 1961

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 125.384
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Dixie 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 5 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 267 1 0 running
2 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 267 1 0 running
3 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 267 40 0 running
4 13 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 264 0 0 running
5 26 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 264 0 0 running
6 24 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 264 0 0 running
7 17 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 264 0 0 running
8 23 46 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 264 0 0 running
9 22 51 Woodie Wilson Pontiac 0 0 262 0 0 running
10 11 6 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 262 0 0 running
11 7 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 262 167 0 engine
12 8 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 261 0 0 running
13 14 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 260 0 0 running
14 15 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 259 0 0 running
15 30 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 259 0 0 running
16 3 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 256 0 0 running
17 21 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 255 0 0 running
18 10 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 254 0 0 running
19 2 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 243 58 0 engine
20 6 24 Darel Dieringer Pontiac 0 0 238 0 0 crash
21 35 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 238 0 0 running
22 37 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 235 0 0 running
23 25 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 234 0 0 running
24 36 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 226 0 0 running
25 16 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 209 0 0 engine
26 20 32 Bill Morgan Ford 0 0 203 0 0 piston
27 32 78 JC Hendrix Ford 0 0 202 0 0 con rod
28 33 96 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 engine
29 12 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 174 0 0 engine
30 28 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 153 0 0 engine
31 34 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 124 0 0 engine
32 38 71 Bob Barron Chevrolet 0 0 104 0 0 engine
33 39 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 65 0 0 oil pressure
34 31 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 63 0 0 piston
35 29 5 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 62 0 0 transmission
36 4 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 52 0 0 crash
37 19 90 Dave Mader Chevrolet 0 0 51 0 0 crash
38 17 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford 0 0 47 0 0 engine
39 18 86 Herb Tillman Chrysler 0 0 46 0 0 oil pressure
40 42 15 Jesse James Taylor Ford 0 0 10 0 0 engine
41 41 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 3 0 0 bearing
42 40 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 0 piston

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