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Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Dixie 400

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

Sunday, September 17th, 1961 Race 46 of 52 1961 Season
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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 #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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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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