Race Results : Bristol Motor Speedway

Southeastern 500

Sunday, October 22nd, 1961

Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN

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  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 72.452
  • Cautions: 3 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • 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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Entry List
Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 500 82 0 running
2 8 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 500 24 0 running
3 18 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 500 0 0 running
4 17 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 498 0 0 running
5 5 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 495 0 0 running
6 16 1 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 491 0 0 running
7 13 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 482 0 0 running
8 12 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 481 0 0 running
9 23 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 481 0 0 running
10 3 18 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 480 0 0 running
11 20 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 480 0 0 running
12 14 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 478 0 0 running
13 30 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 474 0 0 running
14 9 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 471 0 0 running
15 36 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 460 0 0 running
16 33 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 459 0 0 running
17 1 47 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 457 49 0 running
18 28 16 Brownie King Ford 0 0 442 0 0 running
19 31 69 Bill Latham Chevrolet 0 0 440 0 0 running
20 21 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 439 0 0 engine
21 24 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 421 0 0 wheel
22 26 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 414 0 0 rear end
23 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 394 0 0 rear end
24 7 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 394 194 0 rear end
25 15 14 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 370 0 0 engine
26 4 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 323 51 0 fuel pump
27 19 32 Bill Morgan Ford 0 0 237 0 0 rear end
28 38 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 197 0 0 engine
29 25 96 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 169 0 0 rear end
30 10 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 164 0 0 engine
31 0 20 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 149 0 0 crash
32 0 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 120 0 0 crankshaft
33 0 25 Gene Blackburn Dodge 0 0 117 0 0 axle
34 0 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 115 0 0 rear end
35 0 77 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 111 0 0 rear end
36 0 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 35 0 0 fan belt
37 0 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 19 0 0 crash
38 0 88 Allen Franklin Nash 0 0 3 0 0 too slow

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