Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southeastern 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

October 22nd, 1961

Race #50 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 266.5
  • Average Speed: 72.452 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 6
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 500 82 Running
2 8 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 500 24 Running
3 18 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 500 0 Running
4 17 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 0 498 0 Running
5 5 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 0 495 0 Running
6 16 1 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 491 0 Running
7 13 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 0 482 0 Running
8 12 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 0 481 0 Running
9 23 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 0 481 0 Running
10 3 18 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 0 480 0 Running
11 20 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 480 0 Running
12 14 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 478 0 Running
13 30 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 0 474 0 Running
14 9 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 471 0 Running
15 36 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 460 0 Running
16 33 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 459 0 Running
17 1 47 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 0 457 49 Running
18 28 16 Brownie King Ford 0 0 0 442 0 Running
19 31 69 Bill Latham Chevrolet 0 0 0 440 0 Running
20 21 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 0 439 0 Engine
21 24 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 421 0 Wheel
22 26 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 414 0 Rear end
23 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 394 0 Rear end
24 7 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 394 194 Rear end
25 15 14 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 0 370 0 Engine
26 4 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 323 51 Fuel pump
27 19 32 Bill Morgan Ford 0 0 0 237 0 Rear end
28 38 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 197 0 Engine
29 25 96 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 169 0 Rear end
30 10 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 0 164 0 Engine
31 0 20 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 0 149 0 Crash
32 0 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 0 120 0 Crankshaft
33 0 25 Gene Blackburn Dodge 0 0 0 117 0 Axle
34 0 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 115 0 Rear end
35 0 77 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 0 111 0 Rear end
36 0 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 0 35 0 Fan belt
37 0 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 19 0 Crash
38 0 88 Allen Franklin Nash 0 0 0 3 0 Too slow