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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Volunteer 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

July 30th, 1961

Race #36 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 266.5
  • Average Speed: 68.373 mph
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 7
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 12 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 500 243 Running
2 16 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 498 0 Running
3 8 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 495 0 Running
4 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 493 19 Running
5 21 87 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 492 0 Running
6 11 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 491 0 Running
7 13 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 0 490 0 Running
8 19 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 0 485 0 Running
9 20 26 Sherman Utsman Ford 0 0 0 481 0 Running
10 7 75 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 0 476 0 Running
11 18 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 0 474 0 Running
12 30 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 0 465 0 Running
13 25 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 460 0 Running
14 36 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 0 434 0 Running
15 41 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 0 425 0 Running
16 23 14 Herb Tillman Chevrolet 0 0 0 422 0 Spun out
17 35 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 0 422 0 Running
18 10 47 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 0 416 26 Studs
19 26 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 0 414 0 Running
20 40 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 0 377 0 Running
21 22 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 0 348 0 Running
22 2 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 340 170 Rear end
23 42 12 Ken Rush Ford 0 0 0 332 0 Crash
24 31 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 319 0 Rear end
25 6 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 285 42 Engine
26 39 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 0 245 0 Rocker arm
27 28 71 George Green Ford 0 0 0 236 0 Con rod
28 32 82 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 0 235 0 Axle
29 33 38 Dub Utsman Ford 0 0 0 200 0 Rocker arm
30 3 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 198 0 Engine
31 37 39 Tommy Wells Chevrolet 0 0 0 193 0 Engine
32 15 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 182 0 Crash
33 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 175 0 Rear end
34 29 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 125 0 Engine
35 17 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 0 107 0 Clutch
36 34 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 106 0 Fire
37 5 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 78 0 Valve
38 27 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 0 59 0 Axle
39 9 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 48 0 Overheating
40 14 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 0 46 0 Head gasket
41 24 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 0 35 0 Handling
42 38 25 Layman Utsman Dodge 0 0 0 35 0 Handling