Race Results : Bristol Motor Speedway

Volunteer 500

Sunday, July 30th, 1961

Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN

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  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 68.373
  • Cautions: 8 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
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Entry List
Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 12 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 500 243 0 running
2 16 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 498 0 0 running
3 8 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 495 0 0 running
4 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 493 19 0 running
5 21 87 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 492 0 0 running
6 11 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 491 0 0 running
7 13 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 490 0 0 running
8 19 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 485 0 0 running
9 20 26 Sherman Utsman Ford 0 0 481 0 0 running
10 7 75 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 476 0 0 running
11 18 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 474 0 0 running
12 30 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 465 0 0 running
13 25 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 460 0 0 running
14 36 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 434 0 0 running
15 41 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 425 0 0 running
16 23 14 Herb Tillman Chevrolet 0 0 422 0 0 spun out
17 35 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 422 0 0 running
18 10 47 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 416 26 0 studs
19 26 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 414 0 0 running
20 40 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 377 0 0 running
21 22 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 348 0 0 running
22 2 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 340 170 0 rear end
23 42 12 Ken Rush Ford 0 0 332 0 0 crash
24 31 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 319 0 0 rear end
25 6 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 285 42 0 engine
26 39 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 245 0 0 rocker arm
27 28 71 George Green Ford 0 0 236 0 0 con rod
28 32 82 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 235 0 0 axle
29 33 38 Dub Utsman Ford 0 0 200 0 0 rocker arm
30 3 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 198 0 0 engine
31 37 39 Tommy Wells Chevrolet 0 0 193 0 0 engine
32 15 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 182 0 0 crash
33 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 175 0 0 rear end
34 29 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 125 0 0 engine
35 17 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 107 0 0 clutch
36 34 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 106 0 0 fire
37 5 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 78 0 0 valve
38 27 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 59 0 0 axle
39 9 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 48 0 0 overheating
40 14 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 46 0 0 head gasket
41 24 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 35 0 0 handling
42 38 25 Layman Utsman Dodge 0 0 35 0 0 handling

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