Results

The 1961 National 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.

National 400

Sunday, October 15th, 1961

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

  • 16 Ford
  • 10 Pontiac
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 11 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.950
  • Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 6 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 267 5 0 running
2 22 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 267 0 0 running
3 14 18 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 267 51 0 running
4 21 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 266 0 0 running
5 13 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 264 0 0 running
6 29 42 Darel Dieringer Plymouth 0 0 263 0 0 running
7 24 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 261 0 0 running
8 25 14 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 258 0 0 running
9 12 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 256 100 0 wheel
10 30 30 JC Hendrix Chevrolet 0 0 254 0 0 running
11 10 21 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 252 0 0 engine
12 40 15 Johnny Allen Ford 0 0 249 0 0 running
13 34 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 243 0 0 running
14 26 5 Woodie Wilson Pontiac 0 0 242 0 0 running
15 36 96 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 234 0 0 running
16 32 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 233 0 0 running
17 19 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 232 0 0 running
18 15 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 223 0 0 engine
19 31 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 221 0 0 running
20 33 77 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 220 0 0 running
21 1 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 217 4 0 fuel pump
22 42 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 191 0 0 running
23 43 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 175 0 0 running
24 18 32 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 169 0 0 engine
25 35 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 140 0 0 driveshaft
26 5 20 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 136 0 0 crash
27 23 82 Elmo Henderson Ford 0 0 122 0 0 running
28 28 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 121 0 0 running
29 2 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 113 107 0 crash
30 20 66 Bill Morgan Ford 0 0 111 0 0 crash
31 4 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 104 0 0 head gasket
32 8 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 55 0 0 crash
33 3 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 54 0 0 engine
34 27 86 Herb Tillman Chrysler 0 0 45 0 0 rear end
35 11 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 42 0 0 crash
36 41 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford 0 0 38 0 0 engine
37 7 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 34 0 0 fuel pump
38 38 83 Sal Tovella Ford 0 0 31 0 0 distributor
39 39 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 31 0 0 head gasket
40 37 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 27 0 0 engine
41 9 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 27 0 0 overheating
42 16 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 20 0 0 rod
43 17 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 16 0 0 rocker arm

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