Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
National 400
Charlotte Motor Speedway
October 15th, 1961
Race #49 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
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1 | 6 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 5 | Running |
2 | 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 0 | Running |
3 | 14 | 18 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 51 | Running |
4 | 21 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 0 | Running |
5 | 13 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0 | Running |
6 | 29 | 42 | Darel Dieringer | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 0 | Running |
7 | 24 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 0 | Running |
8 | 25 | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 0 | Running |
9 | 12 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 100 | Wheel |
10 | 30 | 30 | JC Hendrix | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 0 | Running |
11 | 10 | 21 | Speedy Thompson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | Engine |
12 | 40 | 15 | Johnny Allen | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 0 | Running |
13 | 34 | 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | Running |
14 | 26 | 5 | Woodie Wilson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 0 | Running |
15 | 36 | 96 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | Running |
16 | 32 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 0 | Running |
17 | 19 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | Running |
18 | 15 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0 | Engine |
19 | 31 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 0 | Running |
20 | 33 | 77 | Joe Jones | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 0 | Running |
21 | 1 | 3 | David Pearson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 4 | Fuel pump |
22 | 42 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | Running |
23 | 43 | 1 | George Green | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running |
24 | 18 | 32 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | Engine |
25 | 35 | 23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | Driveshaft |
26 | 5 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | Crash |
27 | 23 | 82 | Elmo Henderson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | Running |
28 | 28 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | Running |
29 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 107 | Crash |
30 | 20 | 66 | Bill Morgan | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | Crash |
31 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | Head gasket |
32 | 8 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | Crash |
33 | 3 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | Engine |
34 | 27 | 86 | Herb Tillman | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | Rear end |
35 | 11 | 9 | Bunkie Blackburn | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Crash |
36 | 41 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | Engine |
37 | 7 | 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | Fuel pump |
38 | 38 | 83 | Sal Tovella | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Distributor |
39 | 39 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Head gasket |
40 | 37 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Engine |
41 | 9 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Overheating |
42 | 16 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Rod |
43 | 17 | 59 | Ken Rush | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Rocker arm |