Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

National 400

Charlotte Motor Speedway

October 15th, 1961

Race #49 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 267
  • Miles: 400.5
  • Average Speed: 119.950 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 18
  • Lead Changes: 13
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
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