The 1961 World 600 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.
Sunday, May 28th, 1961
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 3 | 3 | David Pearson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 400 | 225 | 0 | running |
2 | 10 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 398 | 6 | 0 | running |
3 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 11 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 397 | 30 | 0 | running |
5 | 25 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 394 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 39 | 30 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 19 | 46 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 392 | 3 | 0 | running |
8 | 14 | 47 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 23 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 2 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 389 | 14 | 0 | running |
11 | 6 | 6 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 386 | 75 | 0 | running |
12 | 30 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 33 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Ford | 0 | 0 | 384 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 37 | 10 | TC Hunt | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 376 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 17 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 375 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 54 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Ford | 0 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 44 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 0 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 43 | 96 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 12 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Ford | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 7 | 18 | Tommy Irwin | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 361 | 0 | 0 | driveshaft |
21 | 38 | 5 | Bobby Waddell | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 361 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 41 | 38 | Ed Markstellar | Ford | 0 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 48 | 23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 358 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 42 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | 0 | 0 | 357 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 49 | 57 | Wes Morgan | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 347 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 32 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 342 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
27 | 13 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 338 | 0 | 0 | crash |
28 | 18 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | 0 | 0 | 336 | 0 | 0 | engine |
29 | 36 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Ford | 0 | 0 | 336 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
30 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 332 | 47 | 0 | engine |
31 | 26 | 48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running |
32 | 55 | 71 | Bob Barron | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 291 | 0 | 0 | flagged |
33 | 21 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 283 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
34 | 29 | 2 | Reds Kagle | Ford | 0 | 0 | 277 | 0 | 0 | crash |
35 | 5 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0 | 0 | a frame |
36 | 50 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 266 | 0 | 0 | crash |
37 | 24 | 15 | Tim Flock | Ford | 0 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 0 | engine |
38 | 45 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | 0 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 35 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 0 | bell housing |
40 | 46 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 0 | crankshaft |
41 | 9 | 16 | Speedy Thompson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | camshaft |
42 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
43 | 4 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | crash |
44 | 20 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | crash |
45 | 31 | 44 | Marvin Porter | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | engine |
46 | 22 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | bearing |
47 | 34 | 66 | Jimmy Thompson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | axle |
48 | 53 | 31 | Gene Stokes | Studebaker | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure |
49 | 27 | 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | valve spring |
50 | 16 | 24 | Roscoe Thompson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
51 | 47 | 40 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | axle |
52 | 28 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | crash |
53 | 40 | 75 | Larry Frank | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | timing |
54 | 51 | 51 | Doug Cox | Ford | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | engine |
55 | 52 | 35 | EJ Trivette | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | axle |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.