Race Results : Charlotte Motor Speedway

World 600

Sunday, May 28th, 1961

Charlotte Motor Speedway , Concord, NC

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  • Drivers Entered: 55 (15 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 400 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 111.633
  • Cautions: 7 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Entry List
World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
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

Race Infractions

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