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Results

The 1961 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 4th, 1961

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 14 Ford
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury
  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 11 Pontiac
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.787
  • Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 364 72 0 running
2 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 364 180 0 running
3 9 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 363 6 0 running
4 7 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 359 0 0 running
5 20 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
6 33 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
7 26 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 348 0 0 running
8 18 24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac 0 0 347 0 0 running
9 6 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 346 0 0 engine
10 36 47 Rex White Pontiac 0 0 345 0 0 running
11 12 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 344 0 0 running
12 16 66 Bill Morgan Ford 0 0 342 0 0 running
13 32 30 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 0 0 341 0 0 running
14 14 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 337 0 0 running
15 24 59 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 323 0 0 crash
16 40 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 321 0 0 running
17 35 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 316 0 0 running
18 39 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 312 0 0 running
19 23 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 312 0 0 running
20 17 46 Larry Frank Pontiac 0 0 273 0 0 spindle
21 25 90 Dave Mader Chevrolet 0 0 262 0 0 timing
22 4 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 229 13 0 rf hub
23 31 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 228 0 0 brakes
24 15 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 221 0 0 bearings
25 34 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 206 0 0 rear end
26 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 201 41 0 engine
27 11 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 190 0 0 con rod
28 21 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 164 0 0 rocker arm
29 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 158 52 0 throttle
30 19 52 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 135 0 0 engine
31 8 42 Marvin Panch Plymouth 0 0 94 0 0 carburetor
32 28 82 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 85 0 0 crash
33 29 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 81 0 0 crash
34 30 5 Woodie Wilson Pontiac 0 0 79 0 0 crash
35 38 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 79 0 0 head gasket
36 10 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 65 0 0 engine
37 22 32 Joe Caspolich Ford 0 0 50 0 0 rear end
38 27 80 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 45 0 0 rear end
39 13 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 34 0 0 head gasket
40 37 96 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 22 0 0 brakes
41 43 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 2 0 0 handling
42 41 75 Red Hollingsworth Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 handling
43 42 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 2 0 0 handling

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