Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 9th, 1961

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 27
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 149 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 68.366
  • Cautions: 2 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 149 31 0 running
2 1 4 Rex White Ford 0 0 149 118 0 running
3 3 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 147 0 0 running
4 16 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 147 0 0 running
5 5 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 147 0 0 running
6 6 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 146 0 0 running
7 23 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 146 0 0 running
8 9 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 146 0 0 running
9 8 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 146 0 0 running
10 22 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 146 0 0 running
11 7 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 145 0 0 running
12 13 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 144 0 0 running
13 21 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 143 0 0 running
14 12 87 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 142 0 0 running
15 25 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 141 0 0 running
16 15 55 Ernie Gahan Chevrolet 0 0 141 0 0 running
17 10 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 140 0 0 running
18 11 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 139 0 0 running
19 17 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 136 0 0 running
20 20 35 George Green Plymouth 0 0 136 0 0 running
21 27 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 running
22 4 66 Reds Kagle Ford 0 0 117 0 0 fuel tank
23 24 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 113 0 0 running
24 14 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 109 0 0 running
25 18 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 102 0 0 running
26 19 9 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 77 0 0 brakes
27 26 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 21 0 0 engine

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