The 1961 Virginia 500 Sweepstakes NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.
Sunday, April 30th, 1961
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 17 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 500 | 135 | 0 | running |
2 | 5 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 496 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 26 | 75 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 496 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 21 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 491 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 24 | 86 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 491 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 484 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 7 | 15 | Tim Flock | Ford | 0 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 22 | 97 | Harry Leake | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 475 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 474 | 31 | 0 | running |
10 | 6 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | 0 | 0 | 465 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
11 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 0 | 0 | 465 | 334 | 0 | running |
12 | 10 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | 0 | 0 | 463 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 18 | 48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 9 | 23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 442 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 15 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 432 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 28 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 431 | 0 | 0 | engine |
17 | 29 | 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 417 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 27 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 416 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 19 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Ford | 0 | 0 | 414 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 23 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Ford | 0 | 0 | 403 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 14 | 72 | Bob Barron | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 16 | 21 | Glen Wood | Ford | 0 | 0 | 266 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
23 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | distributor |
24 | 30 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Ford | 0 | 0 | 236 | 0 | 0 | con rod |
25 | 11 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 0 | axle |
26 | 20 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure |
27 | 12 | 30 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | piston |
28 | 13 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | handling |
29 | 8 | 17 | Fred Harb | Ford | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | handling |
30 | 25 | 8 | Allen Franklin | AMC | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | handling |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.