Results

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.

Virginia 500 Sweepstakes

Sunday, April 30th, 1961

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 1 Nash
  • 1 Dodge
  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 66.278
  • Cautions: 1 for 6 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Virginia 500 Sweepstakes at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
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

Race Infractions

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