Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500 Sweepstakes

Sunday, April 30th, 1961

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • 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
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
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

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