Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southeastern 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
October 22nd, 1961
Race #50 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Makes
- Chevrolet (17)
- Chrysler (1)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (7)
- Mercury (1)
- Nash (1)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (8)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Volunteer 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 1 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 16 | Brownie King | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
| 18 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | Tom Daniels | ||
| 20 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Rex Lovette | ||
| 23 | Doug Yates | Plymouth | Raeford Johnson | Raeford Johnson | ||
| 25 | Gene Blackburn | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
| 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Rex Lovette | ||
| 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holt-Stacy | Dudley Farrell | ||
| 30 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Fred Clark | Fred Clark | ||
| 32 | Bill Morgan | Ford | J.L. Cheatham | J.L. Cheatham | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 36 | Larry Thomas | Chevrolet | Wade Younts | Wade Younts | ||
| 39 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | White-Clements | Rex White | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 46 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 47 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 59 | Ken Rush | Pontiac | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 64 | Bill Morton | Chevrolet | Bill Morton | Bill Morton | ||
| 69 | Bill Latham | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 74 | LD Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ||
| 77 | Joe Jones | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | ||
| 86 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Allen Franklin | Nash | -- | -- | ||
| 9 | Bunkie Blackburn | Ford | Wildcat Williams | Wildcat Williams | ||
| 96 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | J.L. Cheatham | J.L. Cheatham |