Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

World 600

Charlotte Motor Speedway

May 28th, 1961

Race #24 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Extended : 400
  • Miles: 600.0
  • Average Speed: 111.633 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 57
  • Lead Changes: 17
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 400 225 Running
2 10 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 398 6 Running
3 8 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 397 0 Running
4 11 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 397 30 Running
5 25 14 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 0 394 0 Running
6 39 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 392 0 Running
7 19 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 392 3 Running
8 14 47 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 0 392 0 Running
9 23 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 390 0 Running
10 2 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 389 14 Running
11 6 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 0 386 75 Running
12 30 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 0 386 0 Running
13 33 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 0 384 0 Running
14 37 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 0 376 0 Running
15 17 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 0 375 0 Running
16 54 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 0 371 0 Running
17 44 61 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 371 0 Running
18 43 96 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 368 0 Running
19 12 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 0 367 0 Running
20 7 18 Tommy Irwin Pontiac 0 0 0 361 0 Driveshaft
21 38 5 Bobby Waddell Chevrolet 0 0 0 361 0 Running
22 41 38 Ed Markstellar Ford 0 0 0 360 0 Running
23 48 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 0 358 0 Running
24 42 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 357 0 Running
25 49 57 Wes Morgan Chevrolet 0 0 0 347 0 Running
26 32 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 342 0 Rear end
27 13 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac 0 0 0 338 0 Crash
28 18 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 0 336 0 Engine
29 36 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford 0 0 0 336 0 Rear end
30 1 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 332 47 Engine
31 26 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 325 0 Running
32 55 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 0 291 0 Flagged
33 21 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 283 0 Rear end
34 29 2 Reds Kagle Ford 0 0 0 277 0 Crash
35 5 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 274 0 A frame
36 50 9 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 0 266 0 Crash
37 24 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 0 255 0 Engine
38 45 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 0 254 0 Engine
39 35 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 0 221 0 Bell housing
40 46 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 203 0 Crankshaft
41 9 16 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 0 186 0 Camshaft
42 15 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 147 0 Overheating
43 4 20 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 0 140 0 Crash
44 20 21 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 0 139 0 Crash
45 31 44 Marvin Porter Plymouth 0 0 0 136 0 Engine
46 22 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 128 0 Bearing
47 34 66 Jimmy Thompson Ford 0 0 0 113 0 Axle
48 53 31 Gene Stokes Studebaker 0 0 0 95 0 Oil pressure
49 27 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 0 93 0 Valve spring
50 16 24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac 0 0 0 70 0 Clutch
51 47 40 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 0 53 0 Axle
52 28 89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 0 40 0 Crash
53 40 75 Larry Frank Pontiac 0 0 0 10 0 Timing
54 51 51 Doug Cox Ford 0 0 0 6 0 Engine
55 52 35 EJ Trivette Plymouth 0 0 0 3 0 Axle