1961 Nashville 500

            

 

Average Speed:   56.455 mph Time of Race:      3:34:09 Margin:    Caution
Pole Winner:       Rex White 74.691 mph Attendance:          12,800 Cautions:  3 for 72 Laps
 
Driver Fin Str Car Team  /  Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
Jim Paschal 1 10 44 Julian Petty '61 Pontiac 403 2,523 running 41
Ned Jarrett 2 4 11 B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 403 1,275 running 0
  Johnny Allen 3 3 14 Joe Lee Johnson '61 Chevrolet 401 975 running 0
Buck Baker 4 5 86 Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 401 675 running 0
Emanuel Zervakis 5 8 85 Monroe Shook '61 Chevrolet 397 575 running 0
  George Alsobrook 6 12 99 Joe Jones '61 Ford 397 450 running 0
Jimmy Pardue 7 9 54 Jimmy Pardue '60 Chevrolet 397 400 running 0
  G.C. Spencer 8 14 48 G.C. Spencer '60 Chevrolet 386 350 axle 0
Paul Lewis 9 15 1 Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 383 300 running 0
L.D. Austin 10 18 74 L.D. Austin '61 Chevrolet 381 225 running 0
Herman Beam 11 17 19 Herman Beam '60 Ford 374 200 running 0
  Bob Barron 12 22 71 Bob Barron '60 Dodge 367 175 running 0
Crash Bond 13 20 61   '60 Ford 367 150 running 0
Richard Petty 14 2 43 Petty Enterprises '61 Plymouth 366 1,226 engine 362
Jack Smith 15 6 46 Jack Smith '61 Pontiac 363 125 crash 0
Curtis Crider 16 21 62 Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 356 110 running 0
Charlie Chapman 17 24 41 Charlie Chapman '60 Ford 344 100 running 0
  Tommy Wells 18 16 39   '60 Chevrolet 199 100 oil leak 0
Junior Johnson 19 7 27 Holly Farms  -  Rex Lovette '60 Pontiac 134 100 studs 0
  Bob Presnell 20 23 5   '59 Chevrolet 104 100 steering 0
  Dave Mader 21 19 96 J.L. Cheatham '61 Chevrolet 50 75 w bearing 0
Buddy Baker 22 11 87 Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 34 75 rear end 0
Rex White 23 1 4 White-Clements  - Rex White '61 Chevrolet 15 175 crash 0
  Doug Yates 24 13 23 Raeford Johnson '61 Plymouth 1 75 trans 0