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Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
September 24, 1961
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 500
| 3,595
| running
| 116 |
| 2
| 2
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Pontiac
| 500
| 2,000
| running
| 58 |
| 3
| 9
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 499
| 1,570
| running
| 259 |
| 4
| 8
| Fireball Roberts
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1961 Pontiac
| 496
| 850
| running
| 2 |
| 5
| 16
| Ken Rush
| 59
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Pontiac
| 494
| 750
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 11
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 494
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 12
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 492
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 15
| Art Malone
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 484
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 24
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 476
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 17
| Bill Morton
| 64
| Bill Morton
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 473
| 365
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 469
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 464
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 6
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 407
| 285
| engine
| 8 |
| 14
| 5
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 407
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 19
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1961 Plymouth
| 395
| 150
| transmission
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| John Hamby
| 25
| John Hamby
| 1961 Dodge
| 395
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 319
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
| 18
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1961 Ford
| 300
| 350
| rear end
| 57 |
| 19
| 14
| Jim Paschal
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1961 Pontiac
| 284
| 150
| rear end
| 0 |
| 20
| 3
| Glen Wood
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1961 Ford
| 264
| 225
| rear end
| 0 |
| 21
| 13
| Buck Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 214
| 100
| rocker arm
| 0 |
| 22
| 22
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 179
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 28
| Bob Barron
| 71
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 120
| 100
| handling
| 0 |
| 24
| 25
| Wayne Lambreth
| 12
|
| 1959 Ford
| 117
| 125
| fuel leak
| 0 |
| 25
| 23
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 17
| 135
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 27
| Bob Presnell
| 5
|
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 5
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 10
| Tommy Irwin
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 2
| 125
| rocker arm
| 0 |
| 28
| 20
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 1
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 29
| Joe Jones
| 77
| Joe Jones
| 1960 Ford
| 0
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:59:40
Average Speed: 62.586 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.45 seconds
7 cautions
Attendance: 18,000