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Southeastern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
October 22, 1961
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 500
| 3,680
| running
| 82 |
| 2
| 8
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 500
| 2,365
| running
| 24 |
| 3
| 18
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Dudley Farrell
| 1961 Ford
| 500
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 17
| Jim Paschal
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1961 Pontiac
| 498
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 495
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 16
| Ned Jarrett
| 1
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 491
| 825
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 482
| 725
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| Ken Rush
| 59
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Pontiac
| 481
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 23
| Bill Morton
| 64
| Bill Morton
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 481
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 3
| Bob Welborn
| 18
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 480
| 585
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| Buck Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 480
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 14
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 478
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 30
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 474
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 9
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 471
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 36
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 460
| 290
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 33
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 459
| 280
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 1
| Bobby Johns
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 457
| 440
| running
| 49 |
| 18
| 28
| Brownie King
| 16
|
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 442
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 31
| Bill Latham
| 69
|
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 440
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 439
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 24
| Jack Smith
| 46
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 421
| 240
| wheel
| 0 |
| 22
| 26
| Tiny Lund
| 30
| Fred Clark
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 414
| 225
| rear end
| 0 |
| 23
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 394
| 246
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 7
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 394
| 495
| rear end
| 294 |
| 25
| 15
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 14
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 370
| 225
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 4
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Rex Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 323
| 310
| fuel pump
| 51 |
| 27
| 19
| Bill Morgan
| 32
| J.L. Cheatham
| 1961 Ford
| 237
| 225
| rear end
| 0 |
| 28
| 38
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 197
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 25
| Johnny Allen
| 96
| J.L. Cheatham
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 169
| 200
| rear end
| 0 |
| 30
| 10
| Bunkie Blackburn
| 9
| Wildcat Williams
| 1961 Ford
| 164
| 225
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
|
| Paul Lewis
| 20
|
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 149
| 200
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
|
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 120
| 200
| crankshaft
| 0 |
| 33
|
| Gene Blackburn
| 25
|
| 1960 Dodge
| 117
| 100
| axle
| 0 |
| 34
|
| Friday Hassler
| 39
|
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 115
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 35
|
| Joe Jones
| 77
| Joe Jones
| 1960 Ford
| 111
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 36
|
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1961 Plymouth
| 35
| 100
| fan belt
| 0 |
| 37
|
| Tommy Irwin
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 19
| 125
| accident
| 0 |
| 38
|
| Allen Franklin
| 88
|
| 1959 Nash
| 3
| 100
| black flagged
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:27:02
Average Speed: 72.452 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.32 seconds
3 cautions
Attendance: 17,000