| Teams for 1961 Virginia 500 Sweepstakes |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | Paul Lewis |  |
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin | |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | |
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner |  |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | |
| 15 | Beau Morgan | Tim Flock | |
| 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Glen Wood | |
| 23 | Raeford Johnson | Doug Yates |  |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson |  |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Bob Welborn | |
| 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham |  |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 48 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | |
| 69 | B.G. Holloway | Johnny Allen | |
| 72 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron |  |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | |
| 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | |
| 75 | Smokey Yunick | Fireball Roberts | |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | |
| 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake | |
