| Teams for 1961 Festival 250 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | Paul Lewis | ![]() |
| 3 | John Masoni | David Pearson | ![]() |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | ![]() |
| 5 | LeRoy Faucett | Woodie Wilson | ![]() |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Ralph Earnhardt | ![]() |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | ![]() |
| 10 | Fred Wheat | T.C. Hunt | ![]() |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | ![]() |
| 15 | Beau Morgan | Jim Bennett | ![]() |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ![]() |
| 22 | Smokey Yunick | Fireball Roberts | ![]() |
| 23 | Raeford Johnson | Doug Yates | ![]() |
| 24 | James Turner | Roscoe Thompson | ![]() |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | ![]() |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | ![]() |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Gene White | ![]() |
| 38 | Matt DeMathews | Roy Tyner | ![]() |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | ![]() |
| 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ![]() |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Bob Welborn | ![]() |
| 48 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | ![]() |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ![]() |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ![]() |
| 69 | B.G. Holloway | Johnny Allen | ![]() |
| 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | ![]() |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | ![]() |
| 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | ![]() |
| 75 | J.D. Braswell | Tiny Lund | ![]() |
| 82 | Henry Dunbar | Marvin Porter | ![]() |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | ![]() |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buddy Baker | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Herb Tillman | ![]() |
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | ![]() |
| 94 | Matthews Racing | Banjo Matthews | ![]() |
| 96 | J.L. Cheatem | Friday Hassler | ![]() |
| 99 | Joe Jones | George Alsobrook | ![]() |