| Teams for 1961 Western North Carolina 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | Paul Lewis |  |
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin | |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | |
| 5 | Bobby Waddell | Bob Presnell | |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly |  |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | |
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Johnny Allen | |
| 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb |  |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | |
| 23 | Raeford Johnson | Doug Yates |  |
| 25 | John Hamby | John Hamby |  |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | |
| 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham |  |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 36 | Wade Younts | Larry Thomas | |
| 41 | Charlie Chapman | Charlie Chapman | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Julian Petty | Jim Paschal | |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | |
| 48 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | |
| 59 | B.G. Holloway | Fireball Roberts | |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | |
| 64 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton | |
| 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | |
| 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | |
| 82 | Henry Dunbar | Marvin Porter | |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker | Buddy Baker | Chrysler |
| 94 | Matthews Racing | Banjo Matthews | |
| 96 | J.L. Cheatem | Dave Mader | |
| 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake | |
| 99 | Joe Jones | George Alsobrook | |
