| Teams for 1961 Wilkes 200 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin |  |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Cotton Owens |  |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | |
| 12 | Bill Lloyd | Joe Jones |  |
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Johnny Allen | |
| 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | |
| 18 | Bud Moore Engineering | Fireball Roberts | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Banjo Matthews | |
| 23 | Raeford Johnson | Doug Yates |  |
| 25 | John Hamby | John Hamby |  |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 36 | Wade Younts | Larry Thomas | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Julian Petty | Jim Paschal | |
| 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | |
| 48 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | |
| 59 | B.G. Holloway | Ken Rush | |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider |  |
| 64 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton | |
| 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | |
| 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake | |
