| Teams for 1961 Southeastern 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | George Green |  |
| 1 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | |
| 2 | Tom Daniels | Tommy Irwin | |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly |  |
| 9 | Wildcat Williams | Bunkie Blackburn |  |
| 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | |
| 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | |
| 18 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bob Welborn | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | |
| 22 | Rex Lovette | Fireball Roberts | |
| 23 | Raeford Johnson | Doug Yates |  |
| 27 | Rex Lovette | Junior Johnson | |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Tiny Lund | |
| 32 | J.L. Cheatem | Bill Morgan | |
| 34 | Scott Racing | Wendell Scott | |
| 36 | Wade Younts | Larry Thomas | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Julian Petty | Jim Paschal | |
| 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Bobby Johns | |
| 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 | |
| 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | |
| 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | |
| 85 | Monroe Shook | Emanuel Zervakis | |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 96 | J.L. Cheatem | Johnny Allen | |
