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Atlanta 500 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 51
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$52,885	Race Date:	Mar 26, 1961	EchoPark Speedway
Margin of Victory:	Concluded Under Caution	Race Duration:	4Hr 2Min 5Sec.	Hampton, Georgia
Lead Changes:	No Data Found	Average Speed:	124.172 MPH	1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	46	No. of Cautions:	2	echoparkspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Bob Burdick B. Burdick	Driver:	Marvin Panch M. Panch	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#53 Pontiac	Car No.:	#3 Pontiac	Chevrolet:	0
Team:		Team:		Ford:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Chrysler:	0
Laps Led:	43 of 334	Pole Speed:	135.755 MPH

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Official 1961 Atlanta 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	7	53	Bob Burdick B. BurdickBob Burdick	Roy Burdick (Car Owner)		0	334	44	Running
2	4	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	334	0	Running
3	13	6	Ralph Earnhardt R. EarnhardtRalph Earnhardt	Cotton Owens Garage		0	334	0	Running
4	17	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holt-Stacy		0	333	0	Running
5	18	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	332	0	Running
6	1	3	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Daytona Kennel		0	329	127	Running
7	24	66	Reds Kagle R. KagleReds Kagle	Cafe Burgundy		0	326	0	Running
8	14	59	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	325	0	Running
9	19	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)		0	322	0	Running
10	21	2	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Tom Daniels (Car Owner)		0	315	0	Fuel
11	12	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	312	0	Running
12	15	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	309	0	Rear Gear
13	6	49	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Bob Welborn (Car Owner)		0	308	0	Running
14	39	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	293	0	Running
15	40	86	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	290	0	Running
16	10	94	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Matthews Racing		0	267	38	Head Gasket
17	36	16	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Happy Steigel (Car Owner)		0	233	0	Wheel Stud
18	43	39	Marshall Sargent M. SargentMarshall Sargent	Marshall Sargent (Car Owner)		0	233	0	Rear Gear
19	33	78	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Billie Ridgeway		0	231	0	Accident
20	9	21	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Wood Brothers		0	216	29	Head Gasket
21	11	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	212	0	Engine
22	5	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	179	0	Wheel Stud
23	34	56	Jim Hendrickson J. HendricksonJim Hendrickson	Charles French (Car Owner)		0	171	0	Oil Pump
24	22	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	155	0	Engine
25	37	68	Ed Livingston E. LivingstonEd Livingston	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	151	0	Bearings
26	16	23	Sal Tovella S. TovellaSal Tovella	Bob Rose (Car Owner)		0	144	0	Engine
27	23	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	126	0	Accident
28	25	89	Joe Lee Johnson J. JohnsonJoe Lee Johnson	Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner)		0	124	0	Accident
29	27	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	124	0	Accident
30	20	10	T.C. Hunt T. HuntT.C. Hunt	Fred Wheat (Car Owner)		0	124	0	Accident
31	46	14	Freddy Fryar F. FryarFreddy Fryar	Herb Adcox		0	116	0	Engine
32	38	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)		0	109	0	Pulley
33	3	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody		0	106	87	Accident
34	42	99	Wilbur Rakestraw W. RakestrawWilbur Rakestraw	Joe Jones (Car Owner)		0	100	0	Accident
35	32	96	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	J.L. Cheatham (Car Owner)		0	96	0	Accident
36	35	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	94	0	Accident
37	31	40	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Ralph Stark (Car Owner)		0	94	0	Accident
38	8	76	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Dick Wright (Car Owner)		0	90	0	Engine
39	41	15	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Beau Morgan (Car Owner)		0	82	0	Steering
40	30	26	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	David Pearson (Car Owner)		0	80	0	Engine
41	29	30	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	Fred Clark (Car Owner)		0	53	0	Driveshaft
42	2	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	29	9	Engine
43	28	65	Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie Glotzbach	Melvin Black (Car Owner)		0	23	0	Engine
44	26	88	Harlan Richardson H. RichardsonHarlan Richardson	Jim White (Car Owner)		0	22	0	Engine
45	44	64	Johnny Sudderth J. SudderthJohnny Sudderth	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	22	0	Rear Gear
46	45	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	1	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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