| 1961 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,545 | Race Date: | Apr 9, 1961 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 1Hr 5Min 23Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 68.366 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Driver: | Rex White R. White | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #4 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 31 of 149 | Pole Speed: | 70.280 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 149 | 31 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 149 | 118 |
| 3 | 3 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running |  | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 69 | Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 15 | Tim Flock | Beau Morgan (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 87 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 55 | Ernie Gahan | John Koszein (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 35 | George Green | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 66 | Reds Kagle | Cafe Burgundy | | 0 | 117 | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 21 | 0 |
