| 1961 World 600 Qualifier #1 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,835 | Race Date: | May 21, 1961 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 50Min 9Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 133.554 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 19 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 24 of 67 | Pole Speed: | 137.480 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 World 600 Qualifier #1 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 67 | 24 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Ralph Earnhardt | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 67 | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | 47 | Bob Welborn | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 67 | 34 |
| 6 | 18 | 75 | Fireball Roberts | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Running | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 69 | Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 97 | E.J. Trivette | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Transmission |  | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 35 | Bobby Waddell | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 27 | Bobby Isaac | Holly Farms | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
