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World 600 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 51
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$73,855	Race Date:	May 28, 1961	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2 Laps	Race Duration:	5Hr 22Min 29Sec.	Concord, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	17	Average Speed:	111.633 MPH	1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	55	No. of Cautions:	7 For 57 Laps	charlottemotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	David Pearson D. Pearson	Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#3 Pontiac	Car No.:	#43 Plymouth	Chevrolet:	0
Team:		Team:	Petty Enterprises	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Raymond Fox	Crew Chief:	Dale Inman	Dodge:	0
Laps Led:	225 of 400	Pole Speed:	131.611 MPH

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Official 1961 World 600 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	3	3	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Daytona Kennel		0	400	127	Running
2	10	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	398	6	Running
3	8	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	397	0	Running
4	11	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	397	30	Running
5	25	14	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	394	0	Running
6	39	30	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Fred Clark (Car Owner)		0	392	0	Running
7	19	46	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	392	3	Running
8	14	47	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	392	0	Running
9	23	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	390	0	Running
10	2	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	389	14	Running
11	6	6	Ralph Earnhardt R. EarnhardtRalph Earnhardt	Cotton Owens Garage		0	386	75	Running
12	30	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	386	0	Running
13	33	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Don Every (Car Owner)		0	384	0	Running
14	37	10	T.C. Hunt T. HuntT.C. Hunt	Fred Wheat (Car Owner)		0	376	0	Running
15	17	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)		0	375	0	Running
16	54	93	Lee Reitzel L. Reitzel (R)Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Car Owner)		0	371	0	Running
17	44	61	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Doc White (Car Owner)		0	371	0	Running
18	43	96	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	J.L. Cheatham (Car Owner)		0	368	0	Running
19	12	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	367	0	Running
20	7	18	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Bud Moore Engineering		0	361	0	Driveshaft
21	38	5	Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell (Car Owner)		0	361	0	Running
22	41	38	Ed Markstellar E. MarkstellarEd Markstellar	Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner)		0	360	0	Running
23	48	23	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Car Owner)		0	358	0	Running
24	42	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	357	0	Running
25	49	57	Wes Morgan W. MorganWes Morgan	J.I. Divers (Car Owner)		0	347	0	Running
26	32	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	342	0	Rear Gear
27	13	53	Bob Burdick B. BurdickBob Burdick	Roy Burdick (Car Owner)		0	338	0	Accident
28	18	94	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Matthews Racing		0	336	0	Engine
29	36	80	Tubby Gonzales T. GonzalesTubby Gonzales	Tubby Gonzales (Car Owner)		0	336	0	Rear Gear
30	1	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	332	47	Engine
31	26	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing		0	325	0	Running
32	55	71	Bob Barron B. BarronBob Barron	Bob Barron (Car Owner)		0	291	0	Black Flagged
33	21	69	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	283	0	Rear Gear
34	29	2	Reds Kagle R. KagleReds Kagle	Cafe Burgundy		0	277	0	Accident
35	5	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody		0	274	0	A Frame
36	50	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)		0	266	0	Accident
37	24	15	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Beau Morgan (Car Owner)		0	255	0	Engine
38	45	68	Ed Livingston E. LivingstonEd Livingston	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	254	0	Engine
39	35	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	221	0	Bellhousing
40	46	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	203	0	Crankshaft
41	9	16	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Beau Morgan (Car Owner)		0	186	0	Camshaft
42	15	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	147	0	Overheating
43	4	20	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	140	0	Accident
44	20	21	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Wood Brothers		0	139	0	Accident
45	31	44	Marvin Porter M. PorterMarvin Porter	Perry Enterprises		0	136	0	Engine
46	22	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holt-Stacy		0	128	0	Bearings
47	34	66	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Cafe Burgundy		0	113	0	Axle
48	53	31	Gene Stokes G. StokesGene Stokes	Gene Stokes (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	95	0	Oil Pressure
49	27	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	93	0	Valves
50	16	24	Roscoe Thompson R. ThompsonRoscoe Thompson	James Turner (Car Owner)		0	70	0	Clutch
51	47	40	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Ralph Stark (Car Owner)		0	53	0	Axle
52	28	89	Joe Lee Johnson J. JohnsonJoe Lee Johnson	Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner)		0	40	0	Accident
53	40	75	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Lyle Stelter (Car Owner)		0	10	0	Timing
54	51	51	Doug Cox D. CoxDoug Cox	Doug Cox (Car Owner)		0	6	0	Engine
55	52	35	E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. Trivette	M.J. Black (Car Owner)		0	3	0	Axle
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