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Volunteer 500 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 51
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$14,885	Race Date:	Jul 30, 1961	Bristol Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2 Laps	Race Duration:	3Hr 39Min 23Sec.	Bristol, Tennessee
Lead Changes:	7	Average Speed:	68.373 MPH	.533 Mile Concrete Oval
No. of Cars:	42	No. of Cautions:	8	bristolmotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Jack Smith J. Smith	Driver:	Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#46 Pontiac	Car No.:	#28 Ford	Chevrolet:	0
Team:		Team:	Holman-Moody Racing	Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Chrysler:	0
Laps Led:	243 of 500	Pole Speed:	79.225 MPH

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Official 1961 Volunteer 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	12	46	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	500	127	Running
2	16	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	498	0	Running
3	8	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	495	0	Running
4	4	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	493	19	Running
5	21	87	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	492	0	Running
6	11	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	491	0	Running
7	13	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)		0	490	0	Running
8	19	44	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	485	0	Running
9	20	26	Sherman Utsman S. UtsmanSherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman (Car Owner)		0	481	0	Running
10	7	75	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	J.D. Braswell (Car Owner)		0	476	0	Running
11	18	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	474	0	Running
12	30	74	L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Car Owner)		0	465	0	Running
13	25	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	460	0	Running
14	36	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	434	0	Running
15	41	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	425	0	Running
16	23	14	Herb Tillman H. TillmanHerb Tillman	Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner)		0	422	0	Spun
17	35	71	Bob Barron B. BarronBob Barron	Bob Barron (Car Owner)		0	422	0	Running
18	10	47	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	416	26	Wheel Stud
19	26	23	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Car Owner)		0	414	0	Running
20	40	33	Reb Wickersham R. WickershamReb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham (Car Owner)		0	377	0	Running
21	22	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	348	0	Running
22	2	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	340	127	Rear Gear
23	42	12	Ken Rush K. RushKen Rush			0	332	0	Accident
24	31	34	Wendell Scott W. Scott (R)Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		0	319	0	Rear Gear
25	6	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	285	42	Engine
26	39	64	Bill Morton B. MortonBill Morton	Bill Morton (Car Owner)		0	245	0	Rocker Arm
27	28	71	George Alsobrook G. AlsobrookGeorge Alsobrook	Joe Jones (Car Owner)		0	236	0	Connecting Rod
28	32	82	Marvin Porter M. PorterMarvin Porter	Henry Dunbar (Car Owner)		0	235	0	Axle
29	33	38	Dub Utsman D. UtsmanDub Utsman	NULL		0	200	0	Rocker Arm
30	3	3	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Daytona Kennel		0	198	0	Engine
31	37	39	Tommy Wells T. WellsTommy Wells			0	193	0	Engine
32	15	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holt-Stacy		0	182	0	Accident
33	1	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody		0	175	0	Rear Gear
34	29	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing		0	125	0	Engine
35	17	76	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Dick Wright (Car Owner)		0	107	0	Clutch
36	34	69	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	106	0	Fire
37	5	86	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	78	0	Valves
38	27	99	George Alsobrook G. AlsobrookGeorge Alsobrook	Joe Jones (Car Owner)		0	59	0	Axle
39	9	2	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Tom Daniels (Car Owner)		0	48	0	Overheating
40	14	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Cotton Owens Garage		0	46	0	Head Gasket
41	24	17	Fred Harb F. HarbFred Harb	Fred Harb (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Handling
42	38	25	Layman Utsman L. UtsmanLayman Utsman			0	35	0	Handling
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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