| 1961 Southeastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 50 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $19,931 | Race Date: | Oct 22, 1961 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 27Min 2Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 72.452 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 3 | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Bobby Johns B. Johns | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Car No.: | #47 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Chrysler: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 82 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 80.645 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Southeastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 82 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 24 |
| 3 | 18 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holt-Stacy | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 495 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 1 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 59 | Ken Rush | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 64 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | Bob Welborn | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 480 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 34 | Wendell Scott (R) | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 47 | Bobby Johns | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 457 | 49 |
| 18 | 28 | 16 | Brownie King | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 | |
| 19 | 31 | 69 | Bill Latham | Running | | 0 | 440 | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | | 0 | 421 | 0 | |
| 22 | 26 | 30 | Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 414 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Rear Gear | | 0 | 394 | 294 |
| 25 | 15 | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 370 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holly Farms | Oil Pump | | 0 | 323 | 51 |
| 27 | 19 | 32 | Bill Morgan | J.L. Cheatham (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 96 | Johnny Allen | J.L. Cheatham (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 9 | Bunkie Blackburn | Wildcat Williams (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 20 | Paul Lewis | Accident | | 0 | 149 | 0 | |
| 32 | - | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Crankshaft | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 25 | Gene Blackburn |  | 0 | 117 | 0 | ||
| 34 | - | 39 | Friday Hassler | Rear Gear | | 0 | 115 | 0 | |
| 35 | 35 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Fan Belt | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 88 | Allen Franklin | Too Slow | Nash | 0 | 3 | 0 |
