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Official NASCAR Race Results

Jack Smith won the 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

07-30-1961 | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway

Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.

Fin     St     #     Driver Make Sponsor Pts     Laps     Led     Status Money    
1 12 46 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith 0 500 243 Running 3,025
2 16 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Smokey Yunick 0 498 0 Running 1,325
3 8 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway 0 495 0 Running 1,125
4 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 493 19 Running 800
5 21 87 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 492 0 Running 750
6 11 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore 0 491 0 Running 725
7 13 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Monroe Shook 0 490 0 Running 575
8 19 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac Julian Petty 0 485 0 Running 525
9 20 26 Sherman Utsman Ford -- 0 481 0 Running 450
10 7 75 Tiny Lund Pontiac J.D. Braswell 0 476 0 Running 400
11 18 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 474 0 Running 350
12 30 74 L.D. Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin 0 465 0 Running 275
13 25 19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam 0 460 0 Running 250
14 36 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet Wade Younts 0 434 0 Running 225
15 41 62 Curtis Crider Ford Curtis Crider 0 425 0 Running 150
16 23 14 Herb Tillman Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson 0 422 0 Spun out 150
17 35 71 Bob Barron Dodge Bob Barron 0 422 0 Running 150
18 10 47 Bob Welborn Pontiac Jack Smith 0 416 26 Studs 150
19 26 23 Doug Yates Plymouth Raeford Johnson 0 414 0 Running 150
20 40 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile Reb Wickersham 0 377 0 Running 150
21 22 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue 0 348 0 Running 125
22 2 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms 0 340 170 Rear end 405
23 42 12 Ken Rush Ford -- 0 332 0 Crash 125
24 31 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet Wendell Scott 0 319 0 Rear end 125
25 6 4 Rex White Chevrolet White-Clements 0 285 42 Engine 280
26 39 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet Bill Morton 0 245 0 Rocker arm 125
27 28 71 George Green Ford Joe Jones 0 236 0 Con rod 125
28 32 82 Marvin Porter Ford -- 0 235 0 Axle 125
29 33 38 Dub Utsman Ford -- 0 200 0 Rocker arm 125
30 3 3 David Pearson Pontiac Daytona Kennel 0 198 0 Engine 125
31 37 39 Tommy Wells Chevrolet -- 0 193 0 Engine 100
32 15 29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holt-Stacy 0 182 0 Crash 125
33 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford Holman-Moody 0 175 0 Rear end 250
34 29 48 G.C. Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 0 125 0 Engine 100
35 17 76 Larry Frank Ford Dick Wright 0 107 0 Clutch 125
36 34 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet B.G. Holloway 0 106 0 Fire 100
37 5 86 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 78 0 Valve 150
38 27 99 George Alsobrook Ford Joe Jones 0 59 0 Axle 100
39 9 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Tom Daniels 0 48 0 Overheating 125
40 14 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac Cotton Owens 0 46 0 Head gasket 125
41 24 17 Fred Harb Ford Fred Harb 0 35 0 Handling 100
42 38 25 Layman Utsman Dodge -- 0 35 0 Handling 100

Race Recap

  • Date: 07-30-1961
  • Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Race: Volunteer 500
  • Race #: 36
  • Cars: 42
  • Winner: Jack Smith
  • Start Position: 12th
  • Car Make: 1961 Pontiac
  • Avg Speed: 68.373 mph
  • Distance: 250 miles
  • Purse: $14,885
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Pole: 79.225 mph

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