Official NASCAR Race Results
Fred Lorenzen won the 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Rebel 300 at Darlington Raceway.
05-06-1961 | Rebel 300 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Courtesy Ford | 0 | 219 | 69 | Running | 8,420 |
| 2 | 8 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Ford | LaFayette Motors | 0 | 219 | 25 | Running | 4,600 |
| 3 | 9 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | 0 | 218 | 3 | Running | 3,200 |
| 4 | 10 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Pontiac | Roy Burdick | 0 | 218 | 1 | Running | 2,400 |
| 5 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Smokey Yunick | 0 | 218 | 108 | Running | 1,665 |
| 6 | 17 | 3 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | Daytona Kennel | 0 | 217 | 0 | Running | 1,050 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | 0 | 216 | 6 | Running | 925 |
| 8 | 3 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 215 | 1 | Running | 865 |
| 9 | 5 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Ford | Shorty Johns | 0 | 215 | 0 | Running | 700 |
| 10 | 11 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | 0 | 215 | 0 | Running | 650 |
| 11 | 7 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holt-Stacy | 0 | 212 | 0 | Running | 500 |
| 12 | 18 | 47 | Larry Frank | Pontiac | Jack Smith | 0 | 212 | 0 | Running | 400 |
| 13 | 14 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | 0 | 211 | 0 | Running | 370 |
| 14 | 22 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | 0 | 209 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | 0 | 206 | 6 | Running | 250 |
| 16 | 26 | 00 | Dave Mader | Chevrolet | Dave Mader | 0 | 205 | 0 | Running | 275 |
| 17 | 20 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 18 | 21 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 19 | 25 | 82 | Larry Flynn | Chevrolet | -- | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 20 | 13 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running | 565 |
| 21 | 28 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Curtis Crider | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 22 | 32 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | 0 | 181 | 0 | Running | 500 |
| 23 | 29 | 38 | Ed Markstellar | Ford | Matt DeMatthews | 0 | 177 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | White-Clements | 0 | 173 | 0 | Crash | 340 |
| 25 | 15 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 115 | 0 | Crash | 200 |
| 26 | 24 | 55 | Jimmy Thompson | T-Bird | -- | 0 | 62 | 0 | Crash | 200 |
| 27 | 23 | 52 | Tom Dill | Ford | Julian Buesink | 0 | 46 | 0 | Crash | 230 |
| 28 | 19 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 38 | 0 | Oil pressure | 200 |
| 29 | 30 | 71 | Bobby Waddell | Dodge | Bob Barron | 0 | 22 | 0 | Oil pressure | 220 |
| 30 | 16 | 15 | Tim Flock | Ford | Beau Morgan | 0 | 16 | 0 | Handling | 200 |
| 31 | 27 | 61 | Elmo Langley | T-Bird | Doc White | 0 | 14 | 0 | Handling | 200 |
| 32 | 31 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 11 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-06-1961
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Rebel 300
- Race #: 19
- Cars: 32
- Winner: Fred Lorenzen
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: 1961 Ford
- Avg Speed: 119.520 mph
- Distance: 301 miles
- Purse: $30,625
- Cautions: 1
- Caution Laps: 0
- Lead Changes: 16
- Pole: 128.965 mph
