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Official NASCAR Race Results

Nelson Stacy won the 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-04-1961 | Southern 500 | 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 3 29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holt-Stacy 0 364 72 Running 18,430
2 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Smokey Yunick 0 364 180 Running 10,670
3 9 3 David Pearson Pontiac Daytona Kennel 0 363 6 Running 5,060
4 7 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac Julian Petty 0 359 0 Running 2,625
5 20 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Monroe Shook 0 359 0 Running 2,450
6 33 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway 0 354 0 Running 1,500
7 26 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson 0 348 0 Running 1,195
8 18 24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac James Turner 0 347 0 Running 1,195
9 6 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac Cotton Owens 0 346 0 Engine 875
10 36 47 Rex White Pontiac Jack Smith 0 345 0 Running 925
11 12 72 Bobby Johns Ford Shorty Johns 0 344 0 Running 750
12 16 66 Bill Morgan Ford Cafe Burgundy 0 342 0 Running 700
13 32 30 Elmo Langley Chevrolet Fred Clark 0 341 0 Running 500
14 14 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms 0 337 0 Running 450
15 24 59 Tiny Lund Pontiac B.G. Holloway 0 323 0 Crash 650
16 40 74 L.D. Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin 0 321 0 Running 350
17 35 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue 0 316 0 Running 300
18 39 62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider 0 312 0 Running 750
19 23 19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam 0 312 0 Running 250
20 17 46 Larry Frank Pontiac Jack Smith 0 273 0 Spindle 480
21 25 90 Dave Mader Chevrolet Dave Mader 0 262 0 Timing 280
22 4 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore 0 229 13 Rf hub 370
23 31 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed 0 228 0 Brakes 200
24 15 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 221 0 Bearings 700
25 34 10 T.C. Hunt Dodge Fred Wheat 0 206 0 Rear end 700
26 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 201 41 Engine 1,110
27 11 87 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 190 0 Con rod 220
28 21 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Tom Daniels 0 164 0 Rocker arm 200
29 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford Holman-Moody 0 158 52 Throttle 950
30 19 52 Cale Yarborough Ford Julian Buesink 0 135 0 Engine 200
31 8 42 Marvin Panch Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 94 0 Carburetor 200
32 28 82 Marvin Porter Ford -- 0 85 0 Crash 200
33 29 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 81 0 Crash 200
34 30 5 Woodie Wilson Pontiac Leroy Faucett 0 79 0 Crash 200
35 38 68 Ed Livingston Ford Curtis Crider 0 79 0 Head gasket 200
36 10 94 Banjo Matthews Ford Banjo Matthews 0 65 0 Engine 430
37 22 32 Joe Caspolich Ford -- 0 50 0 Rear end 200
38 27 80 Darel Dieringer Ford Tubby Gonzales 0 45 0 Rear end 300
39 13 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford Wildcat Williams 0 34 0 Head gasket 200
40 37 96 Friday Hassler Chevrolet J.L. Cheatham 0 22 0 Brakes 200
41 43 99 George Alsobrook Ford Joe Jones 0 2 0 Handling 200
42 41 75 Red Hollingsworth Chevrolet J.D. Braswell 0 2 0 Handling 200
43 42 93 Lee Reitzel Ford Lee Reitzel 0 2 0 Handling 200

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-04-1961
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 42
  • Cars: 43
  • Winner: Nelson Stacy
  • Start Position: 3rd
  • Car Make: 1961 Ford
  • Avg Speed: 117.787 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $57,965
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 21
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Pole: 128.680 mph

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