Entry List
Atlanta 500
Sunday, March 26th, 1961
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 124.172
- Cautions: 2 for 0 laps
- Lead Changes: N/A
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | |
| 2 | 53 | Bob Burdick | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Roy Burdick | Roy Burdick | |
| 3 | 49 | Bob Welborn | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | |
| 4 | 40 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Ralph Stark | Ralph Stark | |
| 5 | 72 | Bobby Johns | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | |
| 6 | 86 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | |
| 7 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Melvin Black | Melvin Black | |
| 8 | 62 | Curtis Crider | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | |
| 9 | 21 | Curtis Turner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 10 | 78 | Darel Dieringer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Billie Ridgeway | W.J. Ridgeway | |
| 11 | 26 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | David Pearson | David Pearson | |
| 12 | 68 | Ed Livingston | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | |
| 13 | 16 | Elmo Langley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Happy Steigel | Happy Steigel | |
| 14 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | |
| 15 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | |
| 16 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | |
| 17 | 14 | Freddy Fryar | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Herb Adcox | Herb Adcox | |
| 18 | 30 | Friday Hassler | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Fred Clark | Fred Clark | |
| 19 | 88 | Harlan Richardson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Jim White | Jim White | |
| 20 | 19 | Herman Beam | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | |
| 21 | 47 | Jack Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | |
| 22 | 56 | Jim Hendrickson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Charles French | Charles French | |
| 23 | 7 | Jim Reed | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | |
| 24 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | |
| 25 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | |
| 26 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | |
| 27 | 96 | Johnny Allen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | J.L. Cheatham | J.L. Cheatham | |
| 28 | 64 | Johnny Sudderth | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | |
| 29 | 27 | Junior Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Rex Lovette | |
| 30 | 76 | Larry Frank | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Dick Wright | Dick Wright | |
| 31 | 39 | Marshall Sargent | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Marshall Sargent | Marshall Sargent | |
| 32 | 3 | Marvin Panch | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Daytona Kennel | John Masoni | |
| 33 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | |
| 34 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Holt-Stacy | Dudley Farrell | |
| 35 | 1 | Paul Lewis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | |
| 36 | 6 | Ralph Earnhardt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | |
| 37 | 66 | Reds Kagle | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Cafe Burgundy | Ratus Walters | |
| 38 | 4 | Rex White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | White-Clements | Rex White | |
| 39 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | |
| 40 | 9 | Roy Tyner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | |
| 41 | 23 | Sal Tovella | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Bob Rose | Bob Rose | |
| 42 | 10 | TC Hunt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Fred Wheat | Fred Wheat | |
| 43 | 15 | Tim Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Beau Morgan | Beau Morgan | |
| 44 | 59 | Tom Pistone | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | |
| 45 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | Tom Daniels | |
| 46 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |