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Results

The 1961 Atlanta 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 26th, 1961

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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  • 17 Ford
  • 13 Pontiac
  • 13 Chevrolet
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 1 Dodge

  • 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
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Entry List
Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
16 10 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 267 66 0 head gasket
1 7 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac 0 0 334 43 0 running
13 6 49 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 308 0 0 running
37 31 40 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 94 0 0 crash
29 27 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 124 0 0 crash
15 40 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 290 0 0 running
43 28 65 Charlie Glotzbach Pontiac 0 0 23 0 0 engine
14 39 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 293 0 0 running
20 9 21 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 216 11 0 head gasket
19 33 78 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 231 0 0 crash
40 30 26 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 80 0 0 engine
25 37 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 151 0 0 bearings
17 36 16 Elmo Langley Pontiac 0 0 233 0 0 lugs
9 19 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 322 0 0 running
42 2 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 29 25 0 engine
33 3 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 106 73 0 crash
31 46 14 Freddy Fryar Chevrolet 0 0 116 0 0 engine
41 29 30 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 53 0 0 driveshaft
44 26 88 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 22 0 0 engine
36 35 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 94 0 0 crash
21 11 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 212 0 0 engine
23 34 56 Jim Hendrickson Chevrolet 0 0 171 0 0 fuel pump
12 15 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 309 0 0 rear end
11 12 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 312 0 0 running
28 25 89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 124 0 0 crash
22 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 179 0 0 lugs
35 32 96 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 96 0 0 crash
45 44 64 Johnny Sudderth Ford 0 0 22 0 0 rear end
27 23 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 126 0 0 crash
38 8 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 90 0 0 engine
18 43 39 Marshall Sargent Pontiac 0 0 233 0 0 rear end
6 1 3 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 329 116 0 running
5 18 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 332 0 0 running
4 17 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 333 0 0 running
46 45 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 engine
3 13 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 334 0 0 running
7 24 66 Reds Kagle Ford 0 0 326 0 0 running
2 4 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 334 0 0 running
24 22 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 155 0 0 engine
32 38 9 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 109 0 0 pulley
26 16 23 Sal Tovella Ford 0 0 144 0 0 engine
30 20 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 124 0 0 crash
39 41 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 82 0 0 steering
8 14 59 Tom Pistone Pontiac 0 0 325 0 0 running
10 21 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 315 0 0 fuel
34 42 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford 0 0 100 0 0 crash

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