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Results

The 1961 Dixie 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Dixie 400

Sunday, September 17th, 1961

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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  • 13 Ford
  • 11 Chevrolet
  • 12 Pontiac
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 125.384
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Dixie 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 7 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 262 167 0 engine
26 20 32 Bill Morgan Ford 0 0 203 0 0 piston
32 38 71 Bob Barron Chevrolet 0 0 104 0 0 engine
8 23 46 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 264 0 0 running
12 8 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 261 0 0 running
25 16 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 209 0 0 engine
29 12 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 174 0 0 engine
41 41 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 3 0 0 bearing
20 6 24 Darel Dieringer Pontiac 0 0 238 0 0 crash
37 19 90 Dave Mader Chevrolet 0 0 51 0 0 crash
1 5 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 267 1 0 running
33 39 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 65 0 0 oil pressure
23 25 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 234 0 0 running
28 33 96 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 engine
14 15 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 259 0 0 running
3 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 267 40 0 running
36 4 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 52 0 0 crash
31 34 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 124 0 0 engine
34 31 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 63 0 0 piston
39 18 86 Herb Tillman Chrysler 0 0 46 0 0 oil pressure
22 37 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 235 0 0 running
27 32 78 JC Hendrix Ford 0 0 202 0 0 con rod
4 13 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 264 0 0 running
40 42 15 Jesse James Taylor Ford 0 0 10 0 0 engine
13 14 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 260 0 0 running
16 3 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 256 0 0 running
6 24 14 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 264 0 0 running
2 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 267 1 0 running
17 21 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 255 0 0 running
21 35 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 238 0 0 running
24 36 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 226 0 0 running
10 11 6 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 262 0 0 running
7 17 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 264 0 0 running
19 2 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 243 58 0 engine
35 29 5 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 62 0 0 transmission
18 10 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 254 0 0 running
5 26 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 264 0 0 running
30 28 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 153 0 0 engine
15 30 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 259 0 0 running
42 40 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 0 piston
38 17 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford 0 0 47 0 0 engine
9 22 51 Woodie Wilson Pontiac 0 0 262 0 0 running

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