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Results

The 1961 Rebel 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Rebel 300

Saturday, May 6th, 1961

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 11 Ford
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury
  • 10 Chevrolet
  • 1 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 219
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.520
  • Cautions: 1 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Rebel 300 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 3 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 215 1 0 running
4 10 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac 0 0 218 1 0 running
9 5 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 215 0 0 running
29 30 71 Bobby Waddell Dodge 0 0 22 0 0 oil pressure
20 13 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 192 0 0 running
25 15 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 115 0 0 crash
22 32 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 181 0 0 running
2 8 21 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 219 25 0 running
16 26 00 Dave Mader Chevrolet 0 0 205 0 0 running
21 28 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 187 0 0 running
23 29 38 Ed Markstellar Ford 0 0 177 0 0 running
31 27 61 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 14 0 0 handling
13 14 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 211 0 0 running
5 2 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 218 108 0 running
1 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 219 69 0 running
17 20 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 running
14 22 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 209 0 0 running
26 24 55 Jimmy Thompson Ford 0 0 62 0 0 crash
15 4 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 206 6 0 running
3 9 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 218 3 0 running
19 25 82 Larry Flynn Chevrolet 0 0 195 0 0 running
12 18 47 Larry Frank Pontiac 0 0 212 0 0 running
6 17 3 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 217 0 0 running
10 11 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 215 0 0 running
11 7 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 212 0 0 running
28 19 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 38 0 0 oil pressure
7 6 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 216 6 0 running
24 12 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 173 0 0 crash
32 31 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 11 0 0 engine
30 16 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 16 0 0 handling
27 23 52 Tom Dill Ford 0 0 46 0 0 crash
18 21 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 running

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