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Results

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

Old Dominion 500

Sunday, September 24th, 1961

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 62.586
  • Cautions: 7 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 15 42 Art Malone Plymouth 0 0 484 0 0 running
10 17 64 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 473 0 0 running
23 28 71 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 120 0 0 handling
26 27 5 Bob Presnell Chevrolet 0 0 5 0 0 engine
21 13 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 214 0 0 rocker arm
25 23 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 17 0 0 overheating
15 19 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 395 0 0 transmission
7 12 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 492 0 0 running
4 8 6 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 496 2 0 running
14 5 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 407 0 0 running
18 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 300 57 0 rear end
11 21 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 469 0 0 running
20 3 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 264 0 0 rear end
12 18 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 464 0 0 running
19 14 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 284 0 0 rear end
6 11 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 494 0 0 running
29 29 77 Joe Jones Ford 0 0 0 0 0 engine
1 4 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 500 116 0 running
16 26 25 John Hamby Dodge 0 0 395 0 0 running
3 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 499 259 0 running
5 16 59 Ken Rush Pontiac 0 0 494 0 0 running
22 22 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 179 0 0 engine
9 24 36 Larry Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 476 0 0 running
13 6 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 407 8 0 engine
2 2 4 Rex White Pontiac 0 0 500 58 0 running
17 7 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 319 0 0 engine
27 10 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 rocker arm
24 25 12 Wayne Lambath Ford 0 0 117 0 0 fuel leak
28 20 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 1 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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