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Results

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

Virginia 500 Sweepstakes

Sunday, April 30th, 1961

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 1 Nash
  • 1 Dodge
  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 66.278
  • Cautions: 1 for 6 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Virginia 500 Sweepstakes at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
30 25 8 Allen Franklin AMC 0 0 5 0 0 handling
21 14 72 Bob Barron Dodge 0 0 312 0 0 running
27 12 30 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 112 0 0 piston
19 19 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 414 0 0 running
5 24 86 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 491 0 0 running
24 30 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 236 0 0 con rod
14 9 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 442 0 0 running
2 5 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 496 0 0 running
3 26 75 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 496 0 0 running
29 8 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 35 0 0 handling
11 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 465 334 0 running
13 18 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 450 0 0 running
22 16 21 Glen Wood Ford 0 0 266 0 0 rear end
8 22 97 Harry Leake Chevrolet 0 0 475 0 0 running
12 10 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 463 0 0 running
25 11 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 211 0 0 axle
16 28 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 431 0 0 engine
1 17 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 500 135 0 running
17 29 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 417 0 0 running
20 23 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 403 0 0 running
6 4 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 484 0 0 running
10 6 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 465 0 0 rear end
26 20 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 209 0 0 oil pressure
28 13 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 48 0 0 handling
9 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 474 31 0 running
23 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 243 0 0 distributor
18 27 9 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 416 0 0 running
7 7 15 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 479 0 0 running
4 21 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 491 0 0 running
15 15 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 432 0 0 running

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