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Volunteer 500 1961
Volunteer 500 1961
Bristol Motor Speedway
· 1961 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
500
750
2
Fireball Roberts
Smokey Yunick Racing
Pontiac
498
720
3
Ned Jarrett
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
495
690
4
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
493
660
5
Buddy Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
492
630
6
Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore Engineering
Pontiac
491
600
7
Emanuel Zervakis
Monroe Shook (Owner)
Chevrolet
490
570
8
Jim Paschal
Julian Petty (Owner)
Pontiac
485
540
9
Sherman Utsman
Ford
481
510
10
Tiny Lund
J.D. Braswell (Owner)
Pontiac
476
480
11
Paul Lewis
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
474
450
12
L.D. Austin
L.D. Austin (Owner)
Chevrolet
465
420
13
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Ford
460
390
14
Larry Thomas
Wade Younts (Owner)
Chevrolet
434
360
15
Curtis Crider
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Ford
425
330
16
Herb Tillman
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
422
300
17
Bob Barron
Bob Barron (Owner)
Dodge
422
270
18
Bob Welborn
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
416
240
19
Doug Yates
Raeford Johnson (Owner)
Plymouth
414
210
20
Reb Wickersham
Reb Wickersham (Owner)
Oldsmobile
377
180
21
Jimmy Pardue
Jimmy Pardue (Owner)
Chevrolet
348
150
22
Junior Johnson
Rex Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
340
120
23
Ken Rush
Ford
332
90
24
Wendell Scott
Scott Racing
Chevrolet
319
60
25
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
285
30
26
Bill Morton
Bill Morton (Owner)
Chevrolet
245
30
27
George Green
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
236
30
28
Marvin Porter
Ford
235
30
29
Dub Utsman
Ford
200
30
30
David Pearson
John Masoni (Owner)
Pontiac
198
30
31
Tommy Wells
Chevrolet
193
30
32
Nelson Stacy
Dudley Farrell (Owner)
Ford
182
30
33
Fred Lorenzen
Holman Moody
Ford
175
30
34
G.C. Spencer
GC Spencer Racing
Chevrolet
125
30
35
Larry Frank
Dick Wright (Owner)
Ford
107
30
36
Johnny Allen
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
106
30
37
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
78
30
38
George Alsobrook
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
59
30
39
Tommy Irwin
Tom Daniels (Owner)
Chevrolet
48
30
40
Cotton Owens
Owens Racing
Pontiac
46
30
41
Fred Harb
Fred Harb (Owner)
Ford
35
30
42
Layman Utsman
Dodge
35
30
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