1961 Bowman-Gray 500
Bowman Gray Stadium · 1961 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex White | 3 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 150 | 37.5 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 12 | running | 400 |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 150 | 138 | running | 384 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | running | 368 | |
| 4 | 8 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | running | 352 | |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 149 | running | 336 | |
| 6 | 11 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | running | 320 | |
| 7 | 9 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | running | 304 | |
| 8 | 12 | 57 | Jimmy Mairs | Chevrolet | 145 | running | 288 | ||
| 9 | 13 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 145 | running | 272 | |
| 10 | 18 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | running | 256 | |
| 11 | 14 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 140 | running | 240 | |
| 12 | 16 | 5 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | 139 | running | 224 | ||
| 13 | 17 | 32 | Robert Berrier | Morris Garage | 137 | running | |||
| 14 | 20 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 136 | running | 208 | |
| 15 | 22 | 77 | Doc Lee | Austin-Healey | 135 | running | |||
| 16 | 5 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 105 | accident | 192 | |
| 17 | 19 | 12 | T.R. Miller | Ford | 96 | tire | 176 | ||
| 18 | 21 | 71S | Jack Hart | - | 52 | overheating | |||
| 19 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 44 | accident | 160 | |
| 20 | 10 | 17x | Bill Whitley | Chevrolet | 39 | accident | |||
| 21 | 15 | 44 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 32 | clutch | 144 | |
| 22 | 7 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 23 | engine | 128 | |
| 23 | 23 | 75 | Paul Lyons | Sprite | 4 | too slow | 0 |