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Southeastern 500 1961
Southeastern 500 1961
Bristol Motor Speedway
· 1961 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore Engineering
Pontiac
500
1050
2
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
500
1008
3
Nelson Stacy
Dudley Farrell (Owner)
Ford
500
966
4
Jim Paschal
Julian Petty (Owner)
Pontiac
498
924
5
Emanuel Zervakis
Monroe Shook (Owner)
Chevrolet
495
882
6
Ned Jarrett
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
491
840
7
Jimmy Pardue
Jimmy Pardue (Owner)
Chevrolet
482
798
8
Ken Rush
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Pontiac
481
756
9
Bill Morton
Bill Morton (Owner)
Chevrolet
481
714
10
Bob Welborn
Bud Moore Engineering
Pontiac
480
672
11
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
480
630
12
G.C. Spencer
GC Spencer Racing
Chevrolet
478
588
13
L.D. Austin
L.D. Austin (Owner)
Chevrolet
474
546
14
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Ford
471
504
15
Curtis Crider
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Mercury
460
462
16
Wendell Scott
Scott Racing
Chevrolet
459
420
17
Bobby Johns
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
457
378
18
Brownie King
Ford
442
336
19
Bill Latham
Chevrolet
440
294
20
Fred Harb
Fred Harb (Owner)
Ford
439
252
21
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
421
210
22
Tiny Lund
Fred Clark (Owner)
Chevrolet
414
168
23
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
394
126
24
Junior Johnson
Rex Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
394
84
25
Joe Lee Johnson
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
370
42
26
Fireball Roberts
Rex Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
323
42
27
Bill Morgan
J.L. Cheatham (Owner)
Ford
237
42
28
George Green
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
197
42
29
Johnny Allen
J.L. Cheatham (Owner)
Chevrolet
169
42
30
Bunkie Blackburn
Wildcat Williams (Owner)
Ford
164
42
31
Paul Lewis
Chevrolet
149
42
32
Larry Thomas
Wade Younts (Owner)
Chevrolet
120
42
33
Gene Blackburn
Dodge
117
42
34
Friday Hassler
Chevrolet
115
42
35
Joe Jones
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
111
42
36
Doug Yates
Raeford Johnson (Owner)
Plymouth
35
42
37
Tommy Irwin
Tom Daniels (Owner)
Chevrolet
19
42
38
Allen Franklin
Nash Motor Company
3
42
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1961 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore Engineering
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