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Atlanta 500 1961
Atlanta 500 1961
Atlanta Motor Speedway
· 1961 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Bob Burdick
Roy Burdick (Owner)
Pontiac
334
2250
2
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
334
2160
3
Ralph Earnhardt
Owens Racing
Pontiac
334
2070
4
Nelson Stacy
Dudley Farrell (Owner)
Ford
333
1980
5
Ned Jarrett
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
332
1890
6
Marvin Panch
John Masoni (Owner)
Pontiac
329
1800
7
Reds Kagle
Ratus Walters (Owner)
Ford
326
1710
8
Tom Pistone
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Pontiac
325
1620
9
Emanuel Zervakis
Monroe Shook (Owner)
Chevrolet
322
1530
10
Tommy Irwin
Tom Daniels (Owner)
Chevrolet
315
1440
11
Jimmy Pardue
Jimmy Pardue (Owner)
Chevrolet
312
1350
12
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
309
1260
13
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn (Owner)
Pontiac
308
1170
14
Curtis Crider
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Ford
293
1080
15
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
290
990
16
Banjo Matthews
Matthews Racing
Ford
267
900
17
Elmo Langley
Happy Steigel (Owner)
Pontiac
233
810
18
Marshall Sargent
Marshall Sargent (Owner)
Pontiac
233
720
19
Darel Dieringer
W.J. Ridgeway (Owner)
Ford
231
630
20
Curtis Turner
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
216
540
21
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
212
450
22
Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore Engineering
Pontiac
179
360
23
Jim Hendrickson
Charles French (Owner)
Chevrolet
171
270
24
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
155
180
25
Ed Livingston
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Ford
151
90
26
Sal Tovella
Bob Rose (Owner)
Ford
144
90
27
Junior Johnson
Rex Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
126
90
28
Joe Lee Johnson
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
124
90
29
Bobby Johns
Shorty Johns (Owner)
Ford
124
90
30
T.C. Hunt
Fred Wheat (Owner)
Dodge
124
90
31
Freddy Fryar
Adcox-Kirby
Chevrolet
116
90
32
Roy Tyner
Roy Tyner (Owner)
Ford
109
90
33
Fred Lorenzen
Ford
106
90
34
Wilbur Rakestraw
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
100
90
35
Johnny Allen
J.L. Cheatham (Owner)
Chevrolet
96
90
36
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Ford
94
90
37
Bobby Allison
Ralph Stark (Owner)
Chevrolet
94
90
38
Larry Frank
Dick Wright (Owner)
Ford
90
90
39
Tim Flock
Beau Morgan (Owner)
Ford
82
90
40
David Pearson
Pearson Racing
Pontiac
80
90
41
Friday Hassler
Fred Clark (Owner)
Chevrolet
53
90
42
Fireball Roberts
Smokey Yunick Racing
Pontiac
29
90
43
Charlie Glotzbach
Melvin Black (Owner)
Pontiac
23
90
44
Harlan Richardson
Jim White (Owner)
Ford
22
90
45
Johnny Sudderth
Spook Crawford (Owner)
Ford
22
90
46
Paul Lewis
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
1
90
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1961 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Bob Burdick
Roy Burdick (Owner)
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