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Virginia 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 30, 1961
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 17
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 500
| 2,315
| running
| 135 |
| 2
| 5
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 496
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 26
| Fireball Roberts
| 75
| Smokey Yunick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 496
| 825
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 21
| Tommy Irwin
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 491
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 24
| Buck Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 491
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 484
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 7
| Tim Flock
| 15
| Beau Morgan
| 1961 Ford
| 479
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 22
| Harry Leake
| 97
| Harry Leake
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 475
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 1
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 474
| 580
| running
| 31 |
| 10
| 6
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Dudley Farrell
| 1961 Ford
| 465
| 300
| rear end
| 0 |
| 11
| 2
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1961 Ford
| 465
| 705
| running
| 334 |
| 12
| 10
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 463
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 18
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 450
| 285
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 9
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1959 Plymouth
| 442
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 432
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 28
| Johnny Allen
| 69
| B.G. Holloway
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 431
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 29
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 417
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 27
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1960 Ford
| 416
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 19
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1961 Ford
| 414
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 23
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1960 Ford
| 403
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| Bob Barron
| 72
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 312
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 16
| Glen Wood
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1961 Ford
| 266
| 225
| rear end
| 0 |
| 23
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 243
| 200
| distributor
| 0 |
| 24
| 30
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 236
| 125
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 25
| 11
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 211
| 150
| axle
| 0 |
| 26
| 20
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 209
| 150
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 27
| 12
| Bob Welborn
| 30
| Fred Clark
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 112
| 150
| piston
| 0 |
| 28
| 13
| Reb Wickersham
| 33
| Reb Wickersham
| 1960 Oldsmobile
| 48
| 150
| handling
| 0 |
| 29
| 8
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1959 Ford
| 35
| 150
| handling
| 0 |
| 30
| 25
| Allen Franklin
| 8
|
| 1960 AMC Rambler
| 5
| 125
| handling
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:46:19
Average Speed: 66.278 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.24 seconds
1 caution for 6 laps
Attendance: 16,000