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World 600
NASCAR Grand National race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 28, 1961
400 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 600 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 3
| David Pearson
| 3
| John Masoni
| 1961 Pontiac
| 400
| 24,280
| running
| 225 |
2
| 10
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Smokey Yunick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 398
| 9,320
| running
| 6 |
3
| 8
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 397
| 7,070
| running
| 0 |
4
| 11
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 397
| 4,475
| running
| 30 |
5
| 25
| Jim Paschal
| 14
| Julian Petty
| 1961 Pontiac
| 394
| 3,150
| running
| 0 |
6
| 39
| Tiny Lund
| 30
| Fred Clark
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 392
| 2,450
| running
| 0 |
7
| 19
| Jack Smith
| 46
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 392
| 1,710
| running
| 3 |
8
| 14
| Bob Welborn
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 392
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
9
| 23
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 390
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
10
| 2
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 389
| 1,040
| running
| 14 |
11
| 6
| Ralph Earnhardt
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1961 Pontiac
| 386
| 1,570
| running
| 75 |
12
| 30
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 386
| 650
| running
| 0 |
13
| 33
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Don Every
| 1961 Ford
| 384
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
14
| 37
| T.C. Hunt
| 10
| Fred Wheat
| 1961 Dodge
| 376
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
15
| 17
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 375
| 400
| running
| 0 |
16
| 54
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1960 Ford
| 371
| 400
| running
| 0 |
17
| 44
| Elmo Langley
| 61
| Doc White
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 371
| 400
| running
| 0 |
18
| 43
| Friday Hassler
| 96
| J.L. Cheatham
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 368
| 400
| running
| 0 |
19
| 12
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1961 Ford
| 367
| 445
| running
| 0 |
20
| 7
| Tommy Irwin
| 18
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 361
| 500
| driveshaft
| 0 |
21
| 38
| Bobby Waddell
| 5
|
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 361
| 300
| running
| 0 |
22
| 41
| Ed Markstellar
| 38
| Matt DeMatthews
| 1961 Ford
| 360
| 300
| running
| 0 |
23
| 48
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1961 Plymouth
| 358
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
24
| 42
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 357
| 250
| running
| 0 |
25
| 49
| Wes Morgan
| 57
| J.I. Divers
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 347
| 250
| running
| 0 |
26
| 32
| Buddy Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 342
| 1,000
| rear end
| 0 |
27
| 13
| Bob Burdick
| 53
| Roy Burdick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 338
| 200
| accident
| 0 |
28
| 18
| Banjo Matthews
| 94
| Banjo Matthews
| 1961 Ford
| 336
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 36
| Tubby Gonzales
| 80
| Tubby Gonzales
| 1961 Ford
| 336
| 200
| rear end
| 0 |
30
| 1
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 332
| 670
| engine
| 47 |
31
| 26
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 325
| 200
| running
| 0 |
32
| 55
| Bob Barron
| 71
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 291
| 200
| black flagged
| 0 |
33
| 21
| Johnny Allen
| 69
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 283
| 200
| rear end
| 0 |
34
| 29
| Reds Kagle
| 2
| Ratus Walters
| 1961 Ford
| 277
| 220
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 5
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1961 Ford
| 274
| 275
| A-frame
| 0 |
36
| 50
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1960 Ford
| 266
| 200
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 24
| Tim Flock
| 15
| Beau Morgan
| 1961 Ford
| 255
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 45
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 254
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 35
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 221
| 200
| bell housing
| 0 |
40
| 46
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 203
| 1,000
| crankshaft
| 0 |
41
| 9
| Speedy Thompson
| 16
| Beau Morgan
| 1961 Ford
| 186
| 225
| camshaft
| 0 |
42
| 15
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 147
| 200
| overheating
| 0 |
43
| 4
| Marvin Panch
| 20
| Smokey Yunick
| 1960 Pontiac
| 140
| 230
| accident
| 0 |
44
| 20
| Curtis Turner
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1961 Ford
| 139
| 220
| accident
| 0 |
45
| 31
| Marvin Porter
| 44
|
| 1960 Plymouth
| 136
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
46
| 22
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Dudley Farrell
| 1961 Ford
| 128
| 200
| bearing
| 0 |
47
| 34
| Jimmy Thompson
| 66
| Ratus Walters
| 1960 Ford
| 113
| 200
| axle
| 0 |
48
| 53
| Gene Stokes
| 31
| Gene Stokes
| 1961 Studebaker
| 95
| 200
| oil pressure
| 0 |
49
| 27
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 93
| 250
| valve spring
| 0 |
50
| 16
| Roscoe Thompson
| 24
| James Turner
| 1960 Pontiac
| 70
| 200
| clutch
| 0 |
51
| 47
| Bobby Allison
| 40
| Ralph Stark
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 53
| 200
| axle
| 0 |
52
| 28
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 89
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 40
| 230
| accident
| 0 |
53
| 40
| Larry Frank
| 75
| Lyle Stelter
| 1961 Pontiac
| 10
| 225
| timing
| 0 |
54
| 51
| Doug Cox
| 51
| Doug Cox
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 6
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
55
| 52
| E.J. Trivette
| 35
| M.J. Black
| 1959 Plymouth
| 3
| 200
| axle
| 0 |
Notes: Reks Kagle lost his left leg below the knee when he was impaled by the guard rail.
Time of race: 05:22:29
Average Speed: 111.633 MPH
Pole Speed: 41.03 seconds
7 cautions for 57 laps
Attendance: 46,538