1961 Rebel 300

Race 19 of 52

Darlington
219 laps
Time of race: 2:31:10
Average speed of winner: 119.520 mph
Margin of victory: 6 car lengths
Lead changes: 16 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 1 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen 1-5, Roberts 6-9, Lorenzen 10-71, Weatherly 72-74, Earnhardt 75, Turner 76-77, Allen 78-79, Matthews 80, Roberts 81-142, Turner 143-146, Weatherly 147-149, Burdick 150, Earnhardt 151-155, Allen 156, Roberts 157-198, Turner 199-217, Lorenzen 218-219

Race notes: First pole for Fred Lorenzen. Finale for Tom Dill and Larry Flynn.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'61 Ford	Holman-Moody		128.965	219	3	69	running	8420	0
2	8	Curtis Turner	21		'61 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		219	3	25	running	4600	0
3	9	Johnny Allen	69		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway			218	2	3	running	3200	0
4	10	Bob Burdick	53	Roy Burdick Garage	'61 Pontiac	Roy Burdick			218	1	1	running	2400	0
5	2	Fireball Roberts	22		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		218	3	108	running	1665	0
6	17	Marvin Panch	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni			217	0	0	running	1050	0
7	6	Ralph Earnhardt	6		'61 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		216	2	6	running	925	0
8	3	Banjo Matthews	94		'61 Ford	Banjo Matthews			215	1	1	running	865	0
9	5	Bobby Johns	72		'61 Ford	Shorty Johns			215	0	0	running	700	0
10	11	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		215	0	0	running	650	0
11	7	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			212	0	0	running	500	0
12	18	Larry Frank	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			212	0	0	running	400	0
13	14	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			211	0	0	running	370	0
14	22	Jimmy Pardue	54		'60 Chevrolet	Pardue			209	0	0	running	300	0
15	4	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		206	2	6	running	250	0
16	26	Dave Mader	00		'61 Chevrolet	Mader			205	0	0	running	275	0
17	20	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				200	0	0	running	200	0
18	21	Tommy Irwin	2		'60 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			200	0	0	running	200	0
19	25	Larry Flynn	82		'59 Chevrolet				195	0	0	running	200	0
20	13	Buck Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			192	0	0	running	565	0
21	28	Ed Livingston	68		'60 Ford	Crider			187	0	0	running	200	0
22	32	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			181	0	0	running	500	0
23	29	Ed Markstellar	38		'61 Ford				177	0	0	running	200	0
24	12	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		173	0	0	accident	340	0
25	15	Buddy Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			115	0	0	accident	200	0
26	24	Jimmy Thompson	55		'59 Ford Thunderbird				62	0	0	accident	200	0
27	23	Tom Dill	52		'61 Ford	Buesink			46	0	0	accident	230	0
28	19	Paul Lewis	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			38	0	0	oil pressure	200	0
29	30	Bobby Waddell	71		'60 Dodge				22	0	0	oil pressure	220	0
30	16	Tim Flock	15		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			16	0	0	handling	200	0
31	27	Elmo Langley	61		'60 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			14	0	0	handling	200	0
32	31	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		11	0	0	engine	200	0