1961 Volunteer 500

Race 36 of 52

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:39:23
Average speed of winner: 68.373 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps + 22 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 8 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Johnson 1-124, Welborn 125-150, Smith 151-160, Petty 161-179, Johnson 180-225, White 226-267, Smith 268-500

Race notes: Finale for Layman Utsman. Only start for Dub Utsman.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	Jack Smith	46		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			500	2	243	running	3025	0
2	16	Fireball Roberts	22		'61 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		498	0	0	running	1325	0
3	8	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		495	0	0	running	1125	0
4	4	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		493	1	19	running	800	0
5	21	Buddy Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			492	0	0	running	750	0
6	11	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		491	0	0	running	725	0
7	13	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			490	0	0	running	575	0
8	19	Jim Paschal	44		'61 Pontiac	Julian Petty			485	0	0	running	525	0
9	20	Sherman Utsman	26		'61 Ford				481	0	0	running	450	0
10	7	Tiny Lund	75		'61 Pontiac	Braswell			476	0	0	running	400	0
11	18	Paul Lewis	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			474	0	0	running	350	0
12	30	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			465	0	0	running	275	0
13	25	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			460	0	0	running	250	0
14	36	Larry Thomas	36		'60 Chevrolet	Younts			434	0	0	running	225	0
15	41	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			425	0	0	running	150	0
16	23	Herb Tillman	14		'61 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			422	0	0	spun out	150	0
17	35	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				422	0	0	running	150	0
18	10	Bob Welborn	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			416	1	26	studs	150	0
19	26	Doug Yates	23		'61 Plymouth	Doug Yates			414	0	0	running	150	0
20	40	Reb Wickersham	33		'60 Oldsmobile	Wickersham			377	0	0	running	150	0
21	22	Jimmy Pardue	54		'60 Chevrolet	Pardue			348	0	0	running	125	0
22	2	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			340	2	170	rear end	405	0
23	42	Ken Rush	12		'59 Ford				332	0	0	accident	125	0
24	31	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			319	0	0	rear end	125	0
25	6	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		285	1	42	engine	280	0
26	39	Bill Morton	64		'60 Chevrolet				245	0	0	rocker arm	125	0
27	28	George Green	71		'60 Ford				236	0	0	connecting rod	125	0
28	32	Marvin Porter	82		'61 Ford				235	0	0	axle	125	0
29	33	Dub Utsman	38		'61 Ford				200	0	0	rocker arm	125	0
30	3	David Pearson	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni			198	0	0	engine	125	0
31	37	Tommy Wells	39		'60 Chevrolet				193	0	0	engine	100	0
32	15	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			182	0	0	accident	125	0
33	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'61 Ford	Holman-Moody		79.225	175	0	0	rear end	250	0
34	29	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				125	0	0	engine	100	0
35	17	Larry Frank	76		'61 Ford	Dick Wright			107	0	0	clutch	125	0
36	34	Johnny Allen	69		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway			106	0	0	on fire	100	0
37	5	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			78	0	0	valve	150	0
38	27	George Alsobrook	99		'61 Ford	B.J. Jones			59	0	0	axle	100	0
39	9	Tommy Irwin	2		'60 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			48	0	0	heating	125	0
40	14	Cotton Owens	6		'60 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		46	0	0	head gasket	125	0
41	24	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			35	0	0	handling	100	0
42	38	Layman Utsman	25		'60 Dodge				35	0	0	handling	100	0