1961 Southside Speedway

Race 40 of 52

Richmond (Southside)
150 laps
Time of race: 0:43:36
Average speed of winner: 51.605 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: 1 for 8 laps
Lap leaders: Johnson 1-150

Race notes: Debut for Ronnie Fones. Finale for Charlie Chapman and Jimmy Mairs.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette		58.860	150	1	150	running	600	0
2	5	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		149	0	0	running	475	0
3	3	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			149	0	0	running	380	0
4	2	Rex White	4		'60 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		148	0	0	running	425	0
5	6	Jimmy Pardue	54		'60 Chevrolet	Pardue			148	0	0	running	225	0
6	9	Doug Yates	23		'60 Plymouth	Doug Yates			147	0	0	running	215	0
7	7	Jimmy Mairs	57		'61 Chevrolet				146	0	0	running	195	0
8	19	Elmo Langley	61		'59 Ford Thunderbird				143	0	0	running	160	0
9	4	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		143	0	0	running	180	0
10	15	Fred Harb	12		'59 Ford				141	0	0	running	140	0
11	12	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			139	0	0	running	145	0
12	8	Curtis Crider	5		'59 Chevrolet	Crider			136	0	0	running	120	0
13	13	Ronnie Fones	112		'59 Chevrolet				135	0	0	running	110	0
14	16	Larry Thomas	36		'60 Chevrolet	Younts			132	0	0	running	125	0
15	11	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			117	0	0	engine	95	0
16	10	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			90	0	0	fuel tank	95	0
17	14	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				84	0	0	running	90	0
18	17	Charlie Chapman	41		'60 Ford	Charlie Chapman			27	0	0	heating	60	0
19	18	Bob Presnell	62		'60 Ford	Crider			1	0	0	transmission	50	0