1961 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds

Race 44 of 52

Richmond
250 laps
Time of race: 2:01:36
Average speed of winner: 61.677 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-249 unknown, Weatherly 250

Race notes: Finale for Harvey Henderson and Johnny Roberts. Only start for Al Disney.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		250	1	1	running	1350	0
2	1	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette		65.010	250	0	0	running	850	0
3	5	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		249	0	0	running	750	0
4	2	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		249	0	0	running	450	0
5	12	Jim Paschal	44		'61 Pontiac	Julian Petty			248	0	0	running	300	0
6	4	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'60 Chevrolet	Shook			246	0	0	running	250	0
7	3	Bill Morgan	66	Cafe Burgundy	'60 Ford	Ratus Walters			239	0	0	running	225	0
8	19	Elmo Langley	61		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			224	0	0	running	200	0
9	9	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			223	0	0	running	175	0
10	17	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				219	0	0	running	150	0
11	11	Doug Yates	23		'61 Plymouth	Doug Yates			217	0	0	running	150	0
12	23	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			215	0	0	running	125	0
13	14	Al Disney	119		'59 Buick				214	0	0	running	125	0
14	10	Wendell Scott	34		'60 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			201	0	0	running	110	0
15	13	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			189	0	0	running	110	0
16	20	Larry Thomas	36		'60 Chevrolet	Younts			176	0	0	rear end	100	0
17	6	Cotton Owens	6		'60 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		171	0	0	rear end	90	0
18	8	Richard Petty	42		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		157	0	0	engine	80	0
19	18	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			155	0	0	spindle	75	0
20	21	Harvey Henderson	57		'61 Chevrolet				153	0	0	brakes	75	0
21	15	Johnny Roberts	90		'60 Ford	Donlavey			113	0	0	head gasket	75	0
22	22	Ronnie Fones	112		'59 Chevrolet				82	0	0	rear end	75	0
23	24	Jimmy Pardue	5		'59 Chevrolet				70	0	0	spindle	75	0
24	25	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				63	0	0	rear end	75	0
25	16	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			7	0	0	heating	75	0