1961 Dixie 400

Race 46 of 52

Atlanta
267 laps
Time of race: 3:11:39
Average speed of winner: 125.384 mph
Margin of victory: 5 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-37, Stacy 38-52, Matthews 53-200, Stacy 201-243, Matthews 244-262, Roberts 263-265, Johnson 266, Pearson 267

Race notes: Finale for Dave Mader and Jesse James Taylor.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	David Pearson	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni		136.778	267	1	1	running	9330	0
2	9	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			267	1	1	running	4795	0
3	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'61 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick	136.294	267	2	40	running	3165	0
4	13	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			264	0	0	running	2250	0
5	26	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		264	0	0	running	1625	0
6	24	Johnny Allen	14		'61 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			264	0	0	running	1325	0
7	17	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		264	0	0	running	1225	0
8	23	Bob Welborn	46		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			264	0	0	running	1100	0
9	22	Woodie Wilson	51		'61 Pontiac	Faucett			262	0	0	running	1000	0
10	11	Marvin Panch	6		'61 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		262	0	0	running	875	0
11	7	Banjo Matthews	94		'61 Ford	Banjo Matthews			262	2	167	engine	1485	0
12	8	Bobby Johns	72		'61 Ford	Shorty Johns			261	0	0	running	705	0
13	14	Jim Paschal	44		'61 Pontiac	Julian Petty			260	0	0	running	650	0
14	15	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			259	0	0	running	575	0
15	30	Tiny Lund	30		'60 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			259	0	0	running	550	0
16	3	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		256	0	0	running	520	0
17	21	Ken Rush	59		'61 Pontiac	Lynn Holloway			255	0	0	running	450	0
18	10	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		254	0	0	running	550	0
19	2	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			243	2	58	engine	845	0
20	6	Darel Dieringer	24		'60 Pontiac	James Turner			238	0	0	accident	575	0
21	35	L.D. Austin	74		'61 Chevrolet	L.D. Austin			238	0	0	running	350	0
22	37	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			235	0	0	running	350	0
23	25	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Crider			234	0	0	running	350	0
24	36	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			226	0	0	running	350	0
25	16	Buck Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			209	0	0	engine	375	0
26	20	Bill Morgan	32		'61 Ford				203	0	0	piston	325	0
27	32	J.C. Hendrix	78		'60 Ford	Billie Ridgeway			202	0	0	connecting rod	300	0
28	33	Elmo Langley	96		'60 Chevrolet	Cheatham			180	0	0	engine	300	0
29	12	Bunkie Blackburn	9		'61 Ford				174	0	0	engine	375	0
30	28	T.C. Hunt	10		'61 Dodge	Wheat			153	0	0	engine	300	0
31	34	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				124	0	0	engine	250	0
32	38	Bob Barron	71		'60 Chevrolet				104	0	0	engine	250	0
33	39	Doug Yates	23		'61 Plymouth	Doug Yates			65	0	0	oil pressure	250	0
34	31	George Alsobrook	99		'61 Ford	B.J. Jones			63	0	0	piston	250	0
35	29	Ralph Earnhardt	5		'60 Pontiac	Faucett			62	0	0	transmission	250	0
36	4	Fred Lorenzen	28		'61 Ford	Holman-Moody			52	0	0	accident	315	0
37	19	Dave Mader	90		'61 Chevrolet				51	0	0	accident	250	0
38	17	Tubby Gonzales	80		'61 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			47	0	0	engine	250	0
39	18	Herb Tillman	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			46	0	0	oil pressure	275	0
40	42	Jesse James Taylor	15		'61 Ford	Beau Morgan			10	0	0	engine	250	0
41	41	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			3	0	0	bearing	200	0
42	40	Tommy Irwin	2		'61 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			0	0	0	piston	200	0