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1961 Southern 500
1961-09-04 at Darlington Raceway
1 |
3 |
Nelson Stacy |
72 |
#29 Ford |
3000 |
364 |
Finish |
$18,430 |
2 |
1 |
Fireball Roberts |
180 |
#22 Pontiac |
2880 |
364 |
Finish |
$10,670 |
3 |
9 |
David Pearson |
6 |
#3 Pontiac |
2760 |
363 |
Finish |
$5,060 |
4 |
7 |
Jim Paschal |
0 |
#44 Pontiac |
2640 |
359 |
Finish |
$2,625 |
5 |
20 |
Emanuel Zervakis |
0 |
#85 Chevy |
2520 |
359 |
Finish |
$2,450 |
6 |
33 |
Ned Jarrett |
0 |
#11 Chevy |
2400 |
354 |
Finish |
$1,500 |
7 |
26 |
Johnny Allen |
0 |
#14 Chevy |
2280 |
348 |
Finish |
$1,195 |
8 |
18 |
Roscoe Thompson |
0 |
#24 Pontiac |
2160 |
347 |
Finish |
$1,195 |
9 |
6 |
Ralph Earnhardt |
0 |
#6 Pontiac |
2040 |
346 |
Engine |
$875 |
10 |
36 |
Rex White |
0 |
#47 Pontiac |
1920 |
345 |
Finish |
$925 |
11 |
12 |
Bobby Johns |
0 |
#72 Ford |
1800 |
344 |
Finish |
$750 |
12 |
16 |
Bill Morgan |
0 |
#66 Ford |
1680 |
342 |
Finish |
$700 |
13 |
32 |
Elmo Langley |
0 |
#30 Chevy |
1560 |
341 |
Finish |
$500 |
14 |
14 |
Junior Johnson |
0 |
#27 Pontiac |
1440 |
337 |
Finish |
$450 |
15 |
24 |
Tiny Lund |
0 |
#59 Pontiac |
1320 |
323 |
Accident |
$650 |
16 |
40 |
L.D. Austin |
0 |
#74 Chevy |
1200 |
321 |
Finish |
$350 |
17 |
35 |
Jimmy Pardue |
0 |
#54 Chevy |
1080 |
316 |
Finish |
$300 |
18 |
39 |
Curtis Crider |
0 |
#62 Mercury |
960 |
312 |
Finish |
$750 |
19 |
23 |
Herman Beam |
0 |
#19 Ford |
840 |
312 |
Finish |
$250 |
20 |
17 |
Larry Frank |
0 |
#46 Pontiac |
720 |
273 |
Spindle |
$480 |
21 |
25 |
Dave Mader |
0 |
#90 Chevy |
600 |
262 |
Timing |
$280 |
22 |
4 |
Joe Weatherly |
13 |
#8 Pontiac |
480 |
229 |
Hub |
$370 |
23 |
31 |
Jim Reed |
0 |
#7 Chevy |
360 |
228 |
Brakes |
$200 |
24 |
15 |
Buddy Baker |
0 |
#86 Chrysler |
240 |
221 |
Bearing |
$700 |
25 |
34 |
T.C. Hunt |
0 |
#10 Dodge |
120 |
206 |
Rear End |
$700 |
26 |
5 |
Richard Petty |
41 |
#43 Plymouth |
120 |
201 |
Engine |
$1,110 |
27 |
11 |
Buck Baker |
0 |
#87 Chrysler |
120 |
190 |
Connecting Rod |
$220 |
28 |
21 |
Tommy Irwin |
0 |
#2 Chevy |
120 |
164 |
Rocker Arm |
$200 |
29 |
2 |
Fred Lorenzen |
52 |
#28 Ford |
120 |
158 |
Throttle |
$950 |
30 |
19 |
Cale Yarborough |
0 |
#52 Ford |
120 |
135 |
Engine |
$200 |
31 |
8 |
Marvin Panch |
0 |
#42 Plymouth |
120 |
94 |
Carburetor |
$200 |
32 |
28 |
Marvin Porter |
0 |
#82 Ford |
120 |
85 |
Accident |
$200 |
33 |
29 |
Paul Lewis |
0 |
#1 Chevy |
120 |
81 |
Accident |
$200 |
34 |
30 |
Woodie Wilson |
0 |
#5 Pontiac |
120 |
79 |
Accident |
$200 |
35 |
38 |
Ed Livingston |
0 |
#68 Ford |
120 |
79 |
Head Gasket |
$200 |
36 |
10 |
Banjo Matthews |
0 |
#94 Ford |
120 |
65 |
Engine |
$430 |
37 |
22 |
Joe Caspolich |
0 |
#32 Ford |
120 |
50 |
Rear End |
$200 |
38 |
27 |
Darel Dieringer |
0 |
#80 Ford |
120 |
45 |
Rear End |
$300 |
39 |
13 |
Bunkie Blackburn |
0 |
#9 Ford |
120 |
34 |
Head Gasket |
$200 |
40 |
37 |
Friday Hassler |
0 |
#96 Chevy |
120 |
22 |
Brakes |
$200 |
41 |
43 |
George Alsobrook |
0 |
#99 Ford |
120 |
2 |
Handling |
$200 |
42 |
41 |
Red Hollingsworth |
0 |
#75 Chevy |
120 |
2 |
Handling |
$200 |
43 |
42 |
Lee Reitzel |
0 |
#93 Ford |
120 |
2 |
Handling |
$200 |