| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | 5 | 3 | David Pearson | Daytona Kennel (John Masoni) | '61 Pontiac | 267 | 9,330 | running | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | '61 Pontiac | 267 | 4,795 | running | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick | '61 Pontiac | 267 | 3,165 | running | 40 |
| 4 | 13 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | '61 Pontiac | 264 | 2,250 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 26 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '61 Plymouth | 264 | 1,625 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 14 | Johnny Allen | Joe Lee Johnson | '61 Chevrolet | 264 | 1,325 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway | '61 Chevrolet | 264 | 1,225 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 46 | Bob Welborn | Jack Smith | '61 Pontiac | 264 | 1,100 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 51 | Woodie Wilson | Leroy Faucett | '61 Pontiac | 262 | 1,000 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 6 | Marvin Panch | Cotton Owens | '61 Pontiac | 262 | 875 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | '61 Ford | 262 | 1,485 | engine | 167 |
| 12 | 8 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns | '61 Ford | 261 | 705 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty | '61 Pontiac | 260 | 650 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook | '61 Chevrolet | 259 | 575 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 30 | Tiny Lund | Fred Clark | '60 Chevrolet | 259 | 550 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore | '61 Pontiac | 256 | 520 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 59 | Ken Rush | B.G. Holloway | '61 Pontiac | 255 | 450 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements (Rex White) | '61 Chevrolet | 254 | 550 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 2 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holt-Stacy (Dudley Farrell) | '61 Ford | 243 | 845 | engine | 58 |
| 20 | 6 | 24 | Darel Dieringer | James Turner | '60 Pontiac | 238 | 575 | crash | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin | '61 Chevrolet | 238 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | '60 Ford | 235 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider | '61 Ford | 234 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | '60 Ford | 226 | 350 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | '61 Chrysler | 209 | 375 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 32 | Bill Morgan | | '61 Ford | 203 | 325 | piston | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 78 | J.C. Hendrix | Billie Ridgeway (W.J. Ridgeway) | '60 Ford | 202 | 300 | con rod | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 96 | Elmo Langley | J.L. Cheatham | '60 Chevrolet | 180 | 300 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 9 | Bunkie Blackburn | Wildcat Williams | '61 Ford | 174 | 375 | engine | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 10 | T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat | '61 Dodge | 153 | 300 | engine | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | '60 Chevrolet | 124 | 250 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 38 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron | '60 Chevrolet | 104 | 250 | engine | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson | '61 Plymouth | 65 | 250 | oil pressure | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 99 | George Alsobrook | Joe Jones | '61 Ford | 63 | 250 | piston | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 5 | Ralph Earnhardt | Leroy Faucett | '60 Pontiac | 62 | 250 | transmission | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | '61 Ford | 52 | 315 | crash | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 90 | Dave Mader | Dave Mader | '61 Chevrolet | 51 | 250 | crash | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales | '61 Ford | 47 | 250 | engine | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 86 | Herb Tillman | Buck Baker | '61 Chrysler | 46 | 275 | oil pressure | |
| 40 | 42 | 15 | Jesse James Taylor | Beau Morgan | '61 Ford | 10 | 250 | engine | 0 |
| 41 | 41 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | '61 Mercury | 3 | 200 | bearing | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels | '61 Chevrolet | 0 | 200 | piston | 0 |
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