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1961 Old Dominion 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 47 of 52 Sunday, September 24, 1961 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:59:40 Average speed: 62.586 mph Pole speed: 70.73 mph Cautions: 7 Margin of victory: .75 lap Attendance: 18000 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 25.450   7.073   2   Rex White 4 Chevrolet 25.700   7.004   3   Glen Wood 21 Ford 25.850   6.963   4   Joe Weatherly 8 Pontiac 25.950   6.936   5   Fred Harb 17 Ford 26.060   6.914   6   Ned Jarrett 11 Chevrolet 26.060   6.914   7   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 26.070   6.904   8   Fireball Roberts 6 Pontiac 26.080   6.894   9   Junior Johnson 27 Pontiac 26.120   6.890   10   Tommy Irwin 2 Chevrolet 26.260   6.853   11   Jimmy Pardue 54 Chevrolet 26.380   6.822   12   Emanuel Zervakis 85 Chevrolet 26.450   6.820   13   Buck Baker 86 Chrysler 26.520   6.789   14   Jim Paschal 44 Pontiac 26.520   6.789   15   Art Malone 42 Plymouth 26.970   6.697   16   Ken Rush 59 Pontiac 27.100   6.642   17   Bill Morton 64 Chevrolet 27.250   6.605   18   Herman Beam 19 Ford 27.440   6.554   19   Doug Yates 23 Plymouth 27.580   6.528   20   Wendell Scott 34 Chevrolet 27.750   6.486   21   G.C. Spencer 48 Chevrolet QR 22   L.D. Austin 74 Chevrolet QR 23   Curtis Crider 62 Mercury QR 24   Larry Thomas 36 Chevrolet QR 25   Wayne Lambeth 12 Ford QR 26   John Hamby 25 Dodge QR 27   Bob Presnell 5 Chevrolet QR 28   Bob Barron 71 Dodge QR 29   Joe Jones 77 Ford QR 30   Allen Franklin 88 Rambler WD 31   Bunkie Blackburn 9 Ford WD 32   Johnny Allen 14 Chevrolet WD 33   Bob Welborn 46 Pontiac WD 34   Johnny Roberts 90 Ford WD OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Allen Franklin (#88-WD), Bunkie Blackburn (#9-WD), Johnny Allen (#14-WD), Bob Welborn (#46-WD), Johnny Roberts (#90-WD)