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1961 Festival 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet NASCAR Grand National race number 33 of 52 Sunday, July 9, 1961 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 167 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (250.500 miles) Time of race: 2:07:18 Average speed: 118.067 mph Pole speed: 136.088 mph Cautions: 1 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 18000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 28   Fred Lorenzen Courtesy Ford   (Holman-Moody Racing) '61 Ford 167 7085 running 52 2 7 47   Bob Welborn Jack Smith '61 Pontiac 166 3580 running 26 3 39 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '61 Plymouth 164 2275 running 0 4 21 85   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook '61 Chevrolet 163 1475 running 0 5 12 46   Jack Smith Trotter Pontiac / Rodgers & Co.   (Jack Smith) '61 Pontiac 161 1310 running 2 6 19 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 160 1150 running 0 7 23 96   Friday Hassler J.L. Cheatham '60 Chevrolet 159 1025 running 0 8 20 86   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 159 925 running 0 9 30 48   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '60 Chevrolet 158 850 running 0 10 11 4   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White) '61 Chevrolet 157 900 running 0 11 8 6   Ralph Earnhardt Cotton Owens '61 Pontiac 157 750 running 0 12 1 22   Fireball Roberts Smokey Yunick '61 Pontiac 155 1025 running 51 13 18 82   Marvin Porter Henry Dunbar '61 Ford 154 625 running 0 14 16 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 153 550 engine 0 15 15 5   Woodie Wilson Leroy Faucett '61 Pontiac 153 550 running 0 16 26 1   Paul Lewis Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 152 450 running 0 17 33 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '61 Chevrolet 152 450 running 0 18 24 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '60 Ford 151 450 running 0 19 38 38   Roy Tyner Bunnell Motors   (Matt DeMatthews) '61 Ford 150 450 running 0 20 35 93   Lee Reitzel Lee Reitzel '60 Ford 149 450 running 0 21 29 99   George Alsobrook Joe Jones '61 Ford 148 300 rocker arm 0 22 28 30   Gene White Fred Clark '60 Chevrolet 147 300 running 0 23 41 77   Hank Tillman – '60 Ford 146 300 running 0 24 34 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 145 300 running 0 25 36 39   Tommy Wells – '60 Chevrolet 143 300 running 0 26 40 69   Johnny Allen B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 140 300 engine 0 27 31 2   Frank Graham – '60 Ford 140 300 running 0 28 3 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '61 Pontiac 133 490 engine 28 29 37 71   Bob Barron Bob Barron '60 Dodge 123 300 rear end 0 30 42 75   Tiny Lund J.D. Braswell '61 Pontiac 115 300 fuel pump 0 31 9 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '61 Pontiac 109 5 timing 1 32 32 64   Eddie Pagan – '60 Ford 89   rear end 0 33 6 94   Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews '61 Ford 82   axle 0 34 17 15   Jim Bennett Beau Morgan '61 Ford 74   head gasket 0 35 13 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '61 Ford 66   engine 0 36 22 23   Doug Yates Raeford Johnson '61 Plymouth 48   engine 0 37 4 29   Nelson Stacy Holt-Stacy   (Dudley Farrell) '61 Ford 36 60 engine 7 38 25 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '60 Chevrolet 28   piston 0 39 27 10   T.C. Hunt Fred Wheat '61 Dodge 20   con rod 0 40 2 3   David Pearson Daytona Kennel   (John Masoni) '61 Pontiac 3 75 crash 0 41 10 24   Roscoe Thompson James Turner '60 Pontiac 1   crash 0 42 14 89   Herb Tillman Joe Lee Johnson '61 Chevrolet 1   crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jim Paschal 14 Julian Petty Pontiac Larry Frank 76 LaFayette Motors Dick Wright Ford Tubby Gonzales 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 1 1     2 13 12   #3,5,24,29,69,89 accident turn 3   14 167 154       Percent of race run under caution: 7.2%             Average green flag run: 77.5 laps