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1961 Nashville 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 52 Sunday, August 6, 1961 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN 500 laps* on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:34:09 Average speed: 56.455 mph Pole speed: 76.69 mph Cautions: 3 for 172 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 12081 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 10 44   Jim Paschal Julian Petty '61 Pontiac 403 2523 running 41 2 4 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 403 1275 running 0 3 3 14   Johnny Allen Joe Lee Johnson '61 Chevrolet 401 975 running 0 4 5 86   Buck Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 401 675 running 0 5 8 85   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook '61 Chevrolet 397 575 running 0 6 12 99   George Alsobrook Joe Jones '61 Ford 397 450 running 0 7 9 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '60 Chevrolet 397 400 running 0 8 14 48   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '60 Chevrolet 386 350 axle 0 9 15 1   Paul Lewis Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 383 300 running 0 10 18 74   L.D. Austin L.D. Austin '61 Chevrolet 381 225 running 0 11 17 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '60 Ford 374 200 running 0 12 22 71   Bob Barron Bob Barron '60 Dodge 367 175 running 0 13 20 61   Crash Bond – '60 Ford 367 150 running 0 14 2 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '61 Plymouth 366 1226 engine 362 15 6 46   Jack Smith Jack Smith '61 Pontiac 363 125 crash 0 16 21 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 356 110 running 0 17 24 41   Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman '60 Ford 344 100 running 0 18 16 39   Tommy Wells – '60 Chevrolet 199 100 oil leak 0 19 7 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '60 Pontiac 134 100 studs 0 20 23 5   Bob Presnell Bobby Waddell '59 Chevrolet 104 100 steering 0 21 19 96   Dave Mader J.L. Cheatham '61 Chevrolet 50 75 wheel bearing 0 22 11 87   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 34 75 rear end 0 23 1 4   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White) '61 Chevrolet 15 175 crash 0 24 13 23   Doug Yates Raeford Johnson '61 Plymouth 1 75 transmission 0 * Race shortened to 403 laps due to rain.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 362 362   Jim Paschal 363 403 41