1961 Southern 500

May 2021 February 2025 1961 Southern 500 NAS 42 52 1961 Southern 500 program cover.png The 1961 Southern 400 program cover, celebrating the 50th anniversary of naval aviation. 1961 9 4 Darlington Raceway 364 500.5 805.477 117.787 mph km/h on 2.213 1.375 Fireball Roberts Fireball Roberts 180 29 Nelson Stacy The 1961 Southern 500 was a race that took place at Darlington Raceway on September 4, 1961, in the NASCAR Grand National Series. It was the forty-second race of the 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series. Nelson Stacy won after 364 laps, after taking the lead from Fireball Roberts late in the race.Bob Carroll The Sports Video Resource Guide: A Fan's Sourcebook for All the Best in Sports Videos https://books.google.com/books?id=UodYAAAAYAAJ 1992 Simon & Schuster 978-0-671-73446-6 185Lyle Kenyon Engel Jim Hunter Stock Car Racing U.S.A. https://books.google.com/books?id=hiZf0cSmht8C 1973 Dodd, Mead 978-0-396-06641-5 120 It was the first of Stacy's four Grand National victories in his career.Meinstereifel Ronald L. Day-By-Day in NASCAR History 2004 McFarland & Co. 0786417994 198 https://archive.org/details/daybydayinnascar0000mein/page/198/mode/2up 17 July 2021 Qualifying +Pos.1961 Southern 500 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1961-42/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428075942/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1961-42/W/ 2021-04-28 #DriverMakeTeam/OwnerTimeAvg. Speed (mph)122Fireball Roberts'61 PontiacSmokey Yunick128.680228Fred Lorenzen'61 FordHolman-Moody128.437329Nelson Stacy'61 FordDudley Farrell127.02048Joe Weatherly'61 PontiacBud Moore Engineering126.890543Richard Petty'61 PlymouthPetty Enterprises125.90666Ralph Earnhardt'61 PontiacOwens Racing125.906744Jim Paschal'61 PontiacPetty Enterprises125.866842Marvin Panch'61 PlymouthPetty Enterprises125.15893David Pearson'61 PontiacJohn Masoni127.7831094Banjo Matthews'61 FordBanjo Matthews127.0121187Buck Baker'61 ChryslerBuck Baker126.3391272Bobby Johns'61 FordShorty Johns125.938139Bunkie Blackburn'61 FordWildcat Williams125.8421427Junior Johnson'61 PontiacRex Lovette125.364154Rex White'61 PontiacJack Smith124.4891686Buddy Baker'61 ChryslerBuddy Baker124.4101766Bill Morgan'61 FordRatus Walters126.3721846Larry Frank'61 PontiacJack Smith125.9941924unknown*Pontiac125.2452052Cale Yarborough'61 FordJulian Buesink125.0232185Emanuel Zervakis'61 ChevroletMonroe Shook124.489222Tommy Irwin'61 ChevroletTom Daniels124.3872332Joe Caspolich'61 FordJ. L. Cheatham124.1692419Herman Beam'60 FordHerman Beam120.2472559Tiny Lund'61 PontiacB. G. Holloway126.7112690Dave Mader'61 ChevroletDave Mader125.5782714Johnny Allen'61 ChevroletJoe Lee Johnson124.2082880Darel Dieringer'61 FordTubby Gonzales124.1142982Marvin Porter'61 FordHarry Dunbar124.029301Paul Lewis'61 ChevroletJess Porter123.990315Woodie Wilson'61 PontiacLeroy Faucett123.172327Jim Reed'61 ChevroletJim Reed123.0043330Elmo Langley'60 ChevroletFred Clark122.5173411Ned Jarrett'61 ChevroletB. G. Holloway122.3883510T.C. Hunt'61 DodgeFred Wheat121.9883654Jimmy Pardue'60 ChevroletJimmy Pardue121.4873747Bob Burdick**PontiacJack Smith121.2643896Friday Hassler'60 ChevroletJ. L. Cheatham120.8123968Ed Livingston'61 FordCurtis Crider120.0724062Curtis Crider'61 MercuryCurtis Crider119.8544174L.D. Austin'61 ChevroletL.D. Austin118.0604275Red Hollingsworth'60 ChevroletJ. D. Braswell114.9024393George Green*Ford114.5764499George Alsobrook'61 FordJoe Jones114.167 *Did not compete for unknown reasons. **Driver changed to Rex White for the race. Results Fin1961 Southern 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1961_Southern_500 2021-07-17 www.thethirdturn.com en1961 Southern 500 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1961_Southern_500/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428001723/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1961_Southern_500/W/ 2021-04-28 St#DriverMakeTeam/OwnerSponsorLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1329Nelson Stacy'61 FordDudley FarrellRon's Ford Sales, Holt-Stacy36472running$18,4302122Fireball Roberts'61 PontiacSmokey Yunick364180running$10,670393David Pearson'61 PontiacJohn MasoniDaytona Kennel3636running$5,0604744Jim Paschal'61 PontiacPetty Enterprises3590running$2,62552085Emanuel Zervakis'61 ChevroletMonroe Shook3590running$2,45063311Ned Jarrett'61 ChevroletB. G. Holloway3540running$1,50072614Johnny Allen'61 ChevroletJoe Lee Johnson3480running$1,19581824Roscoe Thompson'60 PontiacJames Turner3470running$1,195966Ralph Earnhardt'61 PontiacOwens Racing3460engine$875103647Rex White'61 PontiacJack Smith3450running$925111272Bobby Johns'61 FordShorty Johns3440running$750121666Bill Morgan'61 FordRatus WaltersCafe Burgundy 3420running$700133230Elmo Langley'60 ChevroletFred Clark3410running$500141427Junior Johnson'61 PontiacRex LovetteHolly Farms3370running$450152459Tiny Lund'61 PontiacB. G. Holloway3230crash$650164074L.D. Austin'61 ChevroletL.D. Austin3210running$350173554Jimmy Pardue'60 ChevroletJimmy Pardue3160running$300183962Curtis Crider'61 MercuryCurtis CriderMims Amusement Co. 3120running$750192319Herman Beam'60 FordHerman Beam3120running$250201746Larry Frank'61 PontiacJack Smith2730spindle$480212590Dave Mader'61 ChevroletDave Mader2620timing$2802248Joe Weatherly'61 PontiacBud Moore Engineering22913rf hub$37023317Jim Reed'61 ChevroletJim Reed2280brakes$200241586Buddy Baker'61 ChryslerBuddy Baker2210bearings$700253410T.C. Hunt'61 DodgeFred Wheat2060rear end$70026543Richard Petty'61 PlymouthPetty Enterprises20141engine$1,110271187Buck Baker'61 ChryslerBuck Baker1900con rod$22028212Tommy Irwin'61 ChevroletTom Daniels1640rocker arm$20029228Fred Lorenzen'61 FordHolman-Moody15852throttle$950301952Cale Yarborough'61 FordJulian Buesink1350engine$20031842Marvin Panch'61 PlymouthPetty Enterprises940carburetor$200322882Marvin Porter'61 FordHarry Dunbar850crash$20033291Paul Lewis'61 ChevroletJess Porter810crash$20034305Woodie Wilson'61 PontiacLeroy Faucett790crash$200353868Ed Livingston'61 FordCurtis Crider790head gasket$200361094Banjo Matthews'61 FordBanjo Matthews650engine$430372232Joe Caspolich'61 FordJ. L. Cheatham500rear end$200382780Darel Dieringer'61 FordTubby Gonzales450rear end$30039139Bunkie Blackburn'61 FordWildcat Williams340head gasket$200403796Friday Hassler'60 ChevroletJ. L. Cheatham220brakes$200414399George Alsobrook'61 FordJoe Jones20handling$200424175Red Hollingsworth'60 ChevroletJ. D. Braswell20handling$200434293Lee Reitzel'60 FordLee Reitzel20handling$200 Crashes Among the 43 competitors in the 1961 Southern 500, Marvin Potter, Paul Lewis and Woodie Wilson were involved in a crash, resulting in them coming 32nd, 33rd and 34th respectively.NASCAR: 1961 Southern 500 https://www.racinghub.net/races/00002720/nascar-southern-500-1961/ Racinghub Racinghub 17 July 2021 Tiny Lund crashed toward the end of the race, finishing in 15th position.Perry Allen Wood Declarations of Stock Car Independents: Interviews with Twelve Racers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s https://books.google.com/books?id=Ypr_kpYZNSoC&pg=PA245 10 January 2014 McFarland 978-0-7864-5780-9 111 Thurmond speech Prior to the commencement of the race, South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond was present to give a political speech in which he claimed that South Carolina would secede from the United States because of its opposition to civil rights legislation. The American Spectator reported that spectators responded to the speech with enthusiasm, and the infield at Darlington was "so violent and liquor-soaked that the area was fenced off and not even the police would enter for anything less than a shooting".Yates Brock The NASCAR Red State https://archive.org/details/sim_american-spectator_2005-04_38_3/page/n13/mode/2up 17 July 2021 Volume 38 Issue 3 April 2005 The American Spectator References Category:1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:1961 in sports in South Carolina