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1961 - Dixie 400 Race Results


Race Name - Dixie 400
Date - 9/17/1961
Race Track - Atlanta International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 401 miles
Pole Speed - 136.294 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 125.38 mph
Lead Changes - 7
Total Race Purse - $39,960
Race Number - 46
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 5 David Pearson 3 Daytona Kennel (John Masoni) 267 61 Pontiac 1 $9,330
2 9 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 267 61 Pontiac 1 $4,795
3 1 Fireball Roberts 22 Smokey Yunick 267 61 Pontiac 40 $3,165
4 13 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 264 61 Pontiac 0 $2,250
5 26 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 264 61 Plymout 0 $1,625
6 24 Johnny Allen 14 Joe Lee Johnson 264 61 Chevrol 0 $1,325
7 17 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 264 61 Chevrol 0 $1,225
8 23 Bob Welborn 46 Jack Smith 264 61 Pontiac 0 $1,100
9 22 Woodie Wilson 51 Leroy Faucett 262 61 Pontiac 0 $1,000
10 11 Marvin Panch 6 Cotton Owens 262 61 Pontiac 0 $875
11 7 Banjo Matthews 94 Banjo Matthews 262 61 Ford 167 $1,485
12 8 Bobby Johns 72 Shorty Johns 261 61 Ford 0 $705
13 14 Jim Paschal 44 Julian Petty 260 61 Pontiac 0 $650
14 15 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 259 61 Chevrol 0 $575
15 30 Tiny Lund 30 Fred Clark 259 60 Chevrol 0 $550
16 3 Joe Weatherly 8 Bud Moore 256 61 Pontiac 0 $520
17 21 Ken Rush 59 BG Holloway 255 61 Pontiac 0 $450
18 10 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 254 61 Chevrol 0 $550
19 2 Nelson Stacy 29 HoltStacy (Dudley Farrell) 243 61 Ford 58 $845
20 6 Darel Dieringer 24 James Turner 238 60 Pontiac 0 $575
21 35 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 238 61 Chevrol 0 $350
22 37 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 235 60 Ford 0 $350
23 25 Ed Livingston 68 Curtis Crider 234 61 Ford 0 $350
24 36 Lee Reitzel 93 Lee Reitzel 226 60 Ford 0 $350
25 16 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 209 61 Chrysle 0 $375
26 20 Bill Morgan 32 203 61 Ford 0 $325
27 32 JC Hendrix 78 Billie Ridgeway (WJ Ridgeway) 202 60 Ford 0 $300
28 33 Elmo Langley 96 JL Cheatham 180 60 Chevrol 0 $300
29 12 Bunkie Blackburn 9 Wildcat Williams 174 61 Ford 0 $375
30 28 TC Hunt 10 Fred Wheat 153 61 Dodge 0 $300
31 34 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 124 60 Chevrol 0 $250
32 38 Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron 104 60 Chevrol 0 $250
33 39 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 65 61 Plymout 0 $250
34 31 George Alsobrook 99 Joe Jones 63 61 Ford 0 $250
35 29 Ralph Earnhardt 5 Leroy Faucett 62 60 Pontiac 0 $250
36 4 Fred Lorenzen 28 HolmanMoody 52 61 Ford 0 $315
37 19 Dave Mader 90 Dave Mader 51 61 Chevrol 0 $250
38 17 Tubby Gonzales 80 Tubby Gonzales 47 61 Ford 0 $250
39 18 Herb Tillman 86 Buck Baker 46 61 Chrysle $275
40 42 Jesse James Taylor 15 Beau Morgan 10 61 Ford 0 $250
41 41 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 3 61 Mercury 0 $200
42 40 Tommy Irwin 2 Tom Daniels 0 61 Chevrol 0 $200