World 600

Charlotte Motor Speedway — May 28, 1961

David Pearson

Winner

400

Laps

Entries

Leaders

David Pearson won the 1961 World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 1961, leading 225 of 400 laps. Fireball Roberts finished second; Rex White rounded out the podium. The race featured 7 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, May 28, 1961

Track

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Season

1961

Winner

David Pearson

Leaders

7 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	David Pearson	John Masoni (Owner)		400	—	Running	225	4000
2	10	+8	Fireball Roberts	Smokey Yunick Racing		398	—	Running	6	3840
3	8	+5	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)		397	—	Running	—	3680
4	11	+7	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Owner)		397	—	Running	30	3520
5	25	+20	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty (Owner)		394	—	Running	—	3360
6	39	+33	Tiny Lund	Fred Clark (Owner)		392	—	Running	—	3200
7	19	+12	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)		392	—	Running	3	3040
8	14	+6	Bob Welborn	Jack Smith (Owner)		392	—	Running	—	2880
9	23	+14	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)		390	—	Running	—	2720
10	2	-8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		389	—	Running	14	2560
11	6	-5	Ralph Earnhardt	Owens Racing		386	—	Running	75	2400
12	30	+18	Paul Lewis	Jess Potter (Owner)		386	—	Running	—	2240
13	33	+20	Joe Eubanks	Don Every (Owner)		384	—	Running	—	2080
14	37	+23	T.C. Hunt	Fred Wheat (Owner)	Dodge	376	—	Running	—	1820
15	17	+2	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Owner)		375	—	Running	—	1760
16	54	+38	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Owner)		371	—	Running	—	1600
17	44	+27	Elmo Langley	Doc White (Owner)		371	—	Running	—	1440
18	43	+25	Friday Hassler	J.L. Cheatham (Owner)		368	—	Running	—	1280
19	12	-7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)		367	—	Running	—	1120
20	7	-13	Tommy Irwin	Bud Moore Engineering		361	—	DNF	—	960
21	38	+17	Bobby Waddell			361	—	Running	—	800
22	41	+19	Ed Markstellar	Matt DeMatthews (Owner)		359	—	Running	—	640
23	48	+25	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Owner)	Plymouth	358	—	Running	—	480
24	42	+18	Herman Beam	Herman Beam (Owner)		357	—	Running	—	320
25	49	+24	Wes Morgan	J.I. Divers (Owner)		347	—	Running	—	160
26	32	+6	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	342	—	DNF	—	160
27	13	-14	Bob Burdick	Roy Burdick (Owner)		338	—	DNF - Crash	—	160
28	18	-10	Banjo Matthews	Matthews Racing		336	—	DNF - Engine	—	160
29	36	+7	Tubby Gonzales	Tubby Gonzales (Owner)		336	—	DNF	—	160
30	1	-29	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	332	—	DNF - Engine	47	160
31	26	-5	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing		325	—	Running	—	160
32	55	+23	Bob Barron	Bob Barron (Owner)	Dodge	291	—	DNF	—	160
33	21	-12	Johnny Allen	B.G. Holloway (Owner)		283	—	DNF	—	160
34	29	-5	Reds Kagle	Ratus Walters (Owner)		277	—	DNF - Crash	—	160
35	5	-30	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody		274	—	DNF	—	160
36	50	+14	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Owner)		266	—	DNF - Crash	—	160
37	24	-13	Tim Flock	Beau Morgan (Owner)		255	—	DNF - Engine	—	160
38	45	+7	Ed Livingston	Curtis Crider (Owner)		254	—	DNF - Engine	—	160
39	35	-4	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Owner)		221	—	DNF	—	160
40	46	+6	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Owner)	Mercury	203	—	DNF	—	160
41	9	-32	Speedy Thompson	Beau Morgan (Owner)		186	—	DNF	—	160
42	15	-27	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	147	—	DNF	—	160
43	4	-39	Marvin Panch	Smokey Yunick Racing		140	—	DNF - Crash	—	160
44	20	-24	Curtis Turner	Wood Brothers Racing		139	—	DNF - Crash	—	160
45	31	-14	Marvin Porter		Plymouth	136	—	DNF - Engine	—	160
46	22	-24	Nelson Stacy	Dudley Farrell (Owner)		128	—	DNF	—	160
47	34	-13	Jimmy Thompson	Ratus Walters (Owner)		113	—	DNF	—	160
48	53	+5	Gene Stokes	Gene Stokes (Owner)	Studebaker	95	—	DNF - Engine	—	160
49	27	-22	Jim Reed	Jim Reed (Owner)		93	—	DNF - Engine	—	160
50	16	-34	Roscoe Thompson	James Turner (Owner)		70	—	DNF	—	160
51	47	-4	Bobby Allison	Ralph Stark (Owner)		53	—	DNF	—	160
52	28	-24	Joe Lee Johnson	Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)		40	—	DNF - Crash	—	160
53	40	-13	Larry Frank	Lyle Stelter (Owner)		10	—	DNF	—	160
54	51	-3	Doug Cox	Doug Cox (Owner)		6	—	DNF - Engine	—	160
55	52	-3	E.J. Trivette	M.J. Black (Owner)	Plymouth	3	—	DNF	—	160