Dixie 400

Atlanta Motor Speedway — September 17, 1961

David Pearson

Winner

267

Laps

Entries

Leaders

David Pearson won the 1961 Dixie 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 17, 1961, leading 2 of 267 laps. Junior Johnson finished second; Fireball Roberts rounded out the podium. The race featured 7 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, September 17, 1961

Track

Atlanta 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	5	+4	David Pearson	John Masoni (Owner)		267	—	Running	2	2000
2	9	+7	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)		267	—	Running	—	1920
3	1	-2	Fireball Roberts	Smokey Yunick Racing		267	—	Running	29	1840
4	13	+9	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)		264	—	Running	—	1760
5	26	+21	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	264	—	Running	—	1680
6	24	+18	Johnny Allen	Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)		264	—	Running	—	1600
7	27	+20	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Owner)		264	—	Running	—	1520
8	23	+15	Bob Welborn	Jack Smith (Owner)		264	—	Running	—	1440
9	22	+13	Woodie Wilson	Leroy Faucett (Owner)		262	—	Running	—	1360
10	11	+1	Marvin Panch	Owens Racing		262	—	Running	—	1280
11	7	-4	Banjo Matthews	Matthews Racing		262	—	DNF - Engine	163	1200
12	8	-4	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)		261	—	Running	11	1120
13	14	+1	Jim Paschal	Julian Petty (Owner)		260	—	Running	—	1040
14	15	+1	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Owner)		259	—	Running	—	960
15	30	+15	Tiny Lund	Fred Clark (Owner)		259	—	Running	—	880
16	3	-13	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		256	—	Running	4	800
17	21	+4	Ken Rush	B.G. Holloway (Owner)		255	—	Running	—	720
18	10	-8	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)		254	—	Running	—	640
19	2	-17	Nelson Stacy	Dudley Farrell (Owner)		243	—	DNF - Engine	50	560
20	6	-14	Darel Dieringer	James Turner (Owner)		238	—	DNF - Crash	—	480
21	35	+14	L.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Owner)		238	—	Running	—	400
22	37	+15	Herman Beam	Herman Beam (Owner)		235	—	Running	—	320
23	25	+2	Ed Livingston	Curtis Crider (Owner)		234	—	Running	—	240
24	36	+12	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Owner)		226	—	Running	—	160
25	16	-9	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	209	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
26	20	-6	Bill Morgan	J.L. Cheatham (Owner)		203	—	DNF	—	80
27	32	+5	J.C. Hendrix	W.J. Ridgeway (Owner)		202	—	DNF	—	80
28	33	+5	Elmo Langley	J.L. Cheatham (Owner)		180	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
29	12	-17	Bunkie Blackburn	Wildcat Williams (Owner)		174	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
30	28	-2	T.C. Hunt	Fred Wheat (Owner)	Dodge	153	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
31	34	+3	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing		124	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
32	38	+6	Bob Barron	Bob Barron (Owner)		104	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
33	39	+6	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Owner)	Plymouth	65	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
34	31	-3	George Alsobrook	Joe Jones (Owner)		63	—	DNF	—	80
35	29	-6	Ralph Earnhardt	Leroy Faucett (Owner)		62	—	DNF	—	80
36	4	-32	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody		52	—	DNF - Crash	8	80
37	19	-18	Dave Mader	Dave Mader (Owner)		51	—	DNF - Crash	—	80
38	17	-21	Tubby Gonzales	Tubby Gonzales (Owner)		47	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
39	18	-21	Herb Tillman	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	46	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
40	42	+2	Jesse James Taylor	Beau Morgan (Owner)		10	—	DNF - Engine	—	80
41	41	—	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Owner)	Mercury	3	—	DNF	—	80
42	40	-2	Tommy Irwin	Tom Daniels (Owner)		0	—	DNF	—	80