1961 Old Dominion 500 Results
Joe Weatherly won the 1961 Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville on September 24, 1961, leading 116 of 500 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 29 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | 4 | 500 | 116 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | Rex White | 2 | 500 | 58 | Running |
| 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | 9 | 499 | 259 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | Fireball Roberts | 8 | 496 | 2 | Running |
| 5 | 59 | Ken Rush | 16 | 494 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 11 | 494 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | 12 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 42 | Art Malone | 15 | 484 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 36 | Larry Thomas | 24 | 476 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 64 | Bill Morton | 17 | 473 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | 21 | 469 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 19 | Herman Beam | 18 | 464 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | 6 | 407 | 8 | Engine |
| 14 | 17 | Fred Harb | 5 | 407 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 23 | Doug Yates | 19 | 395 | 0 | Transmission |
| 16 | 25 | John Hamby | 26 | 395 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | 7 | 319 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | 1 | 300 | 57 | Rear end |
| 19 | 44 | Jim Paschal | 14 | 284 | 0 | Rear end |
| 20 | 21 | Glen Wood | 3 | 264 | 0 | Rear end |
| 21 | 86 | Buck Baker | 13 | 214 | 0 | Rocker arm |
| 22 | 74 | L.D. Austin | 22 | 179 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 71 | Bob Barron | 28 | 120 | 0 | Handling |
| 24 | 12 | Wayne Lambeth | 25 | 117 | 0 | Fuel leak |
| 25 | 62 | Curtis Crider | 23 | 17 | 0 | Overheating |
| 26 | 5 | Bob Presnell | 27 | 5 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | 10 | 2 | 0 | Rocker arm |
| 28 | 34 | Wendell Scott | 20 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 77 | Joe Jones | 29 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 24, 1961 |
| Track | Martinsville |
| Laps | 500 |