Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 9 of 52
Date: March 26, 1961
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Atlanta 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bob Burdick | Car | No. 53 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Winner Start | 7th |
| Started First | Marvin Panch | Most Laps Led | Marvin Panch (127) |
| Race Distance | 501 miles (334 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 46 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Rex White | Season Race | 9 of 52 |
Atlanta 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Pontiac | 334 | 44 | running | 2250 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | running | 2160 |
| 3 | 13 | 6 | Ralph Earnhardt | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | running | 2070 |
| 4 | 17 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 333 | 0 | running | 1980 |
| 5 | 18 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | running | 1890 |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Marvin Panch | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 329 | 127 | running | 1800 |
| 7 | 24 | 66 | Reds Kagle | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 1710 |
| 8 | 14 | 59 | Tom Pistone | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 1620 |
| 9 | 19 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | running | 1530 |
| 10 | 21 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | fuel | 1440 |
| 11 | 12 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | running | 1350 |
| 12 | 15 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | rear end | 1260 |
| 13 | 6 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Pontiac | 308 | 0 | running | 1170 |
| 14 | 39 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 293 | 0 | running | 1080 |
| 15 | 40 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 290 | 0 | running | 990 |
| 16 | 10 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 267 | 38 | head gasket | 900 |
| 17 | 36 | 16 | Elmo Langley | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 233 | 0 | lugs | 810 |
| 18 | 43 | 39 | Marshall Sargent | Marshall Sargent (Owner) | Pontiac | 233 | 0 | rear end | 720 |
| 19 | 33 | 78 | Darel Dieringer | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 231 | 0 | accident | 630 |
| 20 | 9 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 216 | 29 | head gasket | 540 |
| 21 | 11 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 212 | 0 | engine | 450 |
| 22 | 5 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 179 | 0 | lugs | 360 |
| 23 | 34 | 56 | Jim Hendrickson | Charles French (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | fuel pump | 270 |
| 24 | 22 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 155 | 0 | engine | 180 |
| 25 | 37 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 151 | 0 | bearing | 90 |
| 26 | 16 | 23 | Sal Tovella | Bob Rose (Owner) | Ford | 144 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 27 | 23 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 126 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 28 | 25 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 29 | 27 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 124 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 30 | 20 | 10 | T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Dodge | 124 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 31 | 46 | 14 | Freddy Fryar | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 32 | 38 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 109 | 0 | pulley | 90 |
| 33 | 3 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | — | Ford | 106 | 87 | accident | 90 |
| 34 | 42 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 100 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 35 | 32 | 96 | Johnny Allen | J.L. Cheatham (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 36 | 35 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 94 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 37 | 31 | 40 | Bobby Allison | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 38 | 8 | 76 | Larry Frank | Dick Wright (Owner) | Ford | 90 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 39 | 41 | 15 | Tim Flock | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 82 | 0 | steering | 90 |
| 40 | 30 | 26 | David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Pontiac | 80 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 41 | 29 | 30 | Friday Hassler | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | drive shaft | 90 |
| 42 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 29 | 9 | engine | 90 |
| 43 | 28 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Melvin Black (Owner) | Pontiac | 23 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 44 | 26 | 88 | Harlan Richardson | Jim White (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 90 |
| 45 | 44 | 64 | Johnny Sudderth | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | rear end | 90 |
| 46 | 45 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 90 |
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