Nascar Cup Series Darlington
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1961
Circuit: Darlington Raceway
From: 04-09-1961
To: 04-09-1961
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1961
Circuit: Darlington Raceway
From: 04-09-1961
To: 04-09-1961
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Stacy | Privateer - United States of America | 4:54:45.000 | 364 |
| 2 | Glenn Roberts | Privateer - United States of America | 4:54:47.640 | 364 |
| 3 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 363 | |
| 4 | Jim Paschal | Privateer - United States of America | 359 | |
| 5 | Emanuel Zervakis | Privateer - United States of America | 359 | |
| 6 | Ned Jarrett | Privateer - United States of America | 354 | |
| 7 | Johnny Allen | Privateer - United States of America | 348 | |
| 8 | Roscoe Thompson | Privateer - United States of America | 347 | |
| 9 | Ralph Earnhardt | Owens Racing | 346 | |
| 10 | Rex White | Privateer - United States of America | 345 | |
| 11 | Bobby Johns | Privateer - United States of America | 344 | |
| 12 | Bill Morgan | Privateer - United States of America | 342 | |
| 13 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 341 | |
| 14 | Junior Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 337 | |
| 15 | DeWayne Louis Lund | Privateer - United States of America | 323 | |
| 16 | L.D. Austin | Privateer - United States of America | 321 | |
| 17 | Jimmy Pardue | Privateer - United States of America | 316 | |
| 18 | Curtis Crider | Privateer - United States of America | 312 | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Privateer - United States of America | 312 | |
| 20 | Larry Frank | Privateer - United States of America | 273 | |
| 21 | Dave Mader | Privateer - United States of America | 262 | |
| 22 | Joseph Weatherly | Privateer - United States of America | 229 | |
| 23 | Jim Reed | Privateer - United States of America | 228 | |
| 24 | Buddy Baker | Privateer - United States of America | 221 | |
| 25 | T.C. Hunt | Privateer - United States of America | 206 | |
| 26 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 201 | |
| 27 | Elzie Wylie "Buck" Baker Sr | Privateer - United States of America | 190 | |
| 28 | Tommy Irwin | Privateer - United States of America | 164 | |
| 29 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody (Holman & Moody) | 158 | |
| 30 | Cale Yarborough | Privateer - United States of America | 135 | |
| 31 | Marvin Panch | Petty Enterprises | 94 | |
| 32 | Marvin Porter | Privateer - United States of America | 85 | |
| 33 | Paul Lewis | Privateer - United States of America | 81 | |
| 34 | Woodie Wilson | Privateer - United States of America | 79 | |
| 35 | Ed Livingston | Privateer - United States of America | 79 | |
| 36 | Banjo Matthews | Privateer - United States of America | 65 | |
| 37 | Joe Caspolich | Privateer - United States of America | 50 | |
| 38 | Darel Dieringer | Privateer - United States of America | 45 | |
| 39 | Bunkie Blackburn | Privateer - United States of America | 34 | |
| 40 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 22 | |
| 41 | George Alsobrook | Privateer - United States of America | 2 | |
| 42 | Red Hollingsworth | Privateer - United States of America | 2 | |
| 43 | Lee Reitzel | Privateer - United States of America | 2 |