| Southern 300 | Date: | 10/1/1961 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | Mod Spl |
| 1 | 5 | 44 | Bob Reuther | 270 | Running |
| 2 | 9 | 97 | L.J. Hampton | 370 | Running |
| 3 | 15 | 87 | Charles Stofel | 267 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | Friday Hassler | 265 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 48 | P.B. Crowell | Running | |
| 6 | 13 | 69 | Bill Latham | Running | |
| 7 | 21 | 47 | Fred Thompson | Running | |
| 8 | 17 | 26 | Herschel Bond | Running | |
| 9 | 20 | 53 | John Thoni | Running | |
| 10 | 30 | 10 | Roger Crain | Running | |
| 11 | 23 | 297 | Tommy Gober | Running | |
| 1 | F97 | Red Farmer | 57 | Broken jack shaft | |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie Mitchell | |||
| 4 | 14 | Crash Bond | 132 | Rear end | |
| 6 | 709 | Jimmy Griggs | 77 | Engine failure | |
| 7 | 84 | Bobby Celsor | |||
| 8 | 88 | Malcolm Brady | |||
| 10 | 711 | Coo Coo Marlin | |||
| 12 | 188 | Donnie Allison | |||
| 14 | 312 | Earl Abts | |||
| 16 | 28 | Marvin Caylor | |||
| 18 | 712 | Jack Marlin | |||
| 19 | 9 | Bill Morton | |||
| 22 | 77 | Frank Parrish | |||
| 24 | 1 | Harold Caylor | |||
| 25 | 89 | Pee Wee Johnson | |||
| 26 | 122 | Jerry Smith | |||
| 27 | 383 | B.J. Parker | |||
| 28 | 5 | Mert Scruggs | |||
| 29 | 24 | Dwayne Cravens | |||
| 31 | 3 | Jerry Lawley | |||
| 32 | 50 | Mardie Brewer | |||
| 33 | 70 | George Bonee |