Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1961 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name | Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | Bowes Seal Fast | Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates | Trevis/Offy | 139.13 | 200 | 71 | $117,975 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Eddie Sachs | Dean Van Lines | Dean Van Lines Racing Division | Ewing/Offy | 139.041 | 200 | 44 | $53,400 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Rodger Ward | Del Webb's Sun City | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Offy | 138.539 | 200 | 7 | $26,500 |
| 4 | 18 | 7 | Shorty Templeman | Bill Forbes Racing Team | William P. Forbes | Meskowski/Offy | 136.873 | 200 | 0 | $16,025 |
| 5 | 26 | 19 | Al Keller | Konstant Hot | Bruce Homeyer | Phillips/Offy | 136.034 | 200 | 0 | $13,725 |
| 6 | 28 | 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Metal-Cal | C&H Supply Co. | Epperly/Offy | 135.742 | 200 | 0 | $9,875 |
| 7 | 33 | 31 | Bobby Marshman | Hoover Motor Express | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly/Offy | 135.534 | 200 | 0 | $9,550 |
| 8 | 25 | 5 | Lloyd Ruby | Autolite Dealer's Assn. | Lindsey Hopkins | Epperly/Offy | 134.86 | 200 | 0 | $8,750 |
| 9 | 13 | 17 | Jack Brabham | Kimberly Cooper-Climax | Cooper Car Co., Ltd. | Cooper/Climax | 134.116 | 200 | 0 | $7,250 |
| 10 | 32 | 34 | Norm Hall | Federal Engineering | Federal Automotive Associates | KK500E/Offy | 134.104 | 200 | 0 | $8,250 |
| 11 | 15 | 28 | Gene Hartley | John Chalik | John Chalik | Trevis/Offy | Running | 198 | 0 | $5,820 |
| 12 | 5 | 98 | Parnelli Jones | Agajanian Willard Battery | J. C. Agajanian | Watson/Offy | Running | 192 | 27 | $10,350 |
| 13 | 6 | 97 | Dick Rathmann | Jim Robbins | Jim Robbins Co. | Watson/Offy | Fuel pump | 164 | 0 | $5,580 |
| 14 | 17 | 10 | Paul Goldsmith | Racing Associates | Racing Associates | Lesovsky/Offy | Oil leak | 160 | 0 | $5,210 |
| 15 | 12 | 15 | Wayne Weiler | Hopkins Coral Harbour | Lindsey Hopkins | Watson/Offy | Wheel | 147 | 0 | $5,040 |
| 16 | 31 | 35 | Dempsey Wilson | Lysle Greenman | Lysle Greenman | Kuzma/Offy | Fuel pump | 145 | 0 | $4,920 |
| 17 | 16 | 32 | Bob Christie | North Electric | William Tucker, Inc. | Kurtis/Offy | Piston | 132 | 0 | $4,850 |
| 18 | 10 | 33 | Eddie Johnson | Jim Robbins | Jim Robbins Co. | Kuzma/Offy | Accident | 127 | 0 | $4,730 |
| 19 | 8 | 8 | Len Sutton | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Peter Salemi & Nick Rini | Watson/Offy | Transmission | 110 | 0 | $4,650 |
| 20 | 22 | 52 | Troy Ruttman | John Zink Trackburner | John S. Zink | Watson/Offy | Clutch | 105 | 10 | $6,970 |
| 21 | 20 | 41 | Johnny Boyd | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Offy | Clutch | 105 | 0 | $4,650 |
| 22 | 3 | 99 | Jim Hurtubise | Demler | Norm Demler, Inc. | Epperly/Offy | Piston | 102 | 35 | $10,410 |
| 23 | 19 | 86 | Ebb Rose | Meyer Speedway | Racing Associates | Porter/Offy | Oil line | 93 | 0 | $4,530 |
| 24 | 30 | 26 | Cliff Griffith | McCullough Engineering | Edgar R. Elder | Elder/Offy | Piston | 55 | 0 | $4,750 |
| 25 | 21 | 45 | Jack Turner | Bardahl | Fred Gerhardt | Kurtis/Offy | Accident | 52 | 0 | $5,720 |
| 26 | 14 | 73 | A.J. Shepherd | Travelon Trailer | Ernest L. Ruiz | Christensen/Offy | Accident | 51 | 0 | $4,440 |
| 27 | 29 | 22 | Roger McCluskey | Racing Associates | Racing Associates | Moore/Offy | Accident | 51 | 0 | $4,710 |
| 28 | 9 | 14 | Bill Cheesbourg | Dean Van Lines | Dean Van Lines Racing Division | Kuzma/Offy | Accident | 50 | 0 | $4,430 |
| 29 | 27 | 83 | Don Davis | Dart-Kart by Rupp | Trevis & Morcroft | Trevis/Offy | Accident | 49 | 0 | $4,950 |
| 30 | 11 | 4 | Jim Rathmann | Simoniz | Ken-Paul, Inc. | Watson/Offy | Magneto | 48 | 6 | $5,270 |
| 31 | 23 | 55 | Jimmy Daywalt | Schultz Fueling Equipment | C.O. Prather | KK500G/Offy | Brakes | 27 | 0 | $4,890 |
| 32 | 24 | 16 | Bobby Grim | Thompson Industries | Anstead Thompson Racing, Inc | Watson/Offy | Fuel injection | 26 | 0 | $4,660 |
| 33 | 2 | 3 | Don Branson | Hoover Motor Express | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly/Offy | Valves | 2 | 0 | $5,080 |