International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1961
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 7 | A. J. Foyt | 1 | Bowes Seal Fast | Trevis | Offy | 200 | 3:35:37.49 139.130 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Eddie Sachs | 12 | Dean Van Lines | Ewing | Offy | 200 | 3:35:45.77 139.041 | 800 |
| 3 | 4 | Rodger Ward | 2 | Del Webb's Sun City | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:36:32.68 138.539 | 700 |
| 4 | 18 | Shorty Templeman | 7 | Bill Forbes Racing | Meskowski | Offy | 200 | 3:39:10.84 136.873 | 600 |
| 5 | 26 | Al Keller | 19 | Konstant Hot | Philipp | Offy | 200 | 3:40:31.94 136.034 | 500 |
| 6 | 28 | Chuck Stevenson | 18 | Metal-Cal | Epperly | Offy | 200 | 3:41:00.45 135.742 | 400 |
| 7 | 33 | Bobby Marshman | 31 | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly | Offy | 200 | 3:41:20.77 135.534 | 300 |
| 8 | 25 | Lloyd Ruby | 5 | Autolite | Epperly | Offy | 200 | 3:42:27.14 134.860 | 250 |
| 9 | 13 | Jack Brabham | 17 | Cooper Climax | Cooper RE | Climax | 200 | 3:43:41.22 134.116 | 200 |
| 10 | 32 | Norm Hall | 34 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 200 | 3:43:42.39 134.104 | 150 |
| 11 | 15 | Gene Hartley | 28 | John Chalik | Trevis | Offy | 198 | Flagged 132.376 | 100 |
| 12 | 5 | Parnelli Jones | 98 | Agajanian/Willard Battery | Watson | Offy | 192 | Flagged 127.845 | 50 |
| 13 | 6 | Dick Rathmann | 97 | Jim Robbins | Watson | Offy | 164 | Broken fuel pump | |
| 14 | 17 | Paul Goldsmith | 10 | Racing Associates | Lesovsky | Offy | 160 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 15 | 12 | Wayne Weiler | 15 | Coral Harbor | Watson | Offy | 147 | Wheel bearing | |
| 16 | 31 | Dempsey Wilson | 35 | Lysle Greenman | Kuzma | Offy | 145 | Fuel pump | |
| 17 | 16 | Bob Christie | 32 | North Electric | Kurtis | Offy | 132 | Burned piston | |
| 18 | 10 | Eddie Johnson | 33 | Jim Robbins | Kuzma | Offy | 127 | Wrecked, NW | |
| 19 | 8 | Len Sutton | 8 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Watson | Offy | 110 | Clutch | |
| 20 | 22 | Troy Ruttman | 52 | John Zink Trackburner | Watson | Offy | 105 | Clutch | |
| 21 | 20 | Johnny Boyd | 41 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson | Offy | 105 | Clutch | |
| 22 | 3 | Jim Hurtubise | 99 | Demler | Epperly | Offy | 102 | Broken piston | |
| 23 | 19 | Ebb Rose | 86 | Meyer Speedway | Porter | Offy | 93 | Broken connecting rod | |
| 24 | 30 | Cliff Griffith | 26 | McCullough | Elder | Offy | 55 | Broken piston | |
| 25 | 21 | Jack Turner | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis | Offy | 52 | Wrecked, MS | |
| 26 | 14 | A.J. Shepherd | 73 | Travelon Trailer | Christiansen | Offy | 51 | Wrecked, MS | |
| 27 | 29 | Roger McCluskey | 22 | Racing Associates | Moore | Offy | 51 | Wrecked, MS | |
| 28 | 9 | Bill Cheesbourg | 14 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offy | 50 | Wrecked, MS | |
| 29 | 27 | Don Davis | 83 | Dart-Kart | Trevis | Offy | 49 | Wrecked, MS | |
| 30 | 11 | Jim Rathmann | 4 | Simoniz | Watson | Offy | 48 | Magneto | |
| 31 | 23 | Jimmy Daywalt | 55 | Schulz Fueling Equipment | Kurtis 500G | Offy | 27 | Broken brake line | |
| 32 | 24 | Bobby Grim | 16 | Thompson Industries | Watson | Offy | 26 | Piston | |
| 33 | 2 | Don Branson | 3 | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly | Offy | 2 | Bent valves | |
| -- | -- | Bert Brooks | 79 | Hall-Mar | Curtis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Cleberg | 6 | Bell Lines Trucking | Kuzma | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Arnold | 62 | Denver-Chicago Trucking | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Don Davis | 85 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duane Carter | 61 | Roy | Epperly | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duane Carter | 94 | McCullough | Elder | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Leon Clum | 77 | Dayton Steel Foundry | Sutton | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ray Crawford | 94 | McCullough | Elder | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ronnie Duman | 43 | Ray Brady | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Russ Congdon | 69 | Eelco Custom Shaft | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | 24 | Stearly Motor Freight | Watson | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice - fatal | |
| -- | -- | Jack Ensley | 84 | Ansted-Thompson | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cotton Farmer | 23 | Bardahl | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Don Freeland | 47 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Ewing | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Don Freeland | 27 | Chapman | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Hulse | 37 | Tassi Vatis | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Norm Hall | 92 | Concannon Car Co. Flying | Kurtis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Norm Hall | 88 | Drewry's | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Danny Jones | 47 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Ewing | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Jim McWithey | 29 | Hart Fullerton | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mike Magill | 82 | San Diego Steel Products | Chenoweth | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Veith | 23 | Bardahl | Kurtis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Veith | 25 | Shaler Rislone | Epperly | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Veith | 44 | Schmidt | Meskowski | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Veith | 85 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bud Tingelstad | 54 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Weyant | 88 | Drewry's | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Randall | 95 | Safety Auto Glass | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Rodee | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Dunn | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Rathmann | 75 | Paxton Products | Kurtis | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jack Rounds | 44 | Schmidt | Meskowski | Offy | -- | Spun, practice | |
| -- | -- | Jack Rounds | 87 | M. P. C. | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lloyd Ruby | 9 | Kelso Auto Dynamics | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Paul Russo | 21 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Kuzma | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Wente | 88 | Drewry's | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Paul Russo | 24 | Stearly Motor Freight | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | X | Hopkins | Epperly | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | 15 | Coral Harbor | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ralph Liguori | 75 | Paxton Products | Kurtis | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Harry Beck | 95 | Safety Auto Glass | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Entry declined, lack of experience |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| A. J. Foyt | 71 | 76-83, 89, 95-124, 138, 142-146, 152-160, 170-183, 198-200 |
| Eddie Sachs | 44 | 45-51, 125-137, 139-141, 147-151, 168-169, 184-197 |
| Jim Hurtubise | 35 | 1-35 |
| Parnelli Jones | 27 | 42-44, 52-75 |
| Troy Ruttmann | 10 | 84-88, 90-94 |
| Rodger Ward | 7 | 161-167 |
| Jim Rathmann | 6 | 36-41 |