Sunday 26th March 1961

Bob Burdick raced to the only victory in his brief career in NASCAR’s top series, prevailing in the Atlanta 500 at Atlanta International Raceway, Georgia, US. Rex White finished second under caution with Ralph Earnhardt third. Only 13 of 46 cars were running at the finish. Burdick, who led 43 of 334 laps, competed in just 15 NASCAR Grand National events. His final start, at age 25, was in the 1962 Daytona 500.