MARTINSVILLE, VA — April 30, 1961: The pace lap for the Virginia 500 Sweepstakes NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway that featured both hardtop and convertible racecars. Rex White starts his Chevrolet (No. 4) from the pole position, flanked by Fred Lorenzen in a Ford (No. 28). Richard Petty (No. 43) starts his Plymouth from the third spot. Seventeenth-starter Junior Johnson won the race. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)
