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Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 1961
Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 1961
Daytona International Speedway
· 1961 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Fireball Roberts
Smokey Yunick Racing
Pontiac
39
250
2
Jim Paschal
John Masoni (Owner)
Pontiac
39
240
3
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
39
230
4
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
39
220
5
Ned Jarrett
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
39
210
6
Bobby Johns
Shorty Johns (Owner)
Ford
39
200
7
Nelson Stacy
Dudley Farrell (Owner)
Ford
39
190
8
Bob Burdick
Roy Burdick (Owner)
Pontiac
39
180
9
Paul Goldsmith
Nichels Engineering
Pontiac
39
170
10
Junior Johnson
Rex Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
38
160
11
Tommy Irwin
Tom Daniels (Owner)
Chevrolet
38
150
12
T.C. Hunt
Fred Wheat (Owner)
Dodge
38
140
13
Roscoe Thompson
James Turner (Owner)
Pontiac
37
130
14
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn (Owner)
Pontiac
37
120
15
Bob Pronger
Jack Meeks (Owner)
Ford
37
110
16
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
37
100
17
Jim Hendrickson
Charles French (Owner)
Chevrolet
37
90
18
Curtis Crider
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Ford
37
80
19
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Ford
37
70
20
Larry Frank
Dick Wright (Owner)
Ford
37
60
21
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
36
50
22
Friday Hassler
Fred Clark (Owner)
Chevrolet
36
40
23
Ernie Gahan
John Koszein (Owner)
Chevrolet
36
30
24
George Tet
Tetsuo Fuchigami (Owner)
Ford
36
20
25
Paul Parks
Spook Crawford (Owner)
Ford
35
10
26
Harlan Richardson
Jim White (Owner)
Ford
34
10
27
Pete Boland
Pete Boland (Owner)
Ford
32
10
28
Charlie Chapman
Charlie Chapman (Owner)
Ford
32
10
29
Marshall Sargent
Marshall Sargent (Owner)
Pontiac
21
10
30
Joe Kelly
Don House (Owner)
Ford
12
10
31
Ed Markstellar
Matt DeMatthews (Owner)
Ford
8
10
32
Wes Morgan
J.I. Divers (Owner)
Chevrolet
7
10
33
Darrell Dake
Weldon Wagner (Owner)
Chevrolet
7
10
34
Dave Mader
Dave Mader (Owner)
Chevrolet
6
10
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1961 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Fireball Roberts
Smokey Yunick Racing
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