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Daytona 500 Qualifer #2 1961
Daytona 500 Qualifer #2 1961
Daytona International Speedway
· 1961 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore Engineering
Pontiac
40
250
2
Marvin Panch
Smokey Yunick Racing
Pontiac
40
240
3
Cotton Owens
Owens Racing
Pontiac
40
230
4
Banjo Matthews
Matthews Racing
Ford
40
220
5
Darel Dieringer
Nichels Engineering
Pontiac
39
210
6
Joe Lee Johnson
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
39
200
7
Emanuel Zervakis
Monroe Shook (Owner)
Chevrolet
39
190
8
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
39
180
9
Tom Pistone
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Pontiac
38
170
10
Don O'Dell
J.D. Braswell (Owner)
Pontiac
38
160
11
Charlie Glotzbach
Melvin Black (Owner)
Pontiac
38
150
12
Jimmy Pardue
Jimmy Pardue (Owner)
Chevrolet
38
140
13
Robert Roeber
R.G. Henschel (Owner)
Pontiac
38
130
14
Buddy Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
38
120
15
Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
37
110
16
Johnny Beauchamp
Dale Swanson (Owner)
Chevrolet
37
100
17
David Pearson
Tony Lavati (Owner)
Pontiac
37
90
18
Tom Dill
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
37
80
19
Ed Livingston
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Ford
37
70
20
Bobby Allison
Ralph Stark (Owner)
Chevrolet
37
60
21
Elmo Langley
Happy Steigel (Owner)
Pontiac
36
50
22
Reb Wickersham
Reb Wickersham (Owner)
Oldsmobile
36
40
23
Ken Johnson
Charles French (Owner)
Ford
33
30
24
Red Hollingsworth
Red Hollingsworth (Owner)
Chevrolet
33
20
25
Sal Tovella
Bob Rose (Owner)
Ford
27
10
26
Curtis Turner
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
21
10
27
Paul Lewis
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
14
10
28
Tubby Gonzales
Tubby Gonzales (Owner)
Ford
9
10
29
Wilbur Rakestraw
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
8
10
30
Johnny Allen
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
6
10
31
Frank Secrist
Ford
4
10
32
Brian Naylor
Fred Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
1
10
33
Buzz McCann
Buzz McCann (Owner)
Ford
1
10
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1961 NASCAR Cup season
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Bud Moore Engineering
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