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Daytona 500 1961
Daytona 500 1961
Daytona International Speedway
· 1961 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Marvin Panch
Smokey Yunick Racing
Pontiac
200
3000
2
Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore Engineering
Pontiac
200
2880
3
Paul Goldsmith
Nichels Engineering
Pontiac
200
2760
4
Fred Lorenzen
Tubby Gonzales (Owner)
Ford
198
2640
5
Cotton Owens
Owens Racing
Pontiac
198
2520
6
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
197
2400
7
Ned Jarrett
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
196
2280
8
Johnny Allen
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
196
2160
9
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
196
2040
10
Tom Pistone
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Pontiac
196
1980
11
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn (Owner)
Pontiac
194
1800
12
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
194
1680
13
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
194
1560
14
Sal Tovella
Bob Rose (Owner)
Ford
191
1440
15
Charlie Glotzbach
Melvin Black (Owner)
Pontiac
191
1320
16
Darel Dieringer
Nichels Engineering
Pontiac
191
1200
17
Tom Dill
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
190
1080
18
Emanuel Zervakis
Monroe Shook (Owner)
Chevrolet
189
960
19
Joe Kelly
Don House (Owner)
Ford
188
840
20
Fireball Roberts
Smokey Yunick Racing
Pontiac
187
720
21
David Pearson
Tony Lavati (Owner)
Pontiac
186
600
22
Friday Hassler
Fred Clark (Owner)
Chevrolet
186
480
23
Elmo Henderson
Charlie Chapman (Owner)
Ford
184
360
24
Tim Flock
Jack Meeks (Owner)
Ford
184
240
25
Elmo Langley
Happy Steigel (Owner)
Pontiac
184
120
26
Harlan Richardson
Jim White (Owner)
Ford
184
120
27
Banjo Matthews
Matthews Racing
Ford
181
120
28
Robert Roeber
R.G. Henschel (Owner)
Pontiac
179
120
29
Ed Livingston
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Ford
177
120
30
Jimmy Pardue
Jimmy Pardue (Owner)
Chevrolet
176
120
31
Bobby Allison
Ralph Stark (Owner)
Chevrolet
175
120
32
Paul Parks
Spook Crawford (Owner)
Ford
173
120
33
Roscoe Thompson
James Turner (Owner)
Pontiac
169
120
34
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Ford
167
120
35
Reb Wickersham
Reb Wickersham (Owner)
Oldsmobile
158
120
36
Bob Burdick
Roy Burdick (Owner)
Pontiac
157
120
37
Joe Lee Johnson
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
153
120
38
Larry Frank
Dick Wright (Owner)
Ford
152
120
39
Paul Lewis
Jess Potter (Owner)
Chevrolet
149
120
40
Buddy Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
145
120
41
Marshall Sargent
Marshall Sargent (Owner)
Pontiac
115
120
42
Brian Naylor
Ford
85
120
43
Ed Markstellar
Matt DeMatthews (Owner)
Ford
81
120
44
Nelson Stacy
Dudley Farrell (Owner)
Ford
79
120
45
Tommy Irwin
Tom Daniels (Owner)
Chevrolet
67
120
46
Darrell Dake
Weldon Wagner (Owner)
Chevrolet
47
120
47
Junior Johnson
Rex Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
44
120
48
Red Hollingsworth
Red Hollingsworth (Owner)
Chevrolet
35
0
49
Jim Paschal
John Masoni (Owner)
Pontiac
30
120
50
Bobby Johns
Shorty Johns (Owner)
Ford
26
120
51
George Tet
Tetsuo Fuchigami (Owner)
Ford
24
120
52
T.C. Hunt
Fred Wheat (Owner)
Dodge
23
120
53
Curtis Crider
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Ford
12
120
54
Don O'Dell
J.D. Braswell (Owner)
Pontiac
10
120
55
Curtis Turner
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
6
120
56
Wilbur Rakestraw
Joe Jones (Owner)
Ford
5
120
57
Ernie Gahan
John Koszein (Owner)
Chevrolet
3
120
58
Ken Johnson
James French (Owner)
Ford
3
120
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1961 NASCAR Cup season
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Smokey Yunick Racing
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