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1961 Firecracker 250

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NASCAR Grand National race number 32 of 52
Tuesday, July 4, 1961 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
100 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:37:13
Average speed: 154.294 mph
Pole speed: 157.15 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Attendance: 18370
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1961 NASCAR Grand National results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	3	David Pearson	Daytona Kennel (John Masoni)	'61 Pontiac	100	8450	running	11
2	7	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody Racing	'61 Ford	100	4275	running	18
3	10	46	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'61 Pontiac	99	2700	running	0
4	6	20	Marvin Panch	Smokey Yunick	'60 Pontiac	99	1525	running	0
5	1	22	Fireball Roberts	Smokey Yunick	'61 Pontiac	98	1525	running	59
6	3	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'61 Pontiac	98	1250	running	6
7	13	29	Nelson Stacy	Holt-Stacy (Dudley Farrell)	'61 Ford	98	800	running	0
8	11	24	Roscoe Thompson	James Turner	'60 Pontiac	97	825	running	0
9	14	76	Larry Frank	LaFayette Motors (Dick Wright)	'61 Ford	97	675	running	0
10	8	6	Ralph Earnhardt	Cotton Owens	'61 Pontiac	96	700	running	0
11	12	15	Jim Bennett	Beau Morgan	'61 Ford	96	500	running	0
12	17	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	96	350	running	0
13	19	69	Johnny Allen	B.G. Holloway	'61 Chevrolet	96	320	running	0
14	21	89	Herb Tillman	Joe Lee Johnson	'61 Chevrolet	95	300	running	0
15	5	72	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'61 Ford	94	420	head gasket	3
16	15	82	Marvin Porter	Henry Dunbar	'61 Ford	94	295	running	0
17	9	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'61 Pontiac	93	300	running	0
18	16	5	Woodie Wilson	Leroy Faucett	'61 Pontiac	92	275	running	0
19	27	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'60 Chevrolet	92	250	running	0
20	28	75	Tiny Lund	J.D. Braswell	'61 Pontiac	91	250	running	0
21	23	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'60 Ford	91	250	running	0
22	4	94	Banjo Matthews	Banjo Matthews	'61 Ford	82	600	engine	3
23	26	4	Rex White	White-Clements (Rex White)	'61 Chevrolet	63	350	con rod	0
24	25	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'61 Mercury	52	250	flagged	0
25	30	33	Reb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham	'60 Oldsmobile	49	250	flagged	0
26	18	99	George Alsobrook	Joe Jones	'61 Ford	27	150	con rod	0
27	20	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	15	150	engine	0
28	22	38	Roy Tyner	Matt DeMatthews	'61 Ford	8	150	engine	0
29	24	85	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook	'61 Ford	4	150	camshaft	0
30	29	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	2	150	transmission	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Wes Morgan	57	Randy Lane	Chevrolet
	Bob Barron	71	Bob Barron	Dodge

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fireball Roberts	1	5	5
Joe Weatherly	6	7	2
Fireball Roberts	8	12	5
Joe Weatherly	13	16	4
Fireball Roberts	17	42	26
David Pearson	43	45	3
Banjo Matthews	46	48	3
Bobby Johns	49	51	3
Fireball Roberts	52	58	7
David Pearson	59	64	6
Fireball Roberts	65	80	16
Fred Lorenzen	81	98	18
David Pearson	99	100	2