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1961 Firecracker 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 23 26 4   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White) '61 Chevrolet 63 350 con rod 0 18 16 5   Woodie Wilson Leroy Faucett '61 Pontiac 92 275 running 0 10 8 6   Ralph Earnhardt Cotton Owens '61 Pontiac 96 700 running 0 6 3 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '61 Pontiac 98 1250 running 6 12 17 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 96 350 running 0 11 12 15   Jim Bennett Beau Morgan '61 Ford 96 500 running 0 21 23 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '60 Ford 91 250 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 8 11 24   Roscoe Thompson James Turner '60 Pontiac 97 825 running 0 17 9 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '61 Pontiac 93 300 running 0 2 7 28   Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Racing '61 Ford 100 4275 running 18 7 13 29   Nelson Stacy Holt-Stacy   (Dudley Farrell) '61 Ford 98 800 running 0 25 30 33   Reb Wickersham Reb Wickersham '60 Oldsmobile 49 250 flagged 0 28 22 38   Roy Tyner Matt DeMatthews '61 Ford 8 150 engine 0 3 10 46   Jack Smith Jack Smith '61 Pontiac 99 2700 running 0 19 27 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '60 Chevrolet 92 250 running 0 24 25 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 52 250 flagged 0 13 19 69   Johnny Allen B.G. Holloway '61 Chevrolet 96 320 running 0 15 5 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '61 Ford 94 420 head gasket 3 20 28 75   Tiny Lund J.D. Braswell '61 Pontiac 91 250 running 0 9 14 76   Larry Frank LaFayette Motors   (Dick Wright) '61 Ford 97 675 running 0 16 15 82   Marvin Porter Henry Dunbar '61 Ford 94 295 running 0 29 24 85   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook '61 Ford 4 150 camshaft 0 27 20 86   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 15 150 engine 0 30 29 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 2 150 transmission 0 14 21 89   Herb Tillman Joe Lee Johnson '61 Chevrolet 95 300 running 0 22 4 94   Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews '61 Ford 82 600 engine 3 26 18 99   George Alsobrook Joe Jones '61 Ford 27 150 con rod 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Wes Morgan 57 Randy Lane Chevrolet Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron Dodge Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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