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1961 Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 3 of 52 Friday, February 24, 1961 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 40 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 0:45:06 Average speed: 129.711 mph Pole speed: 133.037 mph Cautions: 5 for 10 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 17500 Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 22   Fireball Roberts Smokey Yunick '61 Pontiac 39 1000 running 25 2 2 3   Jim Paschal Daytona Kennel   (John Masoni) '61 Pontiac 39 600 running – 3 13 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '61 Pontiac 39 400 running – 4 11 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 39 300 running – 5 19 11   Ned Jarrett Dash-Dash-Dash Corp.   (B.G. Holloway) '61 Chevrolet 39 275 running – 6 4 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '61 Ford 39 250 running – 7 8 29   Nelson Stacy Holt-Stacy   (Dudley Farrell) '61 Ford 39 200 running – 8 6 53   Bob Burdick McKenzie   (Roy Burdick) '61 Pontiac 39 175 running – 9 7 31   Paul Goldsmith Ray Nichels '61 Pontiac 39 150 running – 10 3 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '61 Pontiac 38 140 crash – 11 23 2   Tommy Irwin Tom Daniels '60 Chevrolet 38 135 running – 12 18 10   T.C. Hunt Fred Wheat '60 Dodge 38 125 running – 13 10 24   Roscoe Thompson James Turner '60 Pontiac 37 115 crash – 14 5 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '61 Pontiac 37 100 crash – 15 9 83   Bob Pronger Meilwain Ford   (Jack Meeks) '61 Ford 37 85 crash – 18 26 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '60 Ford 37 75 running – 16 14 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '61 Plymouth 37 75 crash – 17 16 56   Jim Hendrickson Charles French '60 Chevrolet 37 75 crash – 19 20 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '60 Ford 37 50 running – 20 15 76   Larry Frank Dick Wright '60 Ford 37 50 running – 21 12 4   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White) '61 Chevrolet 36 50 running – 22 24 30   Friday Hassler Fred Clark '60 Chevrolet 36 50 crankshaft – 23 30 55   Ernie Gahan John Koszela '59 Chevrolet 36 50 running – 24 29 60   George Tet Tetsuo Fuchigami '60 Ford 36 50 running – 34 21 00   Dave Mader Dave Mader '61 Chevrolet 6   crash – 33 22 18   Darrell Dake Weldon Wagner '61 Chevrolet 7   crash – 32 28 57   Wes Morgan J.I. Divers '60 Chevrolet 7   crash – 31 31 38   Ed Markstellar Matt DeMatthews '61 Ford 8   crash – 30 17 37   Joe Kelly Don House '61 Ford 12   crash – 29 33 39   Marshall Sargent Marshall Sargent '59 Pontiac 21   crash – 28 34 41   Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman '60 Ford 32   running – 27 25 63   Pete Boland Pete Boland '60 Ford 32   crash – 26 27 88   Harlan Richardson Jim White '61 Ford 34   running – 25 32 64   Paul Parks Spook Crawford '60 Ford 35   running – * Race shortened to 39 laps due to crash.