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Daytona 500 Qualifying Race
NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 24, 1961
39 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 97.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Smokey Yunick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 39
| 1,000
| running
| 25 |
| 2
| 2
| Jim Paschal
| 3
| John Masoni
| 1961 Pontiac
| 39
| 600
| running
| |
| 3
| 13
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 39
| 400
| running
| |
| 4
| 11
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 39
| 300
| running
| |
| 5
| 19
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 39
| 275
| running
| |
| 6
| 4
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1961 Ford
| 39
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 8
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Dudley Farrell
| 1961 Ford
| 39
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 6
| Bob Burdick
| 53
| Roy Burdick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 39
| 175
| running
| |
| 9
| 7
| Paul Goldsmith
| 31
| Ray Nichels
| 1961 Pontiac
| 39
| 150
| running
| |
| 10
| 3
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 38
| 140
| accident
| |
| 11
| 23
| Tommy Irwin
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 38
| 135
| running
| |
| 12
| 18
| T.C. Hunt
| 10
| Fred Wheat
| 1960 Dodge
| 38
| 125
| running
| |
| 13
| 10
| Roscoe Thompson
| 24
| James Turner
| 1960 Pontiac
| 37
| 115
| accident
| |
| 14
| 5
| Bob Welborn
| 49
| Bob Welborn
| 1961 Pontiac
| 37
| 100
| accident
| |
| 15
| 9
| Bob Pronger
| 83
| Jack Meeks
| 1961 Ford
| 37
| 85
| accident
| |
| 16
| 14
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 37
| 75
| accident
| |
| 17
| 16
| Jim Hendrickson
| 56
| Charles French
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 37
| 75
| accident
| |
| 18
| 26
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 37
| 75
| running
| |
| 19
| 20
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 37
| 50
| running
| |
| 20
| 15
| Larry Frank
| 76
| Dick Wright
| 1960 Ford
| 37
| 50
| running
| |
| 21
| 12
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 36
| 50
| running
| |
| 22
| 24
| Friday Hassler
| 30
| Fred Clark
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 36
| 50
| crankshaft
| |
| 23
| 30
| Ernie Gahan
| 55
| John Koszein
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 36
| 50
| running
| |
| 24
| 29
| George Tet
| 60
| Tetsuo Fuchigami
| 1960 Ford
| 36
| 50
| running
| |
| 25
| 32
| Paul Parks
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1960 Ford
| 35
|
| running
| |
| 26
| 27
| Harlan Richardson
| 88
| Jim White
| 1961 Ford
| 34
|
| running
| |
| 27
| 25
| Pete Boland
| 63
| Pete Boland
| 1960 Ford
| 32
|
| accident
| |
| 28
| 34
| Charlie Chapman
| 41
| Charlie Chapman
| 1960 Ford
| 32
|
| running
| |
| 29
| 33
| Marshall Sargent
| 39
| Marshall Sargent
| 1959 Pontiac
| 21
|
|
| |
| 30
| 17
| Joe Kelly
| 37
| Don House
| 1961 Ford
| 12
|
|
| |
| 31
| 31
| Ed Markstellar
| 38
| Matt DeMatthews
| 1961 Ford
| 8
|
|
| |
| 32
| 28
| Wes Morgan
| 57
| J.I. Divers
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 7
|
| accident
| |
| 33
| 22
| Darrell Dake
| 18
| Weldon Wagner
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 7
|
|
| |
| 34
| 21
| Dave Mader
| 00
| Dave Mader
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 6
|
| accident
| |
Notes: Shortened from 40 laps because of late-race accident.
Time of race: 00:45:06
Average Speed: 129.711 MPH
Pole Speed: 67.65 seconds
5 cautions for 10 laps
Attendance: 17,500