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Daytona 500 Qualifying Race
NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 24, 1961
40 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 40
| 1,000
| running
| 3 |
2
| 5
| Marvin Panch
| 20
| Smokey Yunick
| 1960 Pontiac
| 40
| 600
| running
| 0 |
3
| 3
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1961 Pontiac
| 40
| 400
| running
| 0 |
4
| 4
| Banjo Matthews
| 94
| Banjo Matthews
| 1961 Ford
| 39
| 300
| accident
| 22 |
5
| 12
| Darel Dieringer
| 32
| Ray Nichels
| 1961 Pontiac
| 39
| 275
| running
| 0 |
6
| 20
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 89
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 39
| 250
| running
| 0 |
7
| 16
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 39
| 200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 22
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 39
| 175
| running
| 0 |
9
| 6
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Pontiac
| 38
| 150
| running
| 0 |
10
| 9
| Don O'Dell
| 75
| J.D. Braswell
| 1961 Pontiac
| 38
| 140
| running
| 0 |
11
| 10
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 65
| Melvin Black
| 1961 Pontiac
| 38
| 135
| running
| 0 |
12
| 25
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 38
| 125
| running
| 0 |
13
| 13
| Robert Roeber
| 91
| R.G. Henschel
| 1960 Pontiac
| 38
| 115
| running
| 0 |
14
| 21
| Buddy Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 38
| 100
| running
| 0 |
15
| 15
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1961 Plymouth
| 37
| 85
| accident
| 0 |
16
| 24
| Johnny Beauchamp
| 73
| Dale Swanson
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 37
| 75
| accident
| 0 |
17
| 8
| David Pearson
| 66
| Tony Lavati
| 1961 Pontiac
| 37
| 75
| running
| 0 |
18
| 28
| Tom Dill
| 52
| Julian Buesink
| 1961 Ford
| 37
| 75
| running
| 0 |
19
| 26
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 37
| 50
| running
| 0 |
20
| 29
| Bobby Allison
| 40
| Ralph Stark
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 37
| 50
| running
| 0 |
21
| 27
| Elmo Langley
| 16
| Happy Steigel
| 1959 Pontiac
| 36
| 50
| running
| 0 |
22
| 30
| Reb Wickersham
| 33
| Reb Wickersham
| 1960 Oldsmobile
| 36
| 50
| running
| 0 |
23
| 33
| Ken Johnson
| 50
| Charles French
| 1960 Ford
| 33
| 50
| running
| 0 |
24
| 31
| Red Hollingsworth
| 15
| Red Hollingsworth
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 33
| 50
| running
| 0 |
25
| 18
| Sal Tovella
| 23
| Bob Rose
| 1961 Ford
| 27
|
| running
| 0 |
26
| 2
| Curtis Turner
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1961 Ford
| 21
|
|
| 15 |
27
| 23
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 14
|
|
| 0 |
28
| 11
| Tubby Gonzales
| 80
| Tubby Gonzales
| 1961 Ford
| 9
|
|
| 0 |
29
| 19
| Wilbur Rakestraw
| 99
| Joe Jones
| 1961 Ford
| 8
|
|
| 0 |
30
| 14
| Johnny Allen
| 69
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 6
|
|
| 0 |
31
| 32
| Frank Secrist
| 36
| Warner Brothers
| 1960 Ford
| 4
|
|
| 0 |
32
| 7
| Brian Naylor
| 78
| Fred Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 1
|
|
| 0 |
33
| 17
| Buzz McCann
| 77
| Buzz McCann
| 1961 Ford
| 1
|
|
| 0 |
Time of race: 00:39:16
Average Speed: 152.671 MPH
Pole Speed: 58.395 seconds
Attendance: 17,500