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1961 NASCAR Grand National Series
Daytona
Feb 26, 1961 Race Results
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NASCAR Race Results at Daytona - Feb 26, 1961
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Sunday, February 26, 1961
Race 5 of the 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series
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Daytona February 26, 1961
Finish
Start
#
Driver
Make
Pts
Laps
Led
Status
Team
S1
S2
S3
Rating
1
4
#20
Marvin Panch
Pontiac
3000
200
13
running
Smokey Yunick Racing
2
2
#8
Joe Weatherly
Pontiac
2880
200
0
running
Bud Moore Engineering
3
17
#31
Paul Goldsmith
Pontiac
2760
200
0
running
Nichels Engineering
4
45
#80
Fred Lorenzen
Ford
2640
198
0
running
Tubby Gonzales (Owner)
5
6
#6
Cotton Owens
Pontiac
2520
198
0
running
Owens Racing
6
5
#47
Jack Smith
Pontiac
2400
197
0
running
Jack Smith (Owner)
7
9
#11
Ned Jarrett
Chevrolet
2280
196
0
running
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
8
47
#69
Johnny Allen
Chevrolet
2160
196
0
running
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
9
7
#87
Buck Baker
Chrysler
2040
196
0
running
Buck Baker Racing
10
18
#59
Tom Pistone
Pontiac
1980
196
0
running
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
11
29
#49
Bob Welborn
Pontiac
1800
194
0
running
Bob Welborn (Owner)
12
41
#4
Rex White
Chevrolet
1680
194
0
running
Rex White (Owner)
13
16
#7
Jim Reed
Chevrolet
1560
194
0
running
Jim Reed (Owner)
14
46
#23
Sal Tovella
Ford
1440
191
0
running
Bob Rose (Owner)
15
22
#65
Charlie Glotzbach
Pontiac
1320
191
0
running
Melvin Black (Owner)
16
10
#32
Darel Dieringer
Pontiac
1200
191
0
running
Nichels Engineering
17
32
#52
Tom Dill
Ford
1080
190
0
running
Julian Buesink (Owner)
18
14
#85
Emanuel Zervakis
Chevrolet
960
189
0
running
Monroe Shook (Owner)
19
49
#37
Joe Kelly
Ford
840
188
0
running
Don House (Owner)
20
1
#22
Fireball Roberts
Pontiac
720
187
170
engine
Smokey Yunick Racing
21
30
#66
David Pearson
Pontiac
600
186
0
running
Tony Lavati (Owner)
22
37
#30
Friday Hassler
Chevrolet
480
186
0
running
Fred Clark (Owner)
23
57
#41
Elmo Henderson
Ford
360
184
0
running
Charlie Chapman (Owner)
24
31
#83
Tim Flock
Ford
240
184
0
running
Jack Meeks (Owner)
25
38
#16
Elmo Langley
Pontiac
120
184
0
running
Happy Steigel (Owner)
26
50
#88
Harlan Richardson
Ford
120
184
0
running
Jim White (Owner)
27
8
#94
Banjo Matthews
Ford
120
181
3
accident
Matthews Racing
28
26
#91
Robert Roeber
Pontiac
120
179
0
running
R.G. Henschel (Owner)
29
34
#68
Ed Livingston
Ford
120
177
0
running
Curtis Crider (Owner)
30
24
#54
Jimmy Pardue
Chevrolet
120
176
0
engine
Jimmy Pardue (Owner)
31
36
#40
Bobby Allison
Chevrolet
120
175
0
running
Ralph Stark (Owner)
32
53
#64
Paul Parks
Ford
120
173
0
running
Spook Crawford (Owner)
33
27
#24
Roscoe Thompson
Pontiac
120
169
0
timing chain
James Turner (Owner)
34
39
#19
Herman Beam
Ford
120
167
0
running
Herman Beam (Owner)
35
40
#33
Reb Wickersham
Oldsmobile
120
158
0
engine
Reb Wickersham (Owner)
36
15
#53
Bob Burdick
Pontiac
120
157
0
engine
Roy Burdick (Owner)
37
12
#89
Joe Lee Johnson
Chevrolet
120
153
0
engine
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
38
25
#76
Larry Frank
Ford
120
152
0
fuel pump
Dick Wright (Owner)
39
48
#1
Paul Lewis
Chevrolet
120
149
0
running
Jess Potter (Owner)
40
28
#86
Buddy Baker
Chrysler
120
145
0
running
Buck Baker Racing
41
54
#39
Marshall Sargent
Pontiac
120
115
0
transmission
Marshall Sargent (Owner)
42
58
#36
Brian Naylor
Ford
120
85
0
engine
43
56
#38
Ed Markstellar
Ford
120
81
0
oil leak
Matt DeMatthews (Owner)
44
13
#29
Nelson Stacy
Ford
120
79
7
engine
Dudley Farrell (Owner)
45
19
#2
Tommy Irwin
Chevrolet
120
67
0
engine
Tom Daniels (Owner)
46
35
#18
Darrell Dake
Chevrolet
120
47
0
fuel pump
Weldon Wagner (Owner)
47
43
#27
Junior Johnson
Pontiac
120
44
7
engine
Rex Lovette (Owner)
48
51
#15
Red Hollingsworth
Chevrolet
0
35
0
rocker arm
Red Hollingsworth (Owner)
49
3
#3
Jim Paschal
Pontiac
120
30
0
grease seal
John Masoni (Owner)
50
11
#72
Bobby Johns
Ford
120
26
0
overheating
Shorty Johns (Owner)
51
55
#60
George Tet
Ford
120
24
0
valve
Tetsuo Fuchigami (Owner)
52
21
#10
T.C. Hunt
Dodge
120
23
0
engine
Fred Wheat (Owner)
53
23
#62
Curtis Crider
Ford
120
12
0
oil pressure
Curtis Crider (Owner)
54
20
#75
Don O'Dell
Pontiac
120
10
0
bearing
J.D. Braswell (Owner)
55
33
#21
Curtis Turner
Ford
120
6
0
engine
Wood Brothers Racing
56
44
#99
Wilbur Rakestraw
Ford
120
5
0
engine
Joe Jones (Owner)
57
52
#55
Ernie Gahan
Chevrolet
120
3
0
water pump
John Koszein (Owner)
58
42
#50
Ken Johnson
Ford
120
3
0
head gasket
James French (Owner)
1961 Standings
1961 Schedule
Date
Track
Winner
1
Nov 6, 1960
Southern States
Joe Weatherly
2
Nov 20, 1960
Speedway Park
Lee Petty
3
Feb 24, 1961
Daytona
Fireball Roberts
4
Feb 24, 1961
Daytona
Joe Weatherly
5
Feb 26, 1961
Daytona
Marvin Panch
6
Mar 4, 1961
Piedmont
Cotton Owens
7
Mar 5, 1961
Weaverville
Rex White
8
Mar 12, 1961
Marchbanks
Fireball Roberts
9
Mar 26, 1961
Atlanta
Bob Burdick
10
Apr 1, 1961
Greenville
Emanuel Zervakis
11
Apr 2, 1961
Occoneechee
Cotton Owens
12
Apr 3, 1961
Bowman Gray
Rex White
13
Apr 9, 1961
Martinsville
Fred Lorenzen
14
Apr 16, 1961
North Wilkesboro
Rex White
15
Apr 20, 1961
Columbia
Cotton Owens
16
Apr 22, 1961
Hickory
Junior Johnson
17
Apr 23, 1961
Richmond
Richard Petty
18
Apr 30, 1961
Martinsville
Junior Johnson
19
May 6, 1961
Darlington
Fred Lorenzen
20
May 21, 1961
Charlotte
Richard Petty
21
May 21, 1961
Charlotte
Joe Weatherly
22
May 21, 1961
Riverside
Lloyd Dane
23
May 27, 1961
Ascot
Eddie Gray
24
May 28, 1961
Charlotte
David Pearson
25
Jun 2, 1961
Piedmont
Jim Paschal
26
Jun 4, 1961
BIR
Ned Jarrett
27
Jun 8, 1961
Greenville
Jack Smith
28
Jun 10, 1961
Bowman Gray
Rex White
29
Jun 17, 1961
Norwood Arena
Emanuel Zervakis
30
Jun 23, 1961
Hartsville
Buck Baker
31
Jun 24, 1961
Starkey
Junior Johnson
32
Jul 4, 1961
Daytona
David Pearson
33
Jul 9, 1961
Atlanta
Fred Lorenzen
34
Jul 20, 1961
Columbia
Cotton Owens
35
Jul 22, 1961
Myrtle Beach
Joe Weatherly
36
Jul 30, 1961
Bristol
Jack Smith
37
Aug 6, 1961
Nashville Fgds
Jim Paschal
38
Aug 9, 1961
Bowman Gray
Rex White
39
Aug 13, 1961
Weaverville
Junior Johnson
40
Aug 18, 1961
Southside
Junior Johnson
41
Aug 27, 1961
South Boston
Junior Johnson
42
Sep 4, 1961
Darlington
Nelson Stacy
43
Sep 8, 1961
Hickory
Rex White
44
Sep 10, 1961
California Fairgrounds
Eddie Gray
45
Sep 10, 1961
Richmond
Joe Weatherly
46
Sep 17, 1961
Atlanta
David Pearson
47
Sep 24, 1961
Martinsville
Joe Weatherly
48
Oct 1, 1961
North Wilkesboro
Rex White
49
Oct 15, 1961
Charlotte
Joe Weatherly
50
Oct 22, 1961
Bristol
Joe Weatherly
51
Oct 28, 1961
Greenville
Junior Johnson
52
Oct 29, 1961
Occoneechee
Joe Weatherly
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