| Teams for 1961 Daytona 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White |  |
| 6 | Owens Racing | Cotton Owens |  |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam |  |
| 31 | Nichels Engineering | Paul Goldsmith | |
| 32 | Nichels Engineering | Darel Dieringer | |
| 86 | Buck Baker Racing | Buddy Baker | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 94 | Matthews Racing | Banjo Matthews | |
