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Daytona 500 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 51
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$65,125	Race Date:	Feb 26, 1961	Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	16.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 20Min 32Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	9	Average Speed:	149.601 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	58	No. of Cautions:	No Cautions	daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Marvin Panch M. Panch	Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#20 Pontiac	Car No.:	#22 Pontiac	Ford:	0
Team:	Yunik-Rich Racing	Team:	Yunik-Rich Racing	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Chrysler:	0
Laps Led:	13 of 200	Pole Speed:	155.709 MPH

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Official 1961 Daytona 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	20	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	200	13	Running
2	2	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	200	0	Running
3	17	31	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering		0	200	0	Running
4	45	80	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Independent Garageman's Assoc		0	198	0	Running
5	6	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Cotton Owens Garage		0	198	0	Running
6	5	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	197	0	Running
7	9	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Dash-Dash-Dash Corporation		0	196	0	Running
8	47	69	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	196	0	Running
9	7	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	196	0	Running
10	18	59	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	196	0	Running
11	29	49	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Bob Welborn (Car Owner)		0	194	0	Running
12	41	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	194	0	Running
13	16	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	194	0	Running
14	46	23	Sal Tovella S. TovellaSal Tovella	Bob Rose (Car Owner)		0	191	0	Running
15	22	65	Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie Glotzbach	Melvin Black (Car Owner)		0	191	0	Running
16	10	32	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Nichels Engineering		0	191	0	Running
17	32	52	Tom Dill T. DillTom Dill	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	190	0	Running
18	14	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Toots Transfer		0	189	0	Running
19	49	37	Joe Kelly J. KellyJoe Kelly	Don House (Car Owner)		0	188	0	Running
20	1	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	187	127	Engine
21	30	66	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Tony Lavati (Car Owner)		0	186	0	Running
22	37	30	Friday Hassler F. HasslerFriday Hassler	Fred Clark (Car Owner)		0	186	0	Running
23	57	41	Elmo Henderson E. HendersonElmo Henderson	Charlie Chapman (Car Owner)		0	184	0	Running
24	31	83	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Meilwain Ford		0	184	0	Running
25	38	16	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Happy Steigel (Car Owner)		0	184	0	Running
26	50	88	Harlan Richardson H. RichardsonHarlan Richardson	Jim White (Car Owner)		0	184	0	Running
27	8	94	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Warrior Motel		0	181	3	Accident
28	26	91	Robert Roeber R. RoeberRobert Roeber	R.G. Henschel (Car Owner)		0	180	0	Running
29	34	68	Ed Livingston E. LivingstonEd Livingston	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	177	0	Running
30	24	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	176	0	Engine
31	36	40	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Ralph Stark (Car Owner)		0	175	0	Running
32	53	64	Paul Parks P. ParksPaul Parks	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	173	0	Running
33	27	24	Roscoe Thompson R. ThompsonRoscoe Thompson	James Turner (Car Owner)		0	169	0	Timing Chain
34	39	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	167	0	Running
35	40	33	Reb Wickersham R. WickershamReb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham (Car Owner)		0	158	0	Engine
36	15	53	Bob Burdick B. BurdickBob Burdick	McKenzie		0	157	0	Engine
37	12	89	Joe Lee Johnson J. JohnsonJoe Lee Johnson	Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner)		0	153	0	Engine
38	25	76	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Dick Wright (Car Owner)		0	152	0	Oil Pump
39	48	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	149	0	Running
40	28	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	145	0	Running
41	54	39	Marshall Sargent M. SargentMarshall Sargent	Marshall Sargent (Car Owner)		0	115	0	Transmission
42	58	36	Brian Naylor B. NaylorBrian Naylor	Warner Brothers Racing		0	85	0	Engine
43	56	38	Ed Markstellar E. MarkstellarEd Markstellar	Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner)		0	81	0	Oil Leak
44	13	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holt-Stacy		0	79	7	Engine
45	19	2	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Tom Daniels (Car Owner)		0	67	0	Engine
46	35	18	Darrell Dake D. DakeDarrell Dake	Weldon Wagner (Car Owner)		0	47	0	Oil Pump
47	43	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	44	7	Engine
48	51	15	Red Hollingsworth R. HollingsworthRed Hollingsworth	Red Hollingsworth (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Rocker Arm
49	3	3	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Daytona Kennel		0	30	0
50	11	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	26	0	Overheating
51	55	60	George Tet G. TetGeorge Tet	Tetsuo Fuchigami (Car Owner)		0	24	0	Valves
52	21	10	T.C. Hunt T. HuntT.C. Hunt	Fred Wheat (Car Owner)		0	23	0	Engine
53	23	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	12	0	Oil Pressure
54	20	75	Don O'Dell D. O'DellDon O'Dell	J.D. Braswell (Car Owner)		0	10	0	Bearings
55	33	21	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Courtesy		0	6	0	Engine
56	44	99	Wilbur Rakestraw W. RakestrawWilbur Rakestraw	Joe Jones (Car Owner)		0	5	0	Engine
57	52	55	Ernie Gahan E. GahanErnie Gahan	John Koszein (Car Owner)		0	3	0	Water Pump
58	42	50	Ken Johnson K. JohnsonKen Johnson	James French (Car Owner)		0	3	0	Head Gasket
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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