Firecracker 250
1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 32 of 51
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$28,435Race Date:Jul 4, 1961Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:10 Car LengthsRace Duration:1Hr 37Min 13Sec.Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:12Average Speed:154.294 MPH2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:No Cautionsdaytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: David Pearson D. PearsonDriver: Fireball Roberts F. RobertsPontiac:9
Car No.:#3 PontiacCar No.:#22 PontiacFord:0
Team:Team:Yunik-Rich RacingChevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Smokey YunickMercury:0
Laps Led:11 of 100Pole Speed:157.150 MPH
Official 1961 Firecracker 250 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
123 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonDaytona Kennel10011Running
2728 Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred LorenzenHolman-Moody010018Running
31046 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)0990Running
4620 Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin PanchSmokey's Best Damn Garage0990Running
5122 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsSmokey's Best Damn Garage09859Running
638 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyBud Moore Engineering0986Running
71329 Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson StacyHolt-Stacy0980Running
81124 Roscoe Thompson R. ThompsonRoscoe ThompsonJames Turner (Car Owner)0970Running
91476 Larry Frank L. FrankLarry FrankLaFayette Motors0970Running
1086 Ralph Earnhardt R. EarnhardtRalph EarnhardtCotton Owens Garage0960Running
111215 Jim Bennett J. BennettJim BennettBeau Morgan (Car Owner)0960Running
121711 Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed JarrettB.G. Holloway (Car Owner)0960Running
131969 Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny AllenB.G. Holloway (Car Owner)0960Running
142189 Herb Tillman H. TillmanHerb TillmanJoe Lee Johnson (Car Owner)0950Running
15572 Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby JohnsShorty Johns (Car Owner)0943Head Gasket
161582 Marvin Porter M. PorterMarvin PorterHenry Dunbar (Car Owner)0940Running
17927 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonHolly Farms0930Running
18165 Woodie Wilson W. Wilson (R)Woodie WilsonLeroy Faucett (Car Owner)0920Running
192754 Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy PardueJimmy Pardue (Car Owner)0920Running
202875 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundJ.D. Braswell (Car Owner)0910Running
212319 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)0910Running
22494 Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo MatthewsMatthews Racing0823Engine
23264 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteWhite-Clements Racing0630Connecting Rod
242562 Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis CriderCurtis Crider (Car Owner)0520Black Flagged
253033 Reb Wickersham R. WickershamReb WickershamReb Wickersham (Car Owner)0490Black Flagged
261899 George Alsobrook G. AlsobrookGeorge AlsobrookJoe Jones (Car Owner)0270Connecting Rod
272086 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)Chrysler0150Engine
282238 Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy TynerMatt DeMatthews (Car Owner)080Engine
292485 Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel ZervakisMonroe Shook (Car Owner)040Camshaft
302987 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)Chrysler020Transmission

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