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Firecracker 250 Qualifying Race
NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 3, 1961
10 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 25 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 10
| 400
| running
| 10 |
| 2
| 2
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1961 Ford
| 10
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 3
| Roscoe Thompson
| 24
| James Turner
| 1960 Pontiac
| 10
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| Marvin Porter
| 82
| Henry Dunbar
| 1961 Ford
| 10
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| Johnny Allen
| 69
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 10
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 5
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 10
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 10
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 8
| Bob Barron
| 71
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
Notes: This non-championship event was the third of four qualifying races.
Time of race: 00:09:38
Average Speed: 155.836 MPH
Pole Speed: 115.83 seconds
0 cautions
Race Purse: $ 1,000