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NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 12, 1961
10 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 25 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Smokey Yunick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 10
| 500
| running
| 10 |
2
| 3
| Marvin Panch
| 20
| Smokey Yunick
| 1960 Pontiac
| 10
|
| running
| 0 |
3
| 4
| Bob Burdick
| 53
| Roy Burdick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 10
|
| running
| 0 |
4
| 13
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Pontiac
|
|
|
| 0 |
5
| 6
| Sal Tovella
| 23
| Bob Rose
| 1961 Ford
|
|
|
| 0 |
6
| 11
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
|
|
|
| 0 |
7
| 10
| Larry Frank
| 76
| Dick Wright
| 1960 Ford
|
|
|
| 0 |
8
| 7
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
|
|
|
| 0 |
9
| 18
| Reb Wickersham
| 33
| Reb Wickersham
| 1960 Oldsmobile
|
|
|
| 0 |
10
| 19
| T.C. Hunt
| 10
| Fred Wheat
| 1961 Dodge
|
|
|
| 0 |
11
| 2
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1961 Pontiac
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
12
| 5
| Brian Naylor
| 78
| Fred Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
13
| 8
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1961 Ford
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
14
| 9
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
15
| 12
| Bob Barron
| 71
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
16
| 14
| Buddy Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
17
| 15
| Bob Pronger
| 83
| Jack Meeks
| 1961 Ford
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
18
| 16
| Tony Lavati
| 162
|
| 1961 Pontiac
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
19
| 17
| Dave Mader
| 00
| Dave Mader
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
Notes: This non-championship race determined the pole position for the first 100 mile race on February 24.
Time of race: 00:09:39
Average Speed: 155.44 MPH
Attendance: 12,000