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Firecracker 250
NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1961
100 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| David Pearson
| 3
| John Masoni
| 1961 Pontiac
| 100
| 8,450
| running
| 11 |
| 2
| 7
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1961 Ford
| 100
| 4,275
| running
| 18 |
| 3
| 10
| Jack Smith
| 46
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 99
| 2,700
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| Marvin Panch
| 20
| Smokey Yunick
| 1960 Pontiac
| 99
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 1
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Smokey Yunick
| 1961 Pontiac
| 98
| 1,525
| running
| 59 |
| 6
| 3
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 98
| 1,250
| running
| 6 |
| 7
| 13
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Dudley Farrell
| 1961 Ford
| 98
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Roscoe Thompson
| 24
| James Turner
| 1960 Pontiac
| 97
| 825
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 14
| Larry Frank
| 76
| Dick Wright
| 1961 Ford
| 97
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 8
| Ralph Earnhardt
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1961 Pontiac
| 96
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 12
| Jim Bennett
| 15
| Beau Morgan
| 1961 Ford
| 96
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 17
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 96
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 19
| Johnny Allen
| 69
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 96
| 320
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 21
| Herb Tillman
| 89
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 95
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 5
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1961 Ford
| 94
| 420
| head gasket
| 3 |
| 16
| 15
| Marvin Porter
| 82
|
| 1961 Ford
| 94
| 295
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 9
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 93
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 16
| Woodie Wilson
| 5
| Leroy Faucett
| 1961 Pontiac
| 92
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 92
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Tiny Lund
| 75
| J.D. Braswell
| 1961 Pontiac
| 91
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 23
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 91
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 4
| Banjo Matthews
| 94
| Banjo Matthews
| 1961 Ford
| 82
| 600
| engine
| 3 |
| 23
| 26
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 63
| 350
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 24
| 25
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 52
| 250
| black flagged
| 0 |
| 25
| 30
| Reb Wickersham
| 33
| Reb Wickersham
| 1960 Oldsmobile
| 49
| 250
| black flagged
| 0 |
| 26
| 18
| George Alsobrook
| 99
| Joe Jones
| 1961 Ford
| 27
| 150
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 27
| 20
| Buddy Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 15
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 22
| Roy Tyner
| 38
| Matt DeMatthews
| 1961 Ford
| 8
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 24
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1961 Ford
| 4
| 150
| camshaft
| 0 |
| 30
| 29
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 2
| 150
| transmission
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:37:13
Average Speed: 154.294 MPH
Pole Speed: 57.27 seconds
Attendance: 18,370