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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 26th, 1961

Race #5 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 58
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (14)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (21)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Pontiac (19)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Daytona 500 Qualifier #1)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
10 TC Hunt Dodge Fred Wheat Fred Wheat
11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet Dash-Dash-Dash Corp. B.G. Holloway
15 Red Hollingsworth Chevrolet Red Hollingsworth Red Hollingsworth
16 Elmo Langley Pontiac Happy Steigel Happy Steigel
18 Darrell Dake Chevrolet Weldon Wagner Weldon Wagner
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Tom Daniels Tom Daniels
20 Marvin Panch Pontiac Smokey Yunick Smokey Yunick
21 Curtis Turner Ford Courtesy Wood Brothers
22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Smokey Yunick Smokey Yunick
23 Sal Tovella Ford Bob Rose Bob Rose
24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac James Turner James Turner
27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holt-Stacy Dudley Farrell
3 Jim Paschal Pontiac Daytona Kennel John Masoni
30 Friday Hassler Chevrolet Fred Clark Fred Clark
31 Paul Goldsmith Pontiac Ray Nichels Ray Nichels
32 Darel Dieringer Pontiac Ray Nichels Ray Nichels
33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile Reb Wickersham Reb Wickersham
36 Brian Naylor Ford Warner Brothers Warner Brothers
37 Joe Kelly Ford Don House Don House
38 Ed Markstellar Ford Matt DeMatthews Matt DeMatthews
39 Marshall Sargent Pontiac Marshall Sargent Marshall Sargent
4 Rex White Chevrolet Rex White Rex White
40 Bobby Allison Chevrolet Ralph Stark Ralph Stark
41 Elmo Henderson Ford Charlie Chapman Charlie Chapman
47 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
49 Bob Welborn Pontiac Bob Welborn Bob Welborn
50 Ken Johnson Ford James French James French
52 Tom Dill Ford Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
53 Bob Burdick Pontiac McKenzie Roy Burdick
54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
55 Ernie Gahan Chevrolet John Koszela John Koszela
59 Tom Pistone Pontiac B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
6 Cotton Owens Pontiac Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
60 George Tet Ford Tetsuo Fuchigami Tetsuo Fuchigami
62 Curtis Crider Ford Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
64 Paul Parks Ford Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
65 Charlie Glotzbach Pontiac Melvin Black Melvin Black
66 David Pearson Pontiac Tony Lavati Tony Lavati
68 Ed Livingston Ford Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed Jim Reed
72 Bobby Johns Ford Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
75 Don O'Dell Pontiac J.D. Braswell J.D. Braswell
76 Larry Frank Ford Dick Wright Dick Wright
8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore Bud Moore
80 Fred Lorenzen Ford Tubby Gonzales Tubby Gonzales
83 Tim Flock Ford Meilwain Ford Jack Meeks
85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Toots Transfer Monroe Shook
86 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
87 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
88 Harlan Richardson Ford Jim White Jim White
89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson
91 Robert Roeber Pontiac R.G. Henschel R.G. Henschel
94 Banjo Matthews Ford Warrior Motel Banjo Matthews
99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford Joe Jones Joe Jones