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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 250

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1961

Race #32 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (5)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Ford (11)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (1)
    • Pontiac (10)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Daytona 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#23 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 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
11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
15 Jim Bennett Ford Beau Morgan Beau Morgan
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
20 Marvin Panch Pontiac Smokey Yunick Smokey Yunick
22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Smokey Yunick Smokey Yunick
24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac James Turner James Turner
27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms Rex Lovette
28 Fred Lorenzen Ford Holman-Moody Holman-Moody
29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holt-Stacy Dudley Farrell
3 David Pearson Pontiac Daytona Kennel John Masoni
33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile Reb Wickersham Reb Wickersham
38 Roy Tyner Ford Matt DeMatthews Matt DeMatthews
4 Rex White Chevrolet White-Clements Rex White
46 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
5 Woodie Wilson Pontiac Leroy Faucett Leroy Faucett
54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
72 Bobby Johns Ford Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
75 Tiny Lund Pontiac J.D. Braswell J.D. Braswell
76 Larry Frank Ford LaFayette Motors Dick Wright
8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore Bud Moore
82 Marvin Porter Ford -- --
85 Emanuel Zervakis Ford Monroe Shook Monroe Shook
86 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
87 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
89 Herb Tillman Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson
94 Banjo Matthews Ford Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews
99 George Alsobrook Ford Joe Jones Joe Jones