Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Firecracker 250
Daytona International Speedway
July 4th, 1961
Race #32 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |