The 1961 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Sunday, February 26th, 1961
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 4 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 200 | 13 | 0 | running |
2 | 2 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 17 | 31 | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 45 | 80 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 6 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 5 | 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 9 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 47 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 18 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 29 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 41 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 16 | 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 46 | 23 | Sal Tovella | Ford | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 22 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 10 | 32 | Darel Dieringer | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 32 | 52 | Tom Dill | Ford | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 14 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 49 | 37 | Joe Kelly | Ford | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 187 | 170 | 0 | engine |
21 | 30 | 66 | David Pearson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 37 | 30 | Friday Hassler | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 57 | 41 | Elmo Henderson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 31 | 83 | Tim Flock | Ford | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 38 | 16 | Elmo Langley | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 50 | 88 | Harlan Richardson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 8 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | 0 | 0 | 181 | 3 | 0 | crash |
28 | 26 | 91 | Robert Roeber | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
29 | 34 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0 | running |
30 | 24 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | engine |
31 | 36 | 40 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | running |
32 | 53 | 64 | Paul Parks | Ford | 0 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 0 | running |
33 | 27 | 24 | Roscoe Thompson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | timing chain |
34 | 39 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | running |
35 | 40 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | engine |
36 | 15 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | engine |
37 | 12 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | engine |
38 | 25 | 76 | Larry Frank | Ford | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump |
39 | 48 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | running |
40 | 28 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | running |
41 | 54 | 39 | Marshall Sargent | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
42 | 58 | 36 | Brian Naylor | Ford | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | engine |
43 | 56 | 38 | Ed Markstellar | Ford | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | oil leak |
44 | 13 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | 0 | 0 | 79 | 7 | 0 | engine |
45 | 19 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | engine |
46 | 35 | 18 | Darrell Dake | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump |
47 | 43 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 0 | engine |
48 | 51 | 15 | Red Hollingsworth | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | rocker arm |
49 | 3 | 3 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | seal |
50 | 11 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Ford | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
51 | 55 | 60 | George Tet | Ford | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | valve |
52 | 21 | 10 | TC Hunt | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | engine |
53 | 23 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Ford | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure |
54 | 20 | 75 | Don O'Dell | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | bearing |
55 | 33 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | engine |
56 | 44 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | engine |
57 | 52 | 55 | Ernie Gahan | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | water pump |
58 | 42 | 50 | Ken Johnson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | head gasket |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.