Race Results : Daytona International Speedway

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 26th, 1961

Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL

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  • Drivers Entered: 58 (18 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 149.601
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
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

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