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Race Results : Daytona International Speedway

Daytona 500 Qualifier #1

Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL

Friday, February 24th, 1961 Race 3 of 52 1961 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 40
  • Laps Actual: 39 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 129.711
  • Cautions: 5 for 10 laps
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Entry List
Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 39 25 0 running
2 2 3 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 39 0 0 running
3 13 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 39 0 0 running
4 11 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 39 0 0 running
5 19 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 39 0 0 running
6 4 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 39 0 0 running
7 8 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 39 0 0 running
8 6 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac 0 0 39 0 0 running
9 7 31 Paul Goldsmith Pontiac 0 0 39 0 0 running
10 3 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 38 0 0 crash
11 23 2 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 38 0 0 running
12 18 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 38 0 0 running
13 10 24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac 0 0 37 0 0 crash
14 5 49 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 37 0 0 crash
15 9 83 Bob Pronger Ford 0 0 37 0 0 crash
16 14 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 37 0 0 crash
17 16 56 Jim Hendrickson Chevrolet 0 0 37 0 0 crash
18 26 62 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 37 0 0 running
19 20 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 37 0 0 running
20 15 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 37 0 0 running
21 12 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 36 0 0 running
22 24 30 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 36 0 0 crankshaft
23 30 55 Ernie Gahan Chevrolet 0 0 36 0 0 running
24 29 60 George Tet Ford 0 0 36 0 0 running
25 32 64 Paul Parks Ford 0 0 35 0 0 running
26 27 88 Harlan Richardson Ford 0 0 34 0 0 running
27 25 63 Pete Boland Ford 0 0 32 0 0 crash
28 34 41 Charlie Chapman Ford 0 0 32 0 0 running
29 33 39 Marshall Sargent Pontiac 0 0 21 0 0 --
30 17 37 Joe Kelly Ford 0 0 12 0 0 --
31 31 38 Ed Markstellar Ford 0 0 8 0 0 --
32 28 57 Wes Morgan Chevrolet 0 0 7 0 0 crash
33 22 18 Darrell Dake Chevrolet 0 0 7 0 0 --
34 21 00 Dave Mader Chevrolet 0 0 6 0 0 crash

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