The 1961 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Friday, February 24th, 1961
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | running |
2 | 5 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 4 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 0 | crash |
5 | 12 | 32 | Darel Dieringer | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 20 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 16 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 22 | 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 6 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 9 | 75 | Don O'Dell | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 10 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 25 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 13 | 91 | Robert Roeber | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 21 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | crash |
16 | 24 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | crash |
17 | 8 | 66 | David Pearson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 28 | 52 | Tom Dill | Ford | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 26 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 29 | 40 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 27 | 16 | Elmo Langley | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 30 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 33 | 50 | Ken Johnson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 31 | 15 | Red Hollingsworth | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 18 | 23 | Sal Tovella | Ford | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 2 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 | -- |
27 | 23 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | -- |
28 | 11 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Ford | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -- |
29 | 19 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -- |
30 | 14 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -- |
31 | 32 | 36 | Frank Secrist | Ford | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -- |
32 | 7 | 78 | Brian Naylor | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
33 | 17 | 77 | Buzz McCann | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.