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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 250

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1961

Race #32 of the 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 100
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 154.294 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 12
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 100 11 Running
2 7 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 100 18 Running
3 10 46 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 99 0 Running
4 6 20 Marvin Panch Pontiac 0 0 0 99 0 Running
5 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 98 59 Running
6 3 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 98 6 Running
7 13 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 98 0 Running
8 11 24 Roscoe Thompson Pontiac 0 0 0 97 0 Running
9 14 76 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 0 97 0 Running
10 8 6 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 0 96 0 Running
11 12 15 Jim Bennett Ford 0 0 0 96 0 Running
12 17 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 96 0 Running
13 19 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 96 0 Running
14 21 89 Herb Tillman Chevrolet 0 0 0 95 0 Running
15 5 72 Bobby Johns Ford 0 0 0 94 3 Head gasket
16 15 82 Marvin Porter Ford 0 0 0 94 0 Running
17 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 93 0 Running
18 16 5 Woodie Wilson Pontiac 0 0 0 92 0 Running
19 27 54 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet 0 0 0 92 0 Running
20 28 75 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 0 91 0 Running
21 23 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 91 0 Running
22 4 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 0 82 3 Engine
23 26 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 63 0 Con rod
24 25 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 52 0 Flagged
25 30 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 0 49 0 Flagged
26 18 99 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 0 27 0 Con rod
27 20 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 15 0 Engine
28 22 38 Roy Tyner Ford 0 0 0 8 0 Engine
29 24 85 Emanuel Zervakis Ford 0 0 0 4 0 Camshaft
30 29 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 2 0 Transmission