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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
2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
Concord, North Carolina - April 22nd, 2021: The 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang is previewed at NASCAR R&D Center on April 22, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. 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