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1961 Daytona 500

1961 Daytona 500 is 3rd Daytona 500 race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. Fireball Roberts won the pole position, Marvin Panch won this race. Joe Weatherly and Paul Goldsmith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1960 Daytona 500
Next race: 1962 Daytona 500
Race Start: 26th February 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Daytona 500

1st victory for the Smokey Yunick team
1st victory for the Marvin Panch
1st podium for the Marvin Panch
1st podium for the Joe Weatherly
1st podium for the Paul Goldsmith

1961 Daytona 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Marvin Panch	Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #20	0	3h 20m 32s	Smokey Yunick
2	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1961, #8			Bud Moore
3	Paul Goldsmith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #31			Ray Nichels
4	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1961, #80			Tubby Gonzales
5	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1961, #6			Cotton Owens
6	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47			Jack Smith
7	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
8	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69			B.G. Holloway
9	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #87			Buck Baker
10	Tom Pistone	Pontiac ?? 1961, #59			B.G. Holloway
11	Bob Welborn	Pontiac ?? 1961, #49			Bob Welborn
12	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
13	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #7			Jim Reed
14	Sal Tovella	Ford ?? 1961, #23			Bob Rose
15	Charlie Glotzbach	Pontiac ?? 1961, #65			Melvin Black
16	Darel Dieringer	Pontiac ?? 1961, #32			Ray Nichels
17	Tom Dill	Ford ?? 1961, #52			Julian Buesink
18	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
19	Joe Kelly	Ford ?? 1961, #37			Don House
20	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1961, #22			Smokey Yunick
21	David Pearson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #66			Tony Lavati
22	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #30			Fred Clark
23	Elmo Henderson	Ford ?? 1960, #41			Charlie Chapman
24	Tim Flock	Ford ?? 1961, #83			Jack Meeks
25	Elmo Langley	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16			Happy Steigel
26	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1961, #88			Jim White
27	Banjo Matthews	Ford ?? 1961, #94			Banjo Matthews
28	Robert Roeber	Pontiac ?? 1960, #91			R.G. Henschel
29	Ed Livingston	Ford ?? 1960, #68			Curtis Crider
30	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54			Jimmy Pardue
31	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #40			Ralph Stark
32	Paul Parks	Ford ?? 1960, #64			Spook Crawford
33	Roscoe Thompson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #24			James Turner
34	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
35	Reb Wickersham	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33			Reb Wickersham
36	Bob Burdick	Pontiac ?? 1961, #53			Roy Burdick
37	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #89			Joe Lee Johnson
38	Larry Frank	Ford ?? 1960, #76			Dick Wright
39	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1			Jess Potter
40	Buddy Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86			Buck Baker
41	Marshall Sargent	Pontiac ?? 1959, #39			Marshall Sargent
42	Brian Naylor	Ford ?? 1960, #36			Warner Brothers
43	Ed Markstellar	Ford ?? 1961, #38			Matt DeMatthews
44	Nelson Stacy	Ford ?? 1961, #29			Dudley Farrell
45	Tommy Irwin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #2			Tom Daniels
46	Darrell Dake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #18			Weldon Wagner
47	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #27			Rex Lovette
48	Red Hollingsworth	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #15			Red Hollingsworth
49	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #3			John Masoni
50	Bobby Johns	Ford ?? 1961, #72			Shorty Johns
51	George Tet	Ford ?? 1960, #60			Tetsuo Fuchigami
52	T.C. Hunt	Dodge ?? 1960, #10			Fred Wheat
53	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62			Curtis Crider
54	Don Odell	Pontiac ?? 1961, #75			J.D. Braswell
55	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1961, #21			Wood Brothers
56	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1961, #99			Joe Jones
57	Ernie Gahan	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #55			John Koszela
58	Ken Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #50			James French

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Daytona 500 on the Daytona circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ?? 1961, #22	Smokey Yunick
2	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1961, #8	Bud Moore
3	Jim Paschal	Pontiac ?? 1961, #3	John Masoni
4	Marvin Panch	Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #20	Smokey Yunick
5	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47	Jack Smith
6	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1961, #6	Cotton Owens
7	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #87	Buck Baker
8	Banjo Matthews	Ford ?? 1961, #94	Banjo Matthews
9	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
10	Darel Dieringer	Pontiac ?? 1961, #32	Ray Nichels
11	Bobby Johns	Ford ?? 1961, #72	Shorty Johns
12	Joe Lee Johnson	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #89	Joe Lee Johnson
13	Nelson Stacy	Ford ?? 1961, #29	Dudley Farrell
14	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
15	Bob Burdick	Pontiac ?? 1961, #53	Roy Burdick
16	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #7	Jim Reed
17	Paul Goldsmith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #31	Ray Nichels
18	Tom Pistone	Pontiac ?? 1961, #59	B.G. Holloway
19	Tommy Irwin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #2	Tom Daniels
20	Don Odell	Pontiac ?? 1961, #75	J.D. Braswell
21	T.C. Hunt	Dodge ?? 1960, #10	Fred Wheat
22	Charlie Glotzbach	Pontiac ?? 1961, #65	Melvin Black
23	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62	Curtis Crider
24	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54	Jimmy Pardue
25	Larry Frank	Ford ?? 1960, #76	Dick Wright
26	Robert Roeber	Pontiac ?? 1960, #91	R.G. Henschel
27	Roscoe Thompson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #24	James Turner
28	Buddy Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86	Buck Baker
29	Bob Welborn	Pontiac ?? 1961, #49	Bob Welborn
30	David Pearson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #66	Tony Lavati
31	Tim Flock	Ford ?? 1961, #83	Jack Meeks
32	Tom Dill	Ford ?? 1961, #52	Julian Buesink
33	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1961, #21	Wood Brothers
34	Ed Livingston	Ford ?? 1960, #68	Curtis Crider
35	Darrell Dake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #18	Weldon Wagner
36	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #40	Ralph Stark
37	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #30	Fred Clark
38	Elmo Langley	Pontiac ?? 1959, #16	Happy Steigel
39	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
40	Reb Wickersham	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33	Reb Wickersham
41	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
42	Ken Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #50	James French
43	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #27	Rex Lovette
44	Wilbur Rakestraw	Ford ?? 1961, #99	Joe Jones
45	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1961, #80	Tubby Gonzales
46	Sal Tovella	Ford ?? 1961, #23	Bob Rose
47	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69	B.G. Holloway
48	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1	Jess Potter
49	Joe Kelly	Ford ?? 1961, #37	Don House
50	Harlan Richardson	Ford ?? 1961, #88	Jim White
51	Red Hollingsworth	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #15	Red Hollingsworth
52	Ernie Gahan	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #55	John Koszela
53	Paul Parks	Ford ?? 1960, #64	Spook Crawford
54	Marshall Sargent	Pontiac ?? 1959, #39	Marshall Sargent
55	George Tet	Ford ?? 1960, #60	Tetsuo Fuchigami
56	Ed Markstellar	Ford ?? 1961, #38	Matt DeMatthews
57	Elmo Henderson	Ford ?? 1960, #41	Charlie Chapman
58	Brian Naylor	Ford ?? 1960, #36	Warner Brothers