1961 Daytona NASCAR is 501st NASCAR race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. Fireball Roberts won the pole position, David Pearson won this race. Fred Lorenzen and Jack Smith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (402 km).
Previous race:
1961 Roanoke NASCAR
Next race:
1961 Atlanta NASCAR
Race Start:
4th July 1961
5th victory for the John Masoni team
2nd victory for the David Pearson
4th podium for the David Pearson
5th podium for the Fred Lorenzen
39th podium for the Jack Smith
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