1961 Daytona Twin 100 Qualifier #1

Race 3 of 52

Daytona
39 laps
Time of race: 0:45:06
Average speed of winner: 129.711 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: 5 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: 1-38 unknown, Roberts 39

Race notes: Debut for Pete Boland, Jim Hendrickson, Joe Kelly, and Dave Mader. Finale for Bob Pronger.

Video links: Morgan flip

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'61 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		39	1	1	running	1000	0
2	2	Jim Paschal	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni			39	0	0	running	600	0
3	13	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			39	0	0	running	400	0
4	11	Buck Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			39	0	0	running	300	0
5	19	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		39	0	0	running	275	0
6	4	Bobby Johns	72		'61 Ford	Shorty Johns			39	0	0	running	250	0
7	8	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			39	0	0	running	200	0
8	6	Bob Burdick	53	McKenzie	'61 Pontiac	Roy Burdick			39	0	0	running	175	0
9	7	Paul Goldsmith	31		'61 Pontiac	Nichels			39	0	0	running	150	0
10	3	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			38	0	0	accident	140	0
11	23	Tommy Irwin	2		'60 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			38	0	0	running	135	0
12	18	T.C. Hunt	10		'60 Dodge	Wheat			38	0	0	running	125	0
13	10	Roscoe Thompson	24		'60 Pontiac	James Turner			37	0	0	accident	115	0
14	5	Bob Welborn	49		'61 Pontiac	Welborn			37	0	0	accident	100	0
15	9	Bob Pronger	83		'61 Ford	Meeks			37	0	0	accident	85	0
16	14	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		37	0	0	accident	75	0
17	16	Jim Hendrickson	56		'60 Chevrolet	Charles French			37	0	0	accident	75	0
18	26	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			37	0	0	running	75	0
19	20	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			37	0	0	running	50	0
20	15	Larry Frank	76		'60 Ford	Dick Wright			37	0	0	running	50	0
21	12	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		36	0	0	running	50	0
22	24	Friday Hassler	30		'60 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			36	0	0	crank shaft	50	0
23	30	Ernie Gahan	55		'59 Chevrolet	Koszein			36	0	0	running	50	0
24	29	George Tet	60		'60 Ford	Fuchigami			36	0	0	running	50	0
25	32	Paul Parks	64		'60 Ford				35	0	0	running	0	0
26	27	Harlan Richardson	88		'61 Ford	Jim White			34	0	0	running	0	0
27	25	Pete Boland	63		'60 Ford	Boland			32	0	0	accident	0	0
28	34	Charlie Chapman	41		'60 Ford	Charlie Chapman			32	0	0	running	0	0
29	33	Marshall Sargent	39		'59 Pontiac				21	0	0		0	0
30	17	Joe Kelly	37		'61 Ford	Don House			12	0	0		0	0
31	31	Ed Markstellar	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			8	0	0		0	0
32	28	Wes Morgan	57		'60 Chevrolet	Divers			7	0	0	accident	0	0
33	22	Darrell Dake	18		'61 Chevrolet	Weldon Wagner			7	0	0		0	0
34	21	Dave Mader	00		'61 Chevrolet	Mader			6	0	0	accident	0	0