1961 Daytona 500

Race 5 of 52

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:20:32
Average speed of winner: 149.601 mph
Margin of victory: 16 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-12, Matthews 13-15, Stacy 16-17, Roberts 18-30, Stacy 31-33, Ju. Johnson 34-37, Stacy 38-39, Ju. Johnson 40-42, Roberts 43-187, Panch 188-200

Race notes: Finale for Darrell Dake, Ken Johnson, Brian Naylor, Don O'Dell, Paul Parks, Robert Roeber, and George Tet. Marvin Panch took the points lead from Joe Weatherly.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Marvin Panch	20		'60 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick		200	1	13	running	21050	0
2	2	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		200	0	0	running	9150	0
3	17	Paul Goldsmith	31		'61 Pontiac	Nichels			200	0	0	running	5900	0
4	45	Fred Lorenzen	28		'61 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			198	0	0	running	3825	0
5	6	Cotton Owens	6		'61 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		198	0	0	running	2975	0
6	5	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			197	0	0	running	2075	0
7	9	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		196	0	0	running	1550	0
8	47	Johnny Allen	69		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway			196	0	0	running	1050	0
9	7	Buck Baker	87		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			196	0	0	running	850	0
10	18	Tom Pistone	59		'61 Pontiac	Lynn Holloway			196	0	0	running	750	0
11	29	Bob Welborn	49		'61 Pontiac	Welborn			194	0	0	running	600	0
12	41	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		194	0	0	running	500	0
13	16	Jim Reed	7		'61 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			194	0	0	running	400	0
14	46	Sal Tovella	23		'61 Ford	Bob Rose			191	0	0	running	350	0
15	22	Charlie Glotzbach	65		'61 Pontiac	Melvin Black			191	0	0	running	350	0
16	10	Darel Dieringer	32		'61 Pontiac	Nichels			191	0	0	running	325	0
17	32	Tom Dill	52		'61 Ford	Buesink			190	0	0	running	325	0
18	14	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Toots Transfer	'61 Chevrolet	Shook			189	0	0	running	300	0
19	49	Joe Kelly	37		'61 Ford	Don House			188	0	0	running	300	0
20	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'61 Pontiac	Yunick	Yunick	155.709	187	3	170	engine	4750	0
21	30	David Pearson	66		'61 Pontiac	Lavati			186	0	0	running	200	0
22	37	Friday Hassler	30		'60 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			186	0	0	running	200	0
23	57	Elmo Henderson	41		'60 Ford	Charlie Chapman			184	0	0	running	200	0
24	31	Tim Flock	83		'61 Ford	Meeks			184	0	0	running	200	0
25	38	Elmo Langley	16		'59 Pontiac	Steigel			184	0	0	running	200	0
26	50	Harlan Richardson	88		'61 Ford	Jim White			184	0	0	running	200	0
27	8	Banjo Matthews	94	Warrior Motel	'61 Ford	Banjo Matthews			181	1	3	accident	250	0
28	26	Robert Roeber	91		'60 Pontiac	Henschel			180	0	0	running	200	0
29	34	Ed Livingston	68		'60 Ford	Crider			177	0	0	running	200	0
30	24	Jimmy Pardue	54		'60 Chevrolet	Pardue			176	0	0	engine	200	0
31	36	Bobby Allison	40		'60 Chevrolet	Ralph Stark			175	0	0	running	200	0
32	53	Paul Parks	64		'60 Ford				173	0	0	running	200	0
33	27	Roscoe Thompson	24		'60 Pontiac	James Turner			169	0	0	timing chain	200	0
34	39	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			167	0	0	running	200	0
35	40	Reb Wickersham	33		'60 Oldsmobile	Wickersham			158	0	0	engine	200	0
36	15	Bob Burdick	53	McKenzie	'61 Pontiac	Roy Burdick			157	0	0	engine	200	0
37	12	Joe Lee Johnson	89		'61 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			153	0	0	engine	200	0
38	25	Larry Frank	76		'60 Ford	Dick Wright			152	0	0	fuel pump	200	0
39	48	Paul Lewis	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			149	0	0	running	200	0
40	28	Buddy Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			145	0	0	running	200	0
41	54	Marshall Sargent	39		'59 Pontiac				115	0	0	transmission	200	0
42	58	Brian Naylor	36		'60 Ford	Warner Brothers			85	0	0	engine	200	0
43	56	Ed Markstellar	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			81	0	0	oil leak	200	0
44	13	Nelson Stacy	29		'61 Ford	Holt-Stacy			79	3	7	engine	200	0
45	19	Tommy Irwin	2		'60 Chevrolet	Tom Daniels			67	0	0	engine	200	0
46	35	Darrell Dake	18		'61 Chevrolet	Weldon Wagner			47	0	0	fuel pump	200	0
47	43	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette			44	2	7	engine	300	0
48	51	Red Hollingsworth	15		'60 Chevrolet	Hollingsworth			35	0	0	rocker arm	200	0
49	3	Jim Paschal	3	Daytona Kennel	'61 Pontiac	Masoni			30	0	0	seal	200	0
50	11	Bobby Johns	72		'61 Ford	Shorty Johns			26	0	0	heating	200	0
51	55	George Tet	60		'60 Ford	Fuchigami			24	0	0	valve	200	0
52	21	T.C. Hunt	10		'60 Dodge	Wheat			23	0	0	engine	200	0
53	23	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			12	0	0	oil pressure	200	0
54	20	Don O'Dell	75		'61 Pontiac	Braswell			10	0	0	bearing	200	0
55	33	Curtis Turner	21	Courtesy	'61 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		6	0	0	engine	200	0
56	44	Wilbur Rakestraw	99		'61 Ford	B.J. Jones			5	0	0	engine	200	0
57	52	Ernie Gahan	55		'59 Chevrolet	Koszein			3	0	0	water pump	200	0
58	42	Ken Johnson	50		'60 Ford				3	0	0	head gasket	200	0