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1961 Daytona 500
1961-02-26 at Daytona International Speedway
1 |
4 |
Marvin Panch |
13 |
#20 Pontiac |
3000 |
200 |
Finish |
$20,750 |
2 |
2 |
Joe Weatherly |
0 |
#8 Pontiac |
2880 |
200 |
Finish |
$9,150 |
3 |
17 |
Paul Goldsmith |
0 |
#31 Pontiac |
2760 |
200 |
Finish |
$5,900 |
4 |
45 |
Fred Lorenzen |
0 |
#80 Ford |
2640 |
198 |
Finish |
$3,825 |
5 |
6 |
Cotton Owens |
0 |
#6 Pontiac |
2520 |
198 |
Finish |
$2,975 |
6 |
5 |
Jack Smith |
0 |
#47 Pontiac |
2400 |
197 |
Finish |
$2,075 |
7 |
9 |
Ned Jarrett |
0 |
#11 Chevy |
2280 |
196 |
Finish |
$1,550 |
8 |
47 |
Johnny Allen |
0 |
#69 Chevy |
2160 |
196 |
Finish |
$1,050 |
9 |
7 |
Buck Baker |
0 |
#87 Chrysler |
2040 |
196 |
Finish |
$850 |
10 |
18 |
Tom Pistone |
0 |
#59 Pontiac |
1980 |
196 |
Finish |
$750 |
11 |
29 |
Bob Welborn |
0 |
#49 Pontiac |
1800 |
194 |
Finish |
$600 |
12 |
41 |
Rex White |
0 |
#4 Chevy |
1680 |
194 |
Finish |
$500 |
13 |
16 |
Jim Reed |
0 |
#7 Chevy |
1560 |
194 |
Finish |
$400 |
14 |
46 |
Sal Tovella |
0 |
#23 Ford |
1440 |
191 |
Finish |
$350 |
15 |
22 |
Charlie Glotzbach |
0 |
#65 Pontiac |
1320 |
191 |
Finish |
$350 |
16 |
10 |
Darel Dieringer |
0 |
#32 Pontiac |
1200 |
191 |
Finish |
$325 |
17 |
32 |
Tom Dill |
0 |
#52 Ford |
1080 |
190 |
Finish |
$325 |
18 |
14 |
Emanuel Zervakis |
0 |
#85 Chevy |
960 |
189 |
Finish |
$300 |
19 |
49 |
Joe Kelly |
0 |
#37 Ford |
840 |
188 |
Finish |
$300 |
20 |
1 |
Fireball Roberts |
170 |
#22 Pontiac |
720 |
187 |
Engine |
$300 |
21 |
30 |
David Pearson |
0 |
#66 Pontiac |
600 |
186 |
Finish |
$200 |
22 |
37 |
Friday Hassler |
0 |
#30 Chevy |
480 |
186 |
Finish |
$200 |
23 |
57 |
Elmo Henderson |
0 |
#41 Ford |
360 |
184 |
Finish |
$200 |
24 |
31 |
Tim Flock |
0 |
#83 Ford |
240 |
184 |
Finish |
$200 |
25 |
38 |
Elmo Langley |
0 |
#16 Pontiac |
120 |
184 |
Finish |
$200 |
26 |
50 |
Harlan Richardson |
0 |
#88 Ford |
120 |
184 |
Finish |
$200 |
27 |
8 |
Banjo Matthews |
3 |
#94 Ford |
120 |
181 |
Accident |
$200 |
28 |
26 |
Robert Roeber |
0 |
#91 Pontiac |
120 |
179 |
Finish |
$200 |
29 |
34 |
Ed Livingston |
0 |
#68 Ford |
120 |
177 |
Finish |
$200 |
30 |
24 |
Jimmy Pardue |
0 |
#54 Chevy |
120 |
176 |
Engine |
$200 |
31 |
36 |
Bobby Allison |
0 |
#40 Chevy |
120 |
175 |
Finish |
$200 |
32 |
53 |
Paul Parks |
0 |
#64 Ford |
120 |
173 |
Finish |
$200 |
33 |
27 |
Roscoe Thompson |
0 |
#24 Pontiac |
120 |
169 |
Timing Chain |
$200 |
34 |
39 |
Herman Beam |
0 |
#19 Ford |
120 |
167 |
Finish |
$200 |
35 |
40 |
Reb Wickersham |
0 |
#33 Oldsmobile |
120 |
158 |
Engine |
$200 |
36 |
15 |
Bob Burdick |
0 |
#53 Pontiac |
120 |
157 |
Engine |
$200 |
37 |
12 |
Joe Lee Johnson |
0 |
#89 Chevy |
120 |
153 |
Engine |
$200 |
38 |
25 |
Larry Frank |
0 |
#76 Ford |
120 |
152 |
Fuel Pump |
$200 |
39 |
48 |
Paul Lewis |
0 |
#1 Chevy |
120 |
149 |
Finish |
$200 |
40 |
28 |
Buddy Baker |
0 |
#86 Chrysler |
120 |
145 |
Finish |
$200 |
41 |
54 |
Marshall Sargent |
0 |
#39 Pontiac |
120 |
115 |
Transmission |
$200 |
42 |
58 |
Brian Naylor |
0 |
#36 Ford |
120 |
85 |
Engine |
$200 |
43 |
56 |
Ed Markstellar |
0 |
#38 Ford |
120 |
81 |
Oil Leak |
$200 |
44 |
13 |
Nelson Stacy |
7 |
#29 Ford |
120 |
79 |
Engine |
$200 |
45 |
19 |
Tommy Irwin |
0 |
#2 Chevy |
120 |
67 |
Engine |
$200 |
46 |
35 |
Darrell Dake |
0 |
#18 Chevy |
120 |
47 |
Fuel Pump |
$200 |
47 |
43 |
Junior Johnson |
7 |
#27 Pontiac |
120 |
44 |
Engine |
$200 |
48 |
51 |
Red Hollingsworth |
0 |
#15 Chevy |
0 |
35 |
Rocker Arm |
$200 |
49 |
3 |
Jim Paschal |
0 |
#3 Pontiac |
120 |
30 |
Grease Seal |
$200 |
50 |
11 |
Bobby Johns |
0 |
#72 Ford |
120 |
26 |
Overheating |
$200 |
51 |
55 |
George Tet |
0 |
#60 Ford |
120 |
24 |
Valve |
$200 |
52 |
21 |
T.C. Hunt |
0 |
#10 Dodge |
120 |
23 |
Engine |
$200 |
53 |
23 |
Curtis Crider |
0 |
#62 Ford |
120 |
12 |
Oil Pressure |
$200 |
54 |
20 |
Don O'Dell |
0 |
#75 Pontiac |
120 |
10 |
Bearing |
$200 |
55 |
33 |
Curtis Turner |
0 |
#21 Ford |
120 |
6 |
Engine |
$200 |
56 |
44 |
Wilbur Rakestraw |
0 |
#99 Ford |
120 |
5 |
Engine |
$200 |
57 |
52 |
Ernie Gahan |
0 |
#55 Chevy |
120 |
3 |
Water Pump |
$200 |
58 |
42 |
Ken Johnson |
0 |
#50 Ford |
120 |
3 |
Head Gasket |
$200 |