Race: Daytona 500 Qualifer #1
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 3 of 52
Date: February 24, 1961
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (25) |
| Race Distance | 97.5 miles (39 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 34 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 9 |
| Points Leader After Race | Buck Baker | Season Race | 3 of 52 |
Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 39 | 25 | running | 250 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Jim Paschal | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 3 | 13 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 230 |
| 4 | 11 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 39 | 0 | running | 220 |
| 5 | 19 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 210 |
| 6 | 4 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 200 |
| 7 | 8 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 190 |
| 8 | 6 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 180 |
| 9 | 7 | 31 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 10 | 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | accident | 160 |
| 11 | 23 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 12 | 18 | 10 | T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Dodge | 38 | 0 | running | 140 |
| 13 | 10 | 24 | Roscoe Thompson | James Turner (Owner) | Pontiac | 37 | 0 | accident | 130 |
| 14 | 5 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Pontiac | 37 | 0 | accident | 120 |
| 15 | 9 | 83 | Bob Pronger | Jack Meeks (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | accident | 110 |
| 16 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | accident | 100 |
| 17 | 16 | 56 | Jim Hendrickson | Charles French (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | accident | 90 |
| 18 | 26 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 80 |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 20 | 15 | 76 | Larry Frank | Dick Wright (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | running | 50 |
| 22 | 24 | 30 | Friday Hassler | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | crank shaft | 40 |
| 23 | 30 | 55 | Ernie Gahan | John Koszein (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 24 | 29 | 60 | George Tet | Tetsuo Fuchigami (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 32 | 64 | Paul Parks | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 26 | 27 | 88 | Harlan Richardson | Jim White (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 27 | 25 | 63 | Pete Boland | Pete Boland (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | accident | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 41 | Charlie Chapman | Charlie Chapman (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 29 | 33 | 39 | Marshall Sargent | Marshall Sargent (Owner) | Pontiac | 21 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 30 | 17 | 37 | Joe Kelly | Don House (Owner) | Ford | 12 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 31 | 31 | 38 | Ed Markstellar | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 32 | 28 | 57 | Wes Morgan | J.I. Divers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | accident | 10 |
| 33 | 22 | 18 | Darrell Dake | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 34 | 21 | 0 | Dave Mader | Dave Mader (Owner) | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | accident | 10 |
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