Race: Daytona 500 Qualifer #2
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 4 of 52
Date: February 24, 1961
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Qualifer #2 Race Information
| Winner | Joe Weatherly | Car | No. 8 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Bud Moore Engineering | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Joe Weatherly | Most Laps Led | Banjo Matthews (22) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (40 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 33 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Buck Baker | Season Race | 4 of 52 |
Daytona 500 Qualifer #2 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 40 | 3 | running | 250 |
| 2 | 5 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | running | 230 |
| 4 | 4 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 40 | 22 | accident | 220 |
| 5 | 12 | 32 | Darel Dieringer | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 210 |
| 6 | 20 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 200 |
| 7 | 16 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 190 |
| 8 | 22 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 180 |
| 9 | 6 | 59 | Tom Pistone | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 10 | 9 | 75 | Don O'Dell | J.D. Braswell (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 11 | 10 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Melvin Black (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 12 | 25 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | running | 140 |
| 13 | 13 | 91 | Robert Roeber | R.G. Henschel (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 14 | 21 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 38 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | accident | 110 |
| 16 | 24 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | accident | 100 |
| 17 | 8 | 66 | David Pearson | Tony Lavati (Owner) | Pontiac | 37 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 18 | 28 | 52 | Tom Dill | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 80 |
| 19 | 26 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 20 | 29 | 40 | Bobby Allison | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 21 | 27 | 16 | Elmo Langley | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 36 | 0 | running | 50 |
| 22 | 30 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 23 | 33 | 50 | Ken Johnson | Charles French (Owner) | Ford | 33 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 24 | 31 | 15 | Red Hollingsworth | Red Hollingsworth (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 18 | 23 | Sal Tovella | Bob Rose (Owner) | Ford | 27 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 26 | 2 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 21 | 15 | running | 10 |
| 27 | 23 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 11 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales (Owner) | Ford | 9 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 29 | 19 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 30 | 14 | 69 | Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 31 | 32 | 36 | Frank Secrist | — | Ford | 4 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 32 | 7 | 78 | Brian Naylor | Fred Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 33 | 17 | 77 | Buzz McCann | Buzz McCann (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | running | 10 |
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