Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 5 of 52
Date: February 26, 1961
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Marvin Panch | Car | No. 20 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Winner Start | 4th |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (170) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 58 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Marvin Panch | Season Race | 5 of 52 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 13 | running | 3000 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 2880 |
| 3 | 17 | 31 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 2760 |
| 4 | 45 | 80 | Fred Lorenzen | Tubby Gonzales (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 2640 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 2520 |
| 6 | 5 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 2400 |
| 7 | 9 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 2280 |
| 8 | 47 | 69 | Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 2160 |
| 9 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 196 | 0 | running | 2040 |
| 10 | 18 | 59 | Tom Pistone | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 1980 |
| 11 | 29 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | running | 1800 |
| 12 | 41 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 1680 |
| 13 | 16 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 1560 |
| 14 | 46 | 23 | Sal Tovella | Bob Rose (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 1440 |
| 15 | 22 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Melvin Black (Owner) | Pontiac | 191 | 0 | running | 1320 |
| 16 | 10 | 32 | Darel Dieringer | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 191 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 17 | 32 | 52 | Tom Dill | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 190 | 0 | running | 1080 |
| 18 | 14 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 960 |
| 19 | 49 | 37 | Joe Kelly | Don House (Owner) | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 840 |
| 20 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 187 | 170 | engine | 720 |
| 21 | 30 | 66 | David Pearson | Tony Lavati (Owner) | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | running | 600 |
| 22 | 37 | 30 | Friday Hassler | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 480 |
| 23 | 57 | 41 | Elmo Henderson | Charlie Chapman (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 360 |
| 24 | 31 | 83 | Tim Flock | Jack Meeks (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 25 | 38 | 16 | Elmo Langley | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 184 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 26 | 50 | 88 | Harlan Richardson | Jim White (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 27 | 8 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 181 | 3 | accident | 120 |
| 28 | 26 | 91 | Robert Roeber | R.G. Henschel (Owner) | Pontiac | 179 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 29 | 34 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 177 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 30 | 24 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 31 | 36 | 40 | Bobby Allison | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 32 | 53 | 64 | Paul Parks | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 173 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 33 | 27 | 24 | Roscoe Thompson | James Turner (Owner) | Pontiac | 169 | 0 | timing chain | 120 |
| 34 | 39 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 35 | 40 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 158 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 36 | 15 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Pontiac | 157 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 37 | 12 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 38 | 25 | 76 | Larry Frank | Dick Wright (Owner) | Ford | 152 | 0 | fuel pump | 120 |
| 39 | 48 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 40 | 28 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 145 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 41 | 54 | 39 | Marshall Sargent | Marshall Sargent (Owner) | Pontiac | 115 | 0 | transmission | 120 |
| 42 | 58 | 36 | Brian Naylor | — | Ford | 85 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 43 | 56 | 38 | Ed Markstellar | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 81 | 0 | oil leak | 120 |
| 44 | 13 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 79 | 7 | engine | 120 |
| 45 | 19 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 46 | 35 | 18 | Darrell Dake | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | fuel pump | 120 |
| 47 | 43 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 44 | 7 | engine | 120 |
| 48 | 51 | 15 | Red Hollingsworth | Red Hollingsworth (Owner) | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | rocker arm | 0 |
| 49 | 3 | 3 | Jim Paschal | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 30 | 0 | grease seal | 120 |
| 50 | 11 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | overheating | 120 |
| 51 | 55 | 60 | George Tet | Tetsuo Fuchigami (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | valve | 120 |
| 52 | 21 | 10 | T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Dodge | 23 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 53 | 23 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 12 | 0 | oil pressure | 120 |
| 54 | 20 | 75 | Don O'Dell | J.D. Braswell (Owner) | Pontiac | 10 | 0 | bearing | 120 |
| 55 | 33 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 56 | 44 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 57 | 52 | 55 | Ernie Gahan | John Koszein (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | water pump | 120 |
| 58 | 42 | 50 | Ken Johnson | James French (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | head gasket | 120 |
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