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1961 - Firecracker 250 Race Results


Race Name - Firecracker 250
Date - 7/4/1961
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 157.15 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 154.29 mph
Lead Changes - 12
Total Race Purse - $28,435
Race Number - 32
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 David Pearson 3 Daytona Kennel (John Masoni) 100 61 Pontiac 11 $8,450
2 7 Fred Lorenzen 28 HolmanMoody 100 61 Ford 18 $4,275
3 10 Jack Smith 46 Jack Smith 99 61 Pontiac 0 $2,700
4 6 Marvin Panch 20 Smokey Yunick 99 60 Pontiac 0 $1,525
5 1 Fireball Roberts 22 Smokey Yunick 98 61 Pontiac 59 $1,525
6 3 Joe Weatherly 8 Bud Moore 98 61 Pontiac 6 $1,250
7 13 Nelson Stacy 29 HoltStacy (Dudley Farrell) 98 61 Ford 0 $800
8 11 Roscoe Thompson 24 James Turner 97 60 Pontiac 0 $825
9 14 Larry Frank 76 LaFayette Motors (Dick Wright) 97 61 Ford 0 $675
10 8 Ralph Earnhardt 6 Cotton Owens 96 61 Pontiac 0 $700
11 12 Jim Bennett 15 Beau Morgan 96 61 Ford 0 $500
12 17 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 96 61 Chevrol 0 $350
13 19 Johnny Allen 69 BG Holloway 96 61 Chevrol 0 $320
14 21 Herb Tillman 89 Joe Lee Johnson 95 61 Chevrol 0 $300
15 5 Bobby Johns 72 Shorty Johns 94 61 Ford 3 $420
16 15 Marvin Porter 82 Henry Dunbar 94 61 Ford 0 $295
17 9 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 93 61 Pontiac 0 $300
18 16 Woodie Wilson 5 Leroy Faucett 92 61 Pontiac 0 $275
19 27 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 92 60 Chevrol 0 $250
20 28 Tiny Lund 75 JD Braswell 91 61 Pontiac 0 $250
21 23 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 91 60 Ford 0 $250
22 4 Banjo Matthews 94 Banjo Matthews 82 61 Ford 3 $600
23 26 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 63 61 Chevrol 0 $350
24 25 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 52 61 Mercury 0 $250
25 30 Reb Wickersham 33 Reb Wickersham 49 60 Oldsmob 0 $250
26 18 George Alsobrook 99 Joe Jones 27 61 Ford 0 $150
27 20 Buddy Baker 86 Buck Baker 15 61 Chrysle 0 $150
28 22 Roy Tyner 38 Matt DeMatthews 8 61 Ford 0 $150
29 24 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 4 61 Ford 0 $150
30 29 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 2 61 Chrysle 0 $150