Official NASCAR Race Results
Joe Weatherly won the 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-24-1961 | Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | 0 | 40 | 3 | Running | 1,000 |
| 2 | 5 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Pontiac | Smokey Yunick | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 600 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | 0 | 40 | 0 | Running | 400 |
| 4 | 4 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Ford | Warrior Motel | 0 | 39 | 22 | Crash | 300 |
| 5 | 12 | 32 | Darel Dieringer | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | 0 | 39 | 0 | Running | 275 |
| 6 | 20 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | 0 | 39 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 7 | 16 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Toots Transfer | 0 | 39 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 8 | 22 | 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | 0 | 39 | 0 | Running | 175 |
| 9 | 6 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Pontiac | B.G. Holloway | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 10 | 9 | 75 | Don O'Dell | Pontiac | J.D. Braswell | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 140 |
| 11 | 10 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Pontiac | Melvin Black | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 135 |
| 12 | 25 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 125 |
| 13 | 13 | 91 | Robert Roeber | Pontiac | R.G. Henschel | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 115 |
| 14 | 21 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 38 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 37 | 0 | Crash | 85 |
| 16 | 24 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Chevrolet | Dale Swanson | 0 | 37 | 0 | Crash | 75 |
| 17 | 8 | 66 | David Pearson | Pontiac | Tony Lavati | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 75 |
| 18 | 28 | 52 | Tom Dill | Ford | Julian Buesink | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 75 |
| 19 | 26 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Curtis Crider | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 20 | 29 | 40 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Ralph Stark | 0 | 37 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 21 | 27 | 16 | Elmo Langley | Pontiac | Happy Steigel | 0 | 36 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 22 | 30 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | Reb Wickersham | 0 | 36 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 23 | 33 | 50 | Ken Johnson | Ford | Charles French | 0 | 33 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 24 | 31 | 15 | Red Hollingsworth | Chevrolet | Red Hollingsworth | 0 | 33 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 25 | 18 | 23 | Sal Tovella | Ford | Bob Rose | 0 | 27 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Courtesy | 0 | 21 | 15 | -- | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 14 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Ford | Tubby Gonzales | 0 | 9 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford | Joe Jones | 0 | 8 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | 0 | 6 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 36 | Frank Secrist | Ford | Warner Brothers | 0 | 4 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 32 | 7 | 78 | Brian Naylor | Pontiac | Fred Lovette | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 77 | Buzz McCann | Ford | McCann's Auto | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | 0 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-24-1961
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500 Qualifier #2
- Race #: 4
- Cars: 33
- Winner: Joe Weatherly
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: 1961 Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 152.671 mph
- Distance: 100 miles
- Purse: $4,575
- Cautions: 0
- Caution Laps: 0
- Lead Changes: 8
- Pole: 154.122 mph
