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1961 Firecracker 250
Held on July 4, 1961 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL
100 L, 250 M, 402.3 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	2	3	David Pearson	Daytona Kennel	1961 Pontiac	100	11	running
2	7	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody	1961 Ford	100	18	running
3	10	46	Jack Smith		1961 Pontiac	99	0	running
4	6	20	Marvin Panch		1960 Pontiac	99	0	running
5	1	22	Fireball Roberts		1961 Pontiac	98	59	running
6	3	8	Joe Weatherly		1961 Pontiac	98	6	running
7	13	29	Nelson Stacy	Holt-Stacy	1961 Ford	98	0	running
8	11	24	Roscoe Thompson		1960 Pontiac	97	0	running
9	14	76	Larry Frank	Lafayette Motor Sales	1961 Ford	97	0	running
10	8	6	Ralph Earnhardt		1961 Pontiac	96	0	running
11	12	15	Jim Bennett		1961 Ford	96	0	running
12	17	11	Ned Jarrett		1961 Chevrolet	96	0	running
13	19	69	Johnny Allen		1961 Chevrolet	96	0	running
14	21	89	Herb Tillman		1961 Chevrolet	95	0	running
15	5	72	Bobby Johns		1961 Ford	94	3	head gasket
16	15	82	Marvin Porter		1961 Ford	94	0	running
17	9	27	Junior Johnson		1961 Pontiac	93	0	running
18	16	5	Woodie Wilson		1961 Pontiac	92	0	running
19	27	54	Jimmy Pardue		1960 Chevrolet	92	0	running
20	28	75	Tiny Lund		1961 Pontiac	91	0	running
21	23	19	Herman Beam		1960 Ford	91	0	running
22	4	94	Banjo Matthews		1961 Ford	82	3	engine
23	26	4	Rex White	White-Clements	1961 Chevrolet	63	0	con rod
24	25	62	Curtis Crider		1961 Mercury	52	0	flagged
25	30	33	Reb Wickersham		1960 Oldsmobile	49	0	flagged
26	18	99	George Alsobrook		1961 Ford	27	0	con rod
27	20	86	Buddy Baker		1961 Chrysler	15	0	engine
28	22	38	Roy Tyner		1961 Ford	8	0	engine
29	24	85	Emanuel Zervakis		1961 Ford	4	0	camshaft
30	29	87	Buck Baker		1961 Chrysler	2	0	transmission

RACE DATA
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Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered