Nascar Cup Series Daytona
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1961
Circuit: Daytona
From: 26-02-1961
To: 26-02-1961
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1961
Circuit: Daytona
From: 26-02-1961
To: 26-02-1961
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Panch | Privateer - United States of America | 3:20:32.000 | 200 |
| 2 | Joseph Weatherly | Privateer - United States of America | 3:20:48.000 | 200 |
| 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering (Nichels) | 200 | |
| 4 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody (Holman & Moody) | 198 | |
| 5 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | 198 | |
| 6 | Jack Smith | Privateer - United States of America | 197 | |
| 7 | Ned Jarrett | Privateer - United States of America | 196 | |
| 8 | Johnny Allen | Privateer - United States of America | 196 | |
| 9 | Elzie Wylie "Buck" Baker Sr | Privateer - United States of America | 196 | |
| 10 | Tom Pistone | Privateer - United States of America | 196 | |
| 11 | Bob Welborn | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | |
| 12 | Rex White | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | |
| 13 | Jim Reed | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | |
| 14 | Sal Tovella | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | |
| 15 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | |
| 16 | Darel Dieringer | Nichels Engineering (Nichels) | 191 | |
| 17 | Tom Dill | Privateer - United States of America | 190 | |
| 18 | Emanuel Zervakis | Privateer - United States of America | 189 | |
| 19 | Joe Kelly | Privateer - United States of America | 188 | |
| 20 | Glenn Roberts | Privateer - United States of America | 187 | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 186 | |
| 22 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 186 | |
| 23 | Elmo Henderson | Privateer - United States of America | 184 | |
| 24 | Tim Flock | Privateer - United States of America | 184 | |
| 25 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 184 | |
| 26 | Harlan Richardson | Privateer - United States of America | 184 | |
| 27 | Banjo Matthews | Privateer - United States of America | 181 | |
| 28 | Robert Roeber | Privateer - United States of America | 180 | |
| 29 | Ed Livingston | Privateer - United States of America | 177 | |
| 30 | Jimmy Pardue | Privateer - United States of America | 176 | |
| 31 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 175 | |
| 32 | Paul Parks | Privateer - United States of America | 173 | |
| 33 | Roscoe Thompson | Privateer - United States of America | 169 | |
| 34 | Herman Beam | Privateer - United States of America | 167 | |
| 35 | Reb Wickersham | Privateer - United States of America | 158 | |
| 36 | Bob Burdick | Privateer - United States of America | 157 | |
| 37 | Joe Lee Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 153 | |
| 38 | Larry Frank | Privateer - United States of America | 152 | |
| 39 | Paul Lewis | Privateer - United States of America | 149 | |
| 40 | Buddy Baker | Privateer - United States of America | 145 | |
| 41 | Marshall Sargent | Privateer - United States of America | 115 | |
| 42 | Brian Naylor | Privateer - United Kingdom | 85 | |
| 43 | Ed Markstellar | Privateer - United States of America | 81 | |
| 44 | Nelson Stacy | Privateer - United States of America | 79 | |
| 45 | Tommy Irwin | Privateer - United States of America | 67 | |
| 46 | Darrell Dake | Privateer - United States of America | 47 | |
| 47 | Junior Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 44 | |
| 48 | Red Hollingsworth | Privateer - United States of America | 35 | |
| 49 | Jim Paschal | Privateer - United States of America | 30 | |
| 50 | Bobby Johns | Privateer - United States of America | 26 | |
| 51 | George Tet | Privateer - United States of America | 24 | |
| 52 | T.C. Hunt | Privateer - United States of America | 23 | |
| 53 | Curtis Crider | Privateer - United States of America | 12 | |
| 54 | Don O'Dell | Privateer - United States of America | 10 | |
| 55 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | 6 | |
| 56 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Privateer - United States of America | 5 | |
| 57 | Ernie Gahan | Privateer - United States of America | 3 | |
| 58 | Ken Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 3 |
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Weatherly | Privateer - United States of America | 39:16.000 | 40 |
| 2 | Marvin Panch | Privateer - United States of America | 40 | |
| 3 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | 40 | |
| 4 | Banjo Matthews | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 5 | Darel Dieringer | Nichels Engineering (Nichels) | 39 | |
| 6 | Joe Lee Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 7 | Emanuel Zervakis | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 8 | Jim Reed | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 9 | Tom Pistone | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 10 | Don O'Dell | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 11 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 12 | Jimmy Pardue | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 13 | Robert Roeber | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 14 | Buddy Baker | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 15 | Lee Arnold Petty | Petty Enterprises | 37 | |
| 16 | Johnny Beauchamp | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 17 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 18 | Tom Dill | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 19 | Ed Livingston | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 20 | Bobby Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 21 | Elmo Langley | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 22 | Reb Wickersham | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 23 | Ken Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 33 | |
| 24 | Red Hollingsworth | Privateer - United States of America | 33 | |
| 25 | Sal Tovella | Privateer - United States of America | 27 | |
| 26 | Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | |
| 27 | Paul Lewis | Privateer - United States of America | 14 | |
| 28 | Tubby Gonzales | Privateer - United States of America | 9 | |
| 29 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Privateer - United States of America | 8 | |
| 30 | Johnny Allen | Privateer - United States of America | 6 | |
| 31 | Frank Secrist | Privateer - United States of America | 4 | |
| 32 | Brian Naylor | Privateer - United Kingdom | 1 | |
| 33 | Buzz McCann | Privateer - United States of America | 1 |
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Roberts | Privateer - United States of America | 45:06.000 | 39 |
| 2 | Jim Paschal | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 3 | Jack Smith | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 4 | Elzie Wylie "Buck" Baker Sr | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 5 | Ned Jarrett | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 6 | Bobby Johns | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 7 | Nelson Stacy | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 8 | Bob Burdick | Privateer - United States of America | 39 | |
| 9 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering (Nichels) | 39 | |
| 10 | Junior Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 11 | Tommy Irwin | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 12 | T.C. Hunt | Privateer - United States of America | 38 | |
| 13 | Roscoe Thompson | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 14 | Bob Welborn | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 15 | Bob Pronger | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 16 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 37 | |
| 17 | Jim Hendrickson | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 18 | Curtis Crider | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 20 | Larry Frank | Privateer - United States of America | 37 | |
| 21 | Rex White | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 22 | Raymond Hassler | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 23 | Ernie Gahan | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 24 | George Tet | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 25 | Paul Parks | Privateer - United States of America | 35 | |
| 26 | Harlan Richardson | Privateer - United States of America | 34 | |
| 27 | Pete Boland | Privateer - United States of America | 32 | |
| 28 | Charlie Chapman | Privateer - United States of America | 32 | |
| 29 | Marshall Sargent | Privateer - United States of America | 21 | |
| 30 | Joe Kelly | Privateer - United States of America | 12 | |
| 31 | Ed Markstellar | Privateer - United States of America | 8 | |
| 32 | Wes Morgan | Privateer - United States of America | 7 | |
| 33 | Darrell Dake | Privateer - United States of America | 7 | |
| 34 | Dave Mader | Privateer - United States of America | 6 |