1961 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 Results
Joe Weatherly won the 1961 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 at Daytona on February 24, 1961, leading 3 of 40 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 33 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | 1 | 40 | 3 | Running |
| 2 | 20 | Marvin Panch | 5 | 40 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | Cotton Owens | 3 | 40 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | 4 | 39 | 22 | Crash |
| 5 | 32 | Darel Dieringer | 12 | 39 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | 20 | 39 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | 16 | 39 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | Jim Reed | 22 | 39 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 59 | Tom Pistone | 6 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 75 | Don Odell | 9 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | 10 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 25 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 91 | Robert Roeber | 13 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 86 | Buddy Baker | 21 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | 15 | 37 | 0 | Crash |
| 16 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | 24 | 37 | 0 | Crash |
| 17 | 66 | David Pearson | 8 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 52 | Tom Dill | 28 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 68 | Ed Livingston | 26 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 40 | Bobby Allison | 29 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 16 | Elmo Langley | 27 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | 30 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 50 | Ken Johnson | 33 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 15 | Red Hollingsworth | 31 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 23 | Sal Tovella | 18 | 27 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 21 | Curtis Turner | 2 | 21 | 15 | - |
| 27 | 1 | Paul Lewis | 23 | 14 | 0 | - |
| 28 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | 11 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 29 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 19 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 30 | 69 | Johnny Allen | 14 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 31 | 36 | Frank Secrist | 32 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 32 | 78 | Brian Naylor | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 33 | 77 | Buzz McCann | 17 | 1 | 0 | - |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | February 24, 1961 |
| Track | Daytona |
| Laps | 40 |