Wes Morgan being carted away from his sick Chevy after a lap 7 contretemps during race 3 of the NASCAR Grand National Series on February 24 1961 Daytona Beach event…
This race was a qualifier for the 500 itself. Fireball Roberts, a NASCAR ace won this 39 lap race in Smokey Yunick’s Pontiac. Checkout Wes’ ‘fireproof nomex’ T-Shirt!
Credit…
Leonard McCombie
Note the spindly guard rail, which was no match for an out of control car, as Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp demonstrated during the second qualifier for the 500: