American Challenge Cup At Daytona
The Sprint All-Star Race's roots are from the non-championship 1961–1963 Race of Champions at Daytona International Speedway. A 10-lap, 25-mile All-Star event was held in conjunction with the Speedweeks activities. Like Sprint All-Star Race I and II, only winners of the previous season participated in this event.
| Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||
| 1961 | February 19 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 10 | 25 (40.233) | 0:09:41 | 154.905 |
| 1962 | February 10 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens | 0:09:33 | 157.081 | |||
| 1963 | February 10 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford | 0:09:11 | 163.297 | ||
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