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1961 - Hickory 250 Race Results


Race Name - Hickory 250
Date - 4/22/1961
Race Track - Hickory Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.4 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 74.074 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 19
Average Race Speed - 66.654 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $4,345
Race Number - 16
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 250 61 Pontiac 219 $950
2 8 Buck Baker 86 Buck Baker 250 62 Chrysle 0 $625
3 7 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 245 60 Chevrol 0 $525
4 23 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 245 60 Chevrol 0 $275
5 14 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 242 59 Chevrol 0 $250
6 11 Elmo Langley 61 Doc White 241 59 T-Bird 0 $215
7 10 Paul Lewis 1 Jess Potter 239 61 Chevrol 0 $175
8 6 Johnny Allen 69 BG Holloway 236 60 Chevrol 0 $150
9 15 Bobby Waddell 0 Bobby Waddell 235 59 Dodge 0 $140
10 2 Curtis Turner 21 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 233 60 Pontiac 3 $130
11 17 Harry Leake 97 Harry Leake 232 60 Chevrol 0 $125
12 9 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 229 60 Ford 0 $110
13 22 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 228 61 Pontiac 0 $110
14 20 Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron 215 60 Dodge 0 $85
15 21 George Green 35 MJ Black 210 59 Plymout 0 $70
16 13 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 195 59 Plymout 0 $60
17 3 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 190 60 Chevrol 0 $50
18 19 Lee Reitzel 93 Lee Reitzel 178 60 Ford 0 $50
19 5 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 138 61 Chevrol 0 $50
20 4 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 100 60 Plymout 28 $50
21 16 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 47 60 Ford 0 $50
22 12 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 20 59 Ford 0 $50
23 18 Bryant Wallace 33 Reb Wickersham 9 60 Oldsmob 0 $50