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Hickory 250 1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 51
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,345	Race Date:	Apr 22, 1961	Hickory Speedway
Margin of Victory:	.8 Lap	Race Duration:	1Hr 30Min 1Sec.	Newton, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	4	Average Speed:	66.654 MPH	.363 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	23	No. of Cautions:	4 For 19 Laps	hickorymotorspeedway.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Junior Johnson J. Johnson	Driver:	Junior Johnson J. Johnson	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#27 Pontiac	Car No.:	#27 Plymouth	Chrysler:	0
Team:		Team:		Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Ford:	0
Laps Led:	219 of 250	Pole Speed:	74.074 MPH

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Official 1961 Hickory 250 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	250	127	Running
2	8	86	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	250	0	Running
3	7	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	245	0	Running
4	23	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing		0	245	0	Running
5	14	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	242	0	Running
6	11	61	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Doc White (Car Owner)		0	241	0	Running
7	10	1	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	239	0	Running
8	6	69	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	236	0	Running
9	15	0	Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell (Car Owner)		0	235	0	Running
10	2	21	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Holly Farms		0	233	3	Running
11	17	97	Harry Leake H. LeakeHarry Leake	Harry Leake (Car Owner)		0	232	0	Running
12	9	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	229	0	Running
13	22	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	228	0	Running
14	20	71	Bob Barron B. BarronBob Barron	Bob Barron (Car Owner)		0	215	0	Running
15	21	35	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	M.J. Black (Car Owner)		0	210	0	Running
16	13	23	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Car Owner)		0	195	0	Transmission
17	3	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)		0	190	0	Accident
18	19	93	Lee Reitzel L. Reitzel (R)Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Car Owner)		0	178	0	A Frame
19	5	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	138	0	A Frame
20	4	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	100	28	Radiator
21	16	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	47	0	Rear Gear
22	12	17	Fred Harb F. HarbFred Harb	Fred Harb (Car Owner)		0	20	0	A Frame
23	18	33	Bryant Wallace B. WallaceBryant Wallace	Reb Wickersham (Car Owner)		0	9	0	Handling
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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