| 1961 Hickory 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 51 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Official 1961 Hickory 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 219 |
| 2 | 8 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 4 | 23 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Doc White (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 69 | Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 0 | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Curtis Turner | Holly Farms | Running | | 0 | 233 | 3 |
| 11 | 17 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 232 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 229 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 35 | George Green | M.J. Black (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 93 | Lee Reitzel (R) | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Radiator | | 0 | 100 | 28 |
| 21 | 16 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 33 | Bryant Wallace | Reb Wickersham (Car Owner) | Handling |  | 0 | 9 | 0 |
