Buddy Shuman Memorial
1961 NASCAR Cup Series Race 43 of 51
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,895Race Date:Sep 8, 1961Hickory Speedway
Margin of Victory:1 LapRace Duration:1Hr 28Min 51Sec.Newton, North Carolina
Lead Changes:6Average Speed:67.529 MPH.363 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:20No. of Cautions:2hickorymotorspeedway.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Rex White R. WhiteDriver: Rex White R. WhiteChevrolet:9
Car No.:#4 ChevroletCar No.:#4 ChevroletPontiac:0
Team:White-Clemens RacingTeam:White-Clemens RacingChrysler:0
Crew Chief:Louis ClementsCrew Chief:Louis ClementsFord:0
Laps Led:32 of 250Pole Speed:72.290 MPH
Official 1961 Buddy Shuman Memorial Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
114 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteWhite-Clements Racing025032Running
21347 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithJack Smith (Car Owner)02490Running
3586 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)Chrysler02490Running
486 Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton OwensCotton Owens Garage02480Running
51185 Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel ZervakisMonroe Shook (Car Owner)02460Running
61248 G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. SpencerSpencer Racing02420Running
7917 Fred Harb F. HarbFred HarbFred Harb (Car Owner)02400Running
8711 Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed JarrettB.G. Holloway (Car Owner)0239127
91874 L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. AustinL.D. Austin (Car Owner)02330Running
101593 Lee Reitzel L. Reitzel (R)Lee ReitzelLee Reitzel (Car Owner)02250Running
11163 Mark Hurley M. HurleyMark Hurley02240Running
12195 Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis02220Running
131419 Herman Beam H. BeamHerman BeamHerman Beam (Car Owner)02210Running
14454 Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy PardueJimmy Pardue (Car Owner)01940
1537 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyElmo Henderson (Car Owner)01890Ball Joint
162071 Bob Barron B. BarronBob BarronBob Barron (Car Owner)01620Rear Gear
17642 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises01020Rear Gear
181736 Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry ThomasWade Younts (Car Owner)0890Rear Gear
191023 Doug Yates D. YatesDoug YatesRaeford Johnson (Car Owner)0610Clutch
20227 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonHolly Farms05858Accident

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