| 1961 Buddy Shuman Memorial NASCAR Cup Series Race 43 of 51 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,895 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Hickory Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 28Min 51Sec. | Newton, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 67.529 MPH | .363 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | hickorymotorspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rex White R. White | Driver: | Rex White R. White | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 32 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 72.290 MPH | |||||
| Official 1961 Buddy Shuman Memorial Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
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| 1 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing |  | 0 | 250 | 32 | Running |
| 2 | 13 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 249 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Chrysler | 0 | 249 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | | 0 | 248 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | | 0 | 246 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | | 0 | 242 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 240 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | | 0 | 239 | 160 | |
| 9 | 18 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | | 0 | 233 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | | 0 | 225 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 16 | 3 | Mark Hurley | | 0 | 224 | 0 | Running | |
| 12 | 19 | 5 | Paul Lewis | | 0 | 222 | 0 | Running | |
| 13 | 14 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | | 0 | 221 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 4 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | | 0 | 194 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Joe Weatherly | Elmo Henderson (Car Owner) | | 0 | 189 | 0 | Ball Joint |
| 16 | 20 | 71 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 162 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 17 | 6 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 102 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 18 | 17 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | | 0 | 89 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 19 | 10 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | | 0 | 61 | 0 | Clutch |
| 20 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | | 0 | 58 | 58 | Accident |
