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Hickory 250
NASCAR Grand National race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
April 22, 1961
250 laps on 0.4 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 250
| 950
| running
| 219 |
2
| 8
| Buck Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 250
| 625
| running
| 0 |
3
| 7
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 245
| 525
| running
| 0 |
4
| 23
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 245
| 275
| running
| 0 |
5
| 14
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 242
| 250
| running
| 0 |
6
| 11
| Elmo Langley
| 61
| Doc White
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 241
| 215
| running
| 0 |
7
| 10
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 239
| 175
| running
| 0 |
8
| 6
| Johnny Allen
| 69
| B.G. Holloway
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 236
| 150
| running
| 0 |
9
| 15
| Bobby Waddell
| 0
| Bobby Waddell
| 1959 Dodge
| 235
| 140
| running
| 0 |
10
| 2
| Curtis Turner
| 21
| Rex Lovette
| 1960 Pontiac
| 233
| 130
| running
| 3 |
11
| 17
| Harry Leake
| 97
| Harry Leake
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 232
| 125
| running
| 0 |
12
| 9
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 229
| 110
| running
| 0 |
13
| 22
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 228
| 110
| running
| 0 |
14
| 20
| Bob Barron
| 71
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 215
| 85
| running
| 0 |
15
| 21
| George Green
| 35
| M.J. Black
| 1959 Plymouth
| 210
| 70
| running
| 0 |
16
| 13
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1959 Plymouth
| 195
| 60
| transmission
| 0 |
17
| 3
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 190
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
18
| 19
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1960 Ford
| 178
| 50
| A-frame
| 0 |
19
| 5
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 138
| 50
| A-frame
| 0 |
20
| 4
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1960 Plymouth
| 100
| 50
| radiator
| 28 |
21
| 16
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1960 Ford
| 47
| 50
| rear end
| 0 |
22
| 12
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1959 Ford
| 20
| 50
| A-frame
| 0 |
23
| 18
| Bryant Wallace
| 33
| Reb Wickersham
| 1960 Oldsmobile
| 9
| 50
| handling
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:30:01
Average Speed: 66.654 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.44 seconds
4 cautions for 19 laps
Attendance: 10,000