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1961 Hickory 250


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NASCAR Grand National race number 16 of 52
Saturday, April 22, 1961 at Hickory Speedway, Hickory, NC
250 laps on a 0.400 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:30:01
Average speed: 66.654 mph
Pole speed: 74.074 mph		Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
Margin of victory: .75 lap
Attendance: 10000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary    1961 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1961 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 127   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette)'61 Pontiac250950running219
2 886   Buck Baker Buck Baker'62 Chrysler250625running0
3 74   Rex White White-Clements   (Rex White)'60 Chevrolet245525running0
42348   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer'60 Chevrolet245275running0
51454   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue'59 Chevrolet242250running0
61161   Elmo Langley Doc White'59 T-Bird241215running0
7101   Paul Lewis Jess Potter'61 Chevrolet239175running0
8 669   Johnny Allen B.G. Holloway'60 Chevrolet236150running0
9150   Bobby Waddell Bobby Waddell'59 Dodge235140running0
10 221   Curtis Turner Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette)'60 Pontiac233130running3
111797   Harry Leake Harry Leake'60 Chevrolet232125running0
12 919   Herman Beam Herman Beam'60 Ford229110running0
132247   Jack Smith Jack Smith'61 Pontiac228110running0
142071   Bob Barron Bob Barron'60 Dodge21585running0
152135   George Green M.J. Black'59 Plymouth21070running0
161323   Doug Yates Raeford Johnson'59 Plymouth19560transmission0
17 385   Emanuel Zervakis Monroe Shook'60 Chevrolet19050crash0
181993   Lee Reitzel Lee Reitzel'60 Ford17850a frame0
19 511   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway'61 Chevrolet13850a frame0
20 443   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises'60 Plymouth10050radiator28
211662   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider'60 Ford4750rear end0
221217   Fred Harb Fred Harb'59 Ford2050a frame0
231833   Bryant Wallace Reb Wickersham'60 Oldsmobile950handling0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Curtis Turner133
  Junior Johnson47067
  Richard Petty719828
  Junior Johnson99250152