1961 Hickory Speedway

Race 16 of 52

Hickory
250 laps
Time of race: 1:30:01
Average speed of winner: 66.654 mph
Margin of victory: 3/4 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Johnson pole, Turner 1-3, Johnson 4-70, Petty 71-98, Johnson 99-250

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette		74.074	250	2	219	running	950	0
2	8	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			250	0	0	running	625	0
3	7	Rex White	4		'60 Chevrolet	Rex White	Clements		245	0	0	running	525	0
4	23	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				245	0	0	running	275	0
5	14	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			242	0	0	running	250	0
6	11	Elmo Langley	61		'59 Ford Thunderbird	Doc White			241	0	0	running	215	0
7	10	Paul Lewis	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			239	0	0	running	175	0
8	6	Johnny Allen	69		'60 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway			236	0	0	running	150	0
9	15	Bobby Waddell	0		'59 Dodge				235	0	0	running	140	0
10	2	Curtis Turner	21	Holly Farms	'60 Pontiac	Lovette			233	1	3	running	130	0
11	17	Harry Leake	97		'60 Chevrolet				232	0	0	running	125	0
12	9	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			229	0	0	running	110	0
13	22	Jack Smith	47		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			228	0	0	running	100	0
14	20	Bob Barron	71		'60 Dodge				215	0	0	running	85	0
15	21	George Green	35		'59 Plymouth				210	0	0	running	70	0
16	13	Doug Yates	23		'59 Plymouth	Doug Yates			195	0	0	transmission	60	0
17	3	Emanuel Zervakis	85		'60 Chevrolet	Shook			190	0	0	accident	50	0
18	19	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			178	0	0	a-frame	50	0
19	5	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		138	0	0	a-frame	50	0
20	4	Richard Petty	43		'60 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		100	1	28	radiator	50	0
21	16	Curtis Crider	62		'60 Ford	Crider			47	0	0	rear end	50	0
22	12	Fred Harb	17		'59 Ford	Harb			20	0	0	a-frame	50	0
23	18	Bryant Wallace	33		'60 Oldsmobile	Wickersham			9	0	0	handling	50	0