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1961 Hickory NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Hickory Speedway circuit. Full information

1961 Hickory NASCAR

1961 Hickory NASCAR is 485th NASCAR race. Passed at the Hickory Speedway circuit. Junior Johnson won the pole position and this race. Buck Baker and Rex White also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1961 Columbia NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Richmond NASCAR
Race Start: 22nd April 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Hickory NASCAR

1st victory for the Rex Lovette team
21st victory for the Junior Johnson
40th podium for the Junior Johnson
124th podium for the Buck Baker
52nd podium for the Rex White

1961 Hickory NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ? 1961, #27	0	1h 30m 1s	Rex Lovette
2	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1962, #86			Buck Baker
3	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4			Rex White
4	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48			G.C. Spencer
5	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54			Jimmy Pardue
6	Elmo Langley	T-Bird ?? 1959, #61			Doc White
7	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1			Jess Potter
8	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69			B.G. Holloway
9	Bobby Waddell	Dodge ?? 1959, #0			Bobby Waddell
10	Curtis Turner	Pontiac ?? 1960, #21			Rex Lovette
11	Harry Leake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #97			Harry Leake
12	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
13	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47			Jack Smith
14	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71			Bob Barron
15	George Green	Plymouth ?? 1959, #35			M.J. Black
16	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23			Raeford Johnson
17	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
18	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93			Lee Reitzel
19	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
20	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43			Petty Enterprises
21	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62			Curtis Crider
22	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1959, #17			Fred Harb
23	Bryant Wallace	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33			Reb Wickersham

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Hickory NASCAR on the Hickory Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ? 1961, #27	Rex Lovette
2	Curtis Turner	Pontiac ?? 1960, #21	Rex Lovette
3	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
4	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43	Petty Enterprises
5	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
6	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69	B.G. Holloway
7	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
8	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1962, #86	Buck Baker
9	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
10	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1	Jess Potter
11	Elmo Langley	T-Bird ?? 1959, #61	Doc White
12	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1959, #17	Fred Harb
13	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23	Raeford Johnson
14	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #54	Jimmy Pardue
15	Bobby Waddell	Dodge ?? 1959, #0	Bobby Waddell
16	Curtis Crider	Ford ?? 1960, #62	Curtis Crider
17	Harry Leake	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #97	Harry Leake
18	Bryant Wallace	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33	Reb Wickersham
19	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93	Lee Reitzel
20	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71	Bob Barron
21	George Green	Plymouth ?? 1959, #35	M.J. Black
22	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47	Jack Smith
23	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48	G.C. Spencer