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1961 Hickory NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Hickory Speedway circuit. Full information

1961 Hickory NASCAR

1961 Hickory NASCAR is 512th NASCAR race. Passed at the Hickory Speedway circuit. Rex White won the pole position and this race. Jack Smith and Buck Baker also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1961 Darlington NASCAR
Next race: 1961 Richmond NASCAR
Race Start: 8th September 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Hickory NASCAR

17th victory for the Rex White team
19th victory for the Rex White
60th podium for the Rex White
41st podium for the Jack Smith
127th podium for the Buck Baker

Chevrolet Impala (Second generation) - 1961 Hickory NASCAR winner

Chevrolet Impala (Second generation) #4 - 1961 Hickory NASCAR winner

1961 Hickory NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	0	1h 28m 51s	Rex White
2	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47			Jack Smith
3	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86			Buck Baker
4	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6			Cotton Owens
5	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
6	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48			G.C. Spencer
7	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17			Fred Harb
8	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11			B.G. Holloway
9	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #74			L.D. Austin
10	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93			Lee Reitzel
11	Mark Hurley	T-Bird ?? 1959, #3
12	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #5
13	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19			Herman Beam
14	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54			Jimmy Pardue
15	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1960, #7			Elmo Henderson
16	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71			Bob Barron
17	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42			Petty Enterprises
18	Larry Thomas	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #36			Wade Younts
19	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23			Raeford Johnson
20	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #27			Rex Lovette

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

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Rex White	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4	Rex White
2	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1961, #27	Rex Lovette
3	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac ?? 1960, #7	Elmo Henderson
4	Jimmy Pardue	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #54	Jimmy Pardue
5	Buck Baker	Chrysler ?? 1961, #86	Buck Baker
6	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1961, #42	Petty Enterprises
7	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #11	B.G. Holloway
8	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6	Cotton Owens
9	Fred Harb	Ford ?? 1961, #17	Fred Harb
10	Doug Yates	Plymouth ?? 1959, #23	Raeford Johnson
11	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
12	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #48	G.C. Spencer
13	Jack Smith	Pontiac ?? 1961, #47	Jack Smith
14	Herman Beam	Ford ?? 1960, #19	Herman Beam
15	Lee Reitzel	Ford ?? 1960, #93	Lee Reitzel
16	Mark Hurley	T-Bird ?? 1959, #3
17	Larry Thomas	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #36	Wade Younts
18	L.D. Austin	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #74	L.D. Austin
19	Paul Lewis	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #5
20	Bob Barron	Dodge ?? 1960, #71	Bob Barron