Hickory 250

Hickory Speedway — April 22, 1961

Junior Johnson

Winner

250

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Junior Johnson won the 1961 Hickory 250 at Hickory Speedway on April 22, 1961, leading 219 of 250 laps. Buck Baker finished second; Rex White rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, April 22, 1961

Track

Hickory Speedway

Season

1961

Winner

Junior Johnson

Leaders

3 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Junior Johnson	Rex Lovette (Owner)		250	—	Running	219	400
2	8	+6	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	250	—	Running	—	384
3	7	+4	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)		245	—	Running	—	368
4	23	+19	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing		245	—	Running	—	352
5	14	+9	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Owner)		242	—	Running	—	336
6	11	+5	Elmo Langley	Doc White (Owner)		241	—	Running	—	0
7	10	+3	Paul Lewis	Jess Potter (Owner)		239	—	Running	—	320
8	6	-2	Johnny Allen	B.G. Holloway (Owner)		236	—	Running	—	304
9	15	+6	Bobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell (Owner)	Dodge	235	—	Running	—	288
10	2	-8	Curtis Turner	Rex Lovette (Owner)		233	—	Running	3	272
11	17	+6	Harry Leake	Harry Leake (Owner)		232	—	Running	—	256
12	9	-3	Herman Beam	Herman Beam (Owner)		229	—	Running	—	240
13	22	+9	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)		228	—	Running	—	224
14	20	+6	Bob Barron	Bob Barron (Owner)	Dodge	215	—	Running	—	208
15	21	+6	George Green	M.J. Black (Owner)	Plymouth	210	—	Running	—	192
16	13	-3	Doug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Owner)	Plymouth	195	—	DNF	—	176
17	3	-14	Emanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Owner)		190	—	DNF - Crash	—	160
18	19	+1	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Owner)		178	—	DNF	—	0
19	5	-14	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Owner)		138	—	DNF	—	144
20	4	-16	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	100	—	DNF	28	128
21	16	-5	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Owner)		47	—	DNF	—	112
22	12	-10	Fred Harb	Fred Harb (Owner)		20	—	DNF	—	96
23	18	-5	Bryant Wallace	Reb Wickersham (Owner)		9	—	DNF	—	80