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1961 - Buddy Shuman 250 Race Results


Race Name - Buddy Shuman 250
Date - 9/8/1961
Race Track - Hickory Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.4 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 72.29 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 67.529 mph
Lead Changes - 6
Total Race Purse - $3,895
Race Number - 43
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 250 61 Chevrol 32 $900
2 13 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 249 61 Pontiac 0 $525
3 5 Buck Baker 86 Buck Baker 249 61 Chrysle 0 $375
4 8 Cotton Owens 6 Cotton Owens 248 60 Pontiac 0 $275
5 11 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 246 60 Chevrol 0 $250
6 12 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 242 60 Chevrol 0 $215
7 9 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 240 61 Ford 0 $175
8 7 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 239 61 Chevrol 160 $150
9 18 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 233 61 Chevrol 0 $140
10 15 Lee Reitzel 93 Lee Reitzel 225 60 Ford 0 $130
11 16 Mark Hurley 3 224 59 T-Bird 0 $125
12 19 Paul Lewis 5 222 59 Chevrol 0 $110
13 14 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 221 60 Ford 0 $100
14 4 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 194 60 Chevrol 0 $85
15 3 Joe Weatherly 7 Elmo Henderson 189 60 Pontiac 0 $70
16 20 Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron 162 60 Dodge 0 $60
17 6 Richard Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 102 61 Plymout 0 $60
18 17 Larry Thomas 36 Wade Younts 89 60 Chevrol 0 $50
19 10 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 61 59 Plymout 0 $50
20 2 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 58 61 Pontiac 58 $50