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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1961 - Hickory 250 Race Results


Race Name - Hickory 250
Date - 4/22/1961
Race Track - Hickory Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.4 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 74.074 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 19
Average Race Speed - 66.654 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $4,345
Race Number - 16
 More Races from 1961
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 250 61 Pontiac 219 $950
2 8 Buck Baker 86 Buck Baker 250 62 Chrysle 0 $625
3 7 Rex White 4 WhiteClements (Rex White) 245 60 Chevrol 0 $525
4 23 GC Spencer 48 GC Spencer 245 60 Chevrol 0 $275
5 14 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 242 59 Chevrol 0 $250
6 11 Elmo Langley 61 Doc White 241 59 T-Bird 0 $215
7 10 Paul Lewis 1 Jess Potter 239 61 Chevrol 0 $175
8 6 Johnny Allen 69 BG Holloway 236 60 Chevrol 0 $150
9 15 Bobby Waddell 0 Bobby Waddell 235 59 Dodge 0 $140
10 2 Curtis Turner 21 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 233 60 Pontiac 3 $130
11 17 Harry Leake 97 Harry Leake 232 60 Chevrol 0 $125
12 9 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 229 60 Ford 0 $110
13 22 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 228 61 Pontiac 0 $110
14 20 Bob Barron 71 Bob Barron 215 60 Dodge 0 $85
15 21 George Green 35 MJ Black 210 59 Plymout 0 $70
16 13 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 195 59 Plymout 0 $60
17 3 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 190 60 Chevrol 0 $50
18 19 Lee Reitzel 93 Lee Reitzel 178 60 Ford 0 $50
19 5 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 138 61 Chevrol 0 $50
20 4 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 100 60 Plymout 28 $50
21 16 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 47 60 Ford 0 $50
22 12 Fred Harb 17 Fred Harb 20 59 Ford 0 $50
23 18 Bryant Wallace 33 Reb Wickersham 9 60 Oldsmob 0 $50