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1960 NASCAR Grand National Series

1960 NASCAR Grand National Series

12th season of NASCAR stock-car racing


The 1960 NASCAR Grand National season was the 12th season of professional stock car racing in the United States.[1] Emanuel Zervakis was disqualified upon post-race inspection for the April 17 race due to an oversized fuel tank. This would be the last disqualification of a driver who had won the race on the track until 2022.[2]

Races

Date Race Circuit Winner Second Third
18 NovemberRace 1Southern States FairgroundsJack SmithBob WelbornBuck Baker
226 NovemberRace 2Columbia SpeedwayNed JarrettJack SmithJoe Lee Johnson
312 FebruaryDaytona 500 Qualifier #1Daytona International SpeedwayFireball RobertsCotton OwensFred Lorenzen
412 FebruaryDaytona 500 Qualifier #2Daytona International SpeedwayJack SmithBobby JohnsJim Reed
514 FebruaryDaytona 500Daytona International SpeedwayJunior JohnsonBobby JohnsRichard Petty
628 FebruaryRace 6Southern States FairgroundsRichard PettyRex WhiteDoug Yates
727 MarchGwyn Staley 160North Wilkesboro SpeedwayLee PettyRex WhiteGlen Wood
83 AprilCopper Cup 100Arizona State Fairgrounds[lower-alpha 1]John RostekMel LarsonScotty Cain
93 AprilRace 9Columbia SpeedwayRex WhiteBuck BakerDoug Yates
1010 AprilVirginia 500Martinsville SpeedwayRichard PettyJimmy MasseyGlen Wood
1116 AprilHickory 250Hickory Motor SpeedwayJoe WeatherlyNed JarrettRichard Petty
1217 AprilRace 12Wilson Speedway[lower-alpha 2]Joe WeatherlyLee PettyTom Pistone
1318 AprilRace 13Bowman Gray StadiumGlen WoodRex WhiteJimmy Massey
1423 AprilGreenville 200Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayNed JarrettLee PettyRichard Petty
1524 AprilRace 15Asheville-Weaverville SpeedwayLee PettyJoe Lee JohnsonNed Jarrett
1614 MayRebel 300Darlington RacewayJoe WeatherlyRichard PettyRex White
1728 MayRace 17Piedmont Interstate FairgroundsNed JarrettLee PettyCotton Owens
1829 MayRace 18Occoneechee SpeedwayLee PettyNed JarrettJack Smith
195 JuneRichmond 200Atlantic Rural FairgroundsLee PettyRex WhiteNed Jarrett
2012 JuneCalifornia 250Marchbanks Speedway[lower-alpha 3]Marvin PorterJoe WeatherlyJohn Rostek
2119 JuneWorld 600Charlotte Motor SpeedwayJoe Lee JohnsonJohnny BeauchampBobby Johns
2226 JuneInternational 200Bowman Gray StadiumGlen WoodLee PettyRex White
234 JulyFirecracker 250Daytona International SpeedwayJack SmithCotton OwensFireball Roberts
2410 JulyRace 24Heidelberg Raceway[lower-alpha 4]Lee PettyRichard PettyRex White
2517 JulyEmpire State 200Montgomery Air Base[lower-alpha 5]Rex WhiteRichard PettyLee Petty
2623 JulyRace 26Rambi Raceway[lower-alpha 6]Buck BakerLee PettyRex White
2731 JulyDixie 300Atlanta International RacewayFireball RobertsCotton OwensJack Smith
283 AugustRace 28Dixie Speedway[lower-alpha 7]Ned JarrettRichard PettyLee Petty
297 AugustNashville 400Music City MotorplexJohnny BeauchampRex WhiteBuck Baker
3014 AugustWestern North Carolina 500Asheville-Weaverville SpeedwayRex WhitePossum JonesEmanuel Zervakis
3116 AugustRace 31Piedmont Interstate FairgroundsCotton OwensLee PettyJunior Johnson
3218 AugustRace 32Columbia SpeedwayRex WhiteRichard PettyBuck Baker
3320 AugustRace 33South Boston SpeedwayJunior JohnsonPossum JonesRex White
3423 AugustRace 34Bowman Gray StadiumGlen WoodLee PettyJunior Johnson
355 SeptemberSouthern 500Darlington RacewayBuck BakerRex WhiteJim Paschal
369 SeptemberBuddy Shuman 250Hickory Motor SpeedwayJunior JohnsonPossum JonesRex White
3711 SeptemberRace 37California State Fairgrounds[lower-alpha 8]Jim CookScotty CainLloyd Dane
3815 SeptemberRace 38Gamecock Speedway[lower-alpha 9]Ned JarrettDavid PearsonJunior Johnson
3918 SeptemberRace 39Occoneechee SpeedwayRichard PettyNed JarrettRex White
4025 SeptemberOld Dominion 500Martinsville SpeedwayRex WhiteJoe WeatherlyJunior Johnson
412 OctoberWilkes 200North Wilkesboro SpeedwayRex WhiteJunior JohnsonPossum Jones
4216 OctoberNational 400Charlotte Motor SpeedwaySpeedy ThompsonRichard PettyNed Jarrett
4323 OctoberCapital City 200Atlantic Rural FairgroundsSpeedy ThompsonJunior JohnsonNed Jarrett
4430 OctoberAtlanta 500Atlanta International RacewayBobby JohnsJohnny AllenJim Paschal

Final standings

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Footnotes

  1. Between 1951 and 1960, four races were held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix.
  2. Between 1951 and 1960 twelve races were held at the Wilson Speedway in Wilson, North Carolina.
  3. Between 1951 and 1961 three races were held at the Marchbanks Speedway in Hanford, California.
  4. Between 1949 and 1961 four races were held at the Heidelberg Raceway in Pittsburgh.
  5. 1960 was the only year that the series held a race at Montgomery Air Base in Montgomery, New York.
  6. Between 1958 and 1965 nine races were held at what is now Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach. Track returned to a national series race in 1988 and ran second-tier races until 2000.
  7. 1960 was the only year that the series held a race at the Dixie Speedway in Birmingham, Alabama.
  8. Between 1956 and 1961 six races were held at original California State Fairgrounds in Sacramento. The area was sold. NASCAR has not returned to the "new" Cal Expo dirt track, unlike USAC and American Flat Track.
  9. 1960 was the only year that the series held a race at the Sumter, South Carolina 3/8 mile track on Wedgefield Road, still operating as Sumter Speedway.

References

  1. "1960 NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL RESULTS". www.racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media Network. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. "1960 NASCAR Grand National Central - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

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