1960 NASCAR Grand National Series

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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]

Contents

Races

DateRaceCircuitWinnerSecondThird
18 NovemberRace 1 Southern States Fairgrounds Jack Smith Bob Welborn Buck Baker
226 November Race 2 Columbia Speedway Ned Jarrett Jack Smith Joe Lee Johnson
312 February Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Daytona International Speedway Fireball Roberts Cotton Owens Fred Lorenzen
412 February Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 Daytona International Speedway Jack Smith Bobby Johns Jim Reed
514 February Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Junior Johnson Bobby Johns Richard Petty
628 FebruaryRace 6 Southern States Fairgrounds Richard Petty Rex White Doug Yates
727 March Gwyn Staley 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway Lee Petty Rex White Glen Wood
83 AprilCopper Cup 100Arizona State Fairgrounds [a] John Rostek Mel Larson Scotty Cain
93 April Race 9 Columbia Speedway Rex White Buck Baker Doug Yates
1010 April Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway Richard Petty Jimmy Massey Glen Wood
1116 April Hickory 250 Hickory Motor Speedway Joe Weatherly Ned Jarrett Richard Petty
1217 AprilRace 12Wilson Speedway [b] Joe Weatherly Lee Petty Tom Pistone
1318 AprilRace 13 Bowman Gray Stadium Glen Wood Rex White Jimmy Massey
1423 April Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Ned Jarrett Lee Petty Richard Petty
1524 AprilRace 15 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Lee Petty Joe Lee Johnson Ned Jarrett
1614 May Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway Joe Weatherly Richard Petty Rex White
1728 MayRace 17 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Ned Jarrett Lee Petty Cotton Owens
1829 MayRace 18 Occoneechee Speedway Lee Petty Ned Jarrett Jack Smith
195 June Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Lee Petty Rex White Ned Jarrett
2012 JuneCalifornia 250Marchbanks Speedway [c] Marvin Porter Joe Weatherly John Rostek
2119 June World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Joe Lee Johnson Johnny Beauchamp Bobby Johns
2226 JuneInternational 200 Bowman Gray Stadium Glen Wood Lee Petty Rex White
234 July Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway Jack Smith Cotton Owens Fireball Roberts
2410 JulyRace 24Heidelberg Raceway [d] Lee Petty Richard Petty Rex White
2517 JulyEmpire State 200 Montgomery Air Base [e] Rex White Richard Petty Lee Petty
2623 JulyRace 26 Rambi Raceway [f] Buck Baker Lee Petty Rex White
2731 July Dixie 300 Atlanta International Raceway Fireball Roberts Cotton Owens Jack Smith
283 AugustRace 28Dixie Speedway [g] Ned Jarrett Richard Petty Lee Petty
297 August Nashville 400 Music City Motorplex Johnny Beauchamp Rex White Buck Baker
3014 AugustWestern North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Rex White Possum Jones Emanuel Zervakis
3116 AugustRace 31 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Cotton Owens Lee Petty Junior Johnson
3218 August Race 32 Columbia Speedway Rex White Richard Petty Buck Baker
3320 AugustRace 33 South Boston Speedway Junior Johnson Possum Jones Rex White
3423 AugustRace 34 Bowman Gray Stadium Glen Wood Lee Petty Junior Johnson
355 September Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Buck Baker Rex White Jim Paschal
369 September Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Motor Speedway Junior Johnson Possum Jones Rex White
3711 SeptemberRace 37 California State Fairgrounds [h] Jim Cook Scotty Cain Lloyd Dane
3815 SeptemberRace 38Gamecock Speedway [i] Ned Jarrett David Pearson Junior Johnson
3918 SeptemberRace 39 Occoneechee Speedway Richard Petty Ned Jarrett Rex White
4025 September Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway Rex White Joe Weatherly Junior Johnson
412 October Wilkes 200 North Wilkesboro Speedway Rex White Junior Johnson Possum Jones
4216 October National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway Speedy Thompson Richard Petty Ned Jarrett
4323 October Capital City 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds Speedy Thompson Junior Johnson Ned Jarrett
4430 October Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway Bobby Johns Johnny Allen Jim Paschal

Final standings

Source: [3]
FinDriverPtsStWT5T10Pole
1Rex White2116440625353
2Richard Petty1722840316302
3Bobby Johns149641918100
4Buck Baker1467437215242
5Ned Jarrett1466040520265
6Lee Petty1451039521303
7Junior Johnson993234314183
8Emanuel Zervakis97201402101
9Jim Paschal8968100370
10Banjo Matthews8458120040
11Johnny Beauchamp8306111350
12Herman Beam7776260160
13Joe Lee Johnson7352221680
14Jack Smith6944133773
15Fred Lorenzen6764100350
16Bob Welborn67321506100
17Jimmy Pardue66823201110
18Tom Pistone6572200280
19Johnny Allen6506100250
20Joe Weatherly63802437110
21Doug Yates6374240381
22L.D. Austin61802701100
23David Pearson5956220371
24Gerald Duke5950110170
25Speedy Thompson565892450
26Marvin Panch5268110010
27Paul Lewis5212220040
28Curtis Crider4720240020
29Fireball Roberts470092236
30Shorty Rollins437440010
31Possum Jones4270130450
32Tiny Lund412480020
33G.C. Spencer3986260260
34Larry Frank3634110020
35Herb Tillman350490000
36Curtis Turner330090011
37Bunkie Blackburn3252200140
38Buddy Baker3070150010
39Cotton Owens3050141552
40Charley Griffith268450000
41Wilbur Rakestraw2676120010
42Jimmy Massey266260230
43Jimmy Thompson247290000
44Jim Reed234080110
45Jim Cook217831111
46Ernie Gahan208020000
47Elmo Henderson207260000
48Bob Burdick197020010
49Roz Howard181030020
50Bob Potter180030010
51Joe Caspolich179050000
52Roy Tyner1742230150
53Jim Whitman164050000
54Elmo Langley1534110000
55Tommy Irwin14061604111
56Darrell Dake140020010
57Joe Eubanks130270120
58Roscoe Thompson122420000
59Whitey Gerken118020000
60Fred Harb1144200270
61Lennie Page102450020
62E.J. Trivette91290000
63Tim Flock89020010
64Bob Duell84660010
65Shep Langdon84040010
66Mel Larson82440121
67Gene Marmor80040010
68Fritz Wilson77440220
69Marvin Porter73431110
70Reb Wickersham71070000
71Don Noel65830110
72Bruce Worrell65830020
73Dick Joslin63030000
74Wes Morgan62020000
75Lloyd Dane61430220
76Eddie Gray55240010
77Al Self53820010
78Bob Perry52030010
79Scotty Cain49640220
80Bob Price49230000
81Richard Riley48440010
82Art Watts48010010
83Ron Hornaday47630110
84Jim Blomgren44430020
85Bud Parnell41640010
86Johnny Sudderth41030000
87Friday Hassler38820000
88Spook Crawford36830010
89Charlie Chapman36010000
90Danny Weinberg33030110
91Parnelli Jones32030010
92Ed Andrews31210000
93Bob Burdick31020010
94Maurice Petty30420020
95Shorty York29620000
96Arnold Gardner29040000
97Jim Austin28820000
98George Green27030000
99Pappy Crane26420010
100T.C. Hunt26430000
101Dick Foley26020000
102Chuck Tombs24820000
103Glen Wood24493674
104Gene White23430000
105Bob Ross23030000
106Kuzie Kuzmanich22420010
107Sal Tovella22020000
108Eddie Riker22010000
109Runt Harris22030000
110Bob Kosiski20020000
111Ed Markstellar20020000
112Owen Loggins19210000
113Brownie King19030010
114John Potter18620000
115Bunk Moore18030000
116Jack Hart18010000
117Burrhead Nantz18030000
118Johnny Miller17420000
119Dick Dixon17020000
120Bill Massey16810000
121George Tet16010000
122Frank Secrist15820001
123Bill Whitley15610000
124Dick Freeman15020000
125Bill Morgan14410010
126Smokey Cook14410000
127Tommy Herbert14020000
128Dave Hirschfield13020000
129Bill Lutz13020000
130Jack Norton12010000
131Red Farmer12020000
132Cale Yarborough10410000
134Al Pombo10010000
135Dick Getty9620000
136Charlie Glotzbach8420000
137LeeRoy Yarbrough8410000
138Bob Eichor8410000
139Paul Norris8410000
140Bob Barron7610000
141Jerry Roedell7610000
142Don O'Dell7610000
143Carl Burris6020000
144Johnny Dollar6020000
145Neil Castles50180050
146Marshall Sargent4010000
147Harvey Hege2810000
148Johnny Mello2410000
149Bob Hogle2410000
150Danny Weinberg2430110
151Aubrey Boles2010000
152Pat Moore2010000
Barney Shore10000
Herb Shannon10000
John Rostek51231
Bob Roberts10000
Bob Reuther10000
Clem Proctor10000
Dick Smith20020
Harold Smith20000
Lyle Stelter20000
Al Tasnady10000
Bobby Waddell10000
Nook Walters10110
Al White20010
Johnny Wolford10000
Lee Parris10000
Paul Parks30000
Brownie Brown10000
Bud Burdick20010
Bill Cook10000
John Dodd, Jr.20000
Bill Gazaway10000
Hubert Johnson10000
Ken Johnson40000
Jimmie Lewallen20000
Nace Mattingly20010
Buzz McCann10000
Steve McGrath10000
Clyde Mitchell20010
James Norton50010
Buck Brigance20010
Chuck Scharf00000
Charles Griffin00000
Leroy Thomas00000
Gary Raymond00000

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 August 5, 2019.
  2. "Chase Elliott given win at Pocono after Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch disqualified". ESPN. July 24, 2022.
  3. "1960 NASCAR Grand National Central - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.