NASCAR Race Results | NascarReference.com

Southern 500 1960 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 44
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$59,065	Race Date:	Sep 5, 1960	Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:	25.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	4Hr 43Min 34Sec.	Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	14 Among / 6 Drivers	Average Speed:	105.901 MPH	1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:	48	No. of Cautions:	5 For 61 Laps	darlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#47 Pontiac	Car No.:	#22 Pontiac	Chevrolet:	0
Team:		Team:		Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:	Bud Moore	Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Ford:	0
Laps Led:	175 of 364	Pole Speed:	125.459 MPH

View Crew Chiefs ◄► View Teams

Official 1960 Southern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	47	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Boomershine	0	364	127	Running
2	7	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Piedmont / Friendly	0	364	4	Running
3	3	44	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	0	362	0	Running
4	16	85	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)	0	362	0	Running
5	20	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Courtesy Ford	0	362	0	Running
6	8	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	361	106	Running
7	17	94	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Matthews Racing	0	361	0	Running
8	21	73	Johnny Beauchamp J. BeauchampJohnny Beauchamp	Dale Swanson (Car Owner)	0	358	0	Running
9	1	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	John Hines (Car Owner)	0	353	53	Axle
10	34	23	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Raeford Johnson (Car Owner)	0	353	0	Running
11	24	77	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Billie Ridgeway	0	351	0	Running
12	26	70	Elmo Henderson E. HendersonElmo Henderson	W.H. Watson (Car Owner)	0	338	0	Running
13	39	38	Clem Proctor C. ProctorClem Proctor	Charlie Chapman (Car Owner)	0	338	0	Running
14	36	1	Paul Lewis P. Lewis (R)Paul Lewis	Faircloth	0	335	0	Engine
15	29	81	Shorty Rollins S. RollinsShorty Rollins	Shorty Rollins (Car Owner)	0	331	0	Running
16	35	60	Jim Whitman J. WhitmanJim Whitman	Dick Stanley (Car Owner)	0	320	0	Engine
17	41	74	L.D. Austin L. AustinL.D. Austin	L.D. Austin (Car Owner)	0	310	0	Running
18	37	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)	0	305	0	Running
19	32	45	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Bill Gazaway (Car Owner)	0	304	0	Accident
20	43	83	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)	0	304	0	Running
21	4	12	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Holman-Moody	0	303	0	Accident
22	44	20	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)	0	301	0	Running
23	25	61	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Doc White (Car Owner)	0	278	0	Axle
24	6	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Cotton Owens Garage	0	277	9	Axle
25	45	10	T.C. Hunt T. HuntT.C. Hunt	Fred Wheat (Car Owner)	0	260	0	Accident
26	30	99	Wilbur Rakestraw W. RakestrawWilbur Rakestraw	Talmadge Cochrane (Car Owner)	0	217	0	Axle
27	22	67	David Pearson D. Pearson (R)David Pearson	David Pearson (Car Owner)	0	214	0	Axle
28	14	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Rupert Safety Belt	0	188	0	Engine
29	42	16	Steve McGrath S. McGrathSteve McGrath	Happy Steigel (Car Owner)	0	188	0	Engine
30	9	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	188	13	Accident
31	33	39	Herb Tillman H. TillmanHerb Tillman	Ralph Stark (Car Owner)	0	180	0	Rear Gear
32	38	33	Reb Wickersham R. WickershamReb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham (Car Owner)	0	163	0	Axle
33	46	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Lowe's	0	143	0	Oil Pressure
34	23	87	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	0	136	0	Oil Pump
35	47	96	Gene White G. WhiteGene White		0	134	0	Engine
36	28	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)	0	130	0	A Frame
37	13	69	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Hanley Dawson (Car Owner)	0	125	0	Engine
38	12	59	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	Thor Chevrolet	0	115	0	Engine
39	19	90	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Donlavey Racing	0	110	0	Engine
40	5	5	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Justus Pontiac	0	95	4	Accident
41	11	89	Joe Lee Johnson J. JohnsonJoe Lee Johnson	Paul McDuffie (Car Owner)	0	95	0	Withdrew
42	40	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)	0	86	0	Accident
43	15	2	Possum Jones P. JonesPossum Jones	Tom Daniels (Car Owner)	0	76	0	Crankshaft Pulley
44	31	79	Johnny Miller J. MillerJohnny Miller	Robert Ramey (Car Owner)	0	26	0	Accident
45	87	92	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Gerald Duke (Car Owner)	0	25	0	Accident
46	27	64	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)	0	24	0	Accident
47	10	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Daytona Kennel	0	17	0	Engine
48	48	35	E.J. Trivette E. TrivetteE.J. Trivette	M.J. Black (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Handling
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

Please remember to support all NASCAR race sponsors.
Trademarks and copyrights property of their respective owners.
NascarReference is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASCAR.
These results are provided for their entertainment value only.

Scroll To Top