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1960 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1960 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/8/1959 Jack Smith 1 Southern States Fairgrounds
11/26/1959 Ned Jarrett 2 Columbia Speedway
2/12/1960 Fireball Roberts Daytona 500 Qualifier 1 Daytona International Speedway
2/12/1960 Jack Smith Daytona 500 Qualifier 2 Daytona International Speedway
2/14/1960 Junior Johnson Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/28/1960 Richard Petty 6 Southern States Fairgrounds
3/27/1960 Lee Petty Gwyn Staley 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/3/1960 John Rostek Copper Cup 100 Arizona State Fairgrounds
4/5/1960 Rex White 9 Columbia Speedway
4/10/1960 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/16/1960 Joe Weatherly Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
4/17/1960 Joe Weatherly 12 Wilson Speedway
4/18/1960 Glen Wood 13 Bowman-Gray Stadium
4/23/1960 Ned Jarrett Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
4/24/1960 Lee Petty 15 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
5/14/1960 Joe Weatherly Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway
5/28/1960 Ned Jarrett 17 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
5/29/1960 Lee Petty 18 Orange Speedway
6/5/1960 Lee Petty Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
6/12/1960 Marvin Porter California 250 Marchbanks Speedway
6/19/1960 Joe Lee Johnson World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/26/1960 Glen Wood International 200 Bowman-Gray Stadium
7/4/1960 Jack Smith Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway
7/10/1960 Lee Petty 24 Heidelberg Raceway
7/17/1960 Rex White Empire State 200 Montgomery Air Base
7/23/1960 Buck Baker 26 Rambi Raceway
7/31/1960 Fireball Roberts Dixie 300 Atlanta International Raceway
8/3/1960 Ned Jarrett 28 Dixie Speedway
8/7/1960 Johnny Beauchamp Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway
8/14/1960 Rex White Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/16/1960 Cotton Owens 31 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
8/18/1960 Rex White 32 Columbia Speedway
8/20/1960 Junior Johnson 33 South Boston Speedway
8/23/1960 Glen Wood 34 Bowman-Gray Stadium
9/5/1960 Buck Baker Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/9/1960 Junior Johnson Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/11/1960 Jim Cook 37 California State Fairgrounds
9/15/1960 Ned Jarrett 38 Gamecock Speedway
9/18/1960 Richard Petty 39 Orange Speedway
9/25/1960 Rex White Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
10/2/1960 Rex White Wilkes 320 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/16/1960 Speedy Thompson National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/23/1960 Speedy Thompson Capital City 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
10/30/1960 Bobby Johns Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway