Results

The 1960 Dixie 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Dixie 300

Sunday, July 31st, 1960

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 16 Ford
  • 5 Pontiac
  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 1 Dodge
  • 3 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 112.652
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Dixie 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 200 28 0 running
2 5 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 200 121 0 running
3 2 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 200 3 0 running
4 3 3 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 199 1 0 running
5 4 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 199 0 0 running
6 9 44 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 198 0 0 running
7 13 18 Roz Howard Chevrolet 0 0 197 0 0 running
8 14 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 197 0 0 running
9 7 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 193 0 0 running
10 16 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 193 0 0 running
11 18 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford 0 0 193 0 0 running
12 23 90 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 192 0 0 crash
13 29 2 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 192 0 0 running
14 24 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 192 0 0 running
15 15 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 191 0 0 running
16 36 39 Herb Tillman Chevrolet 0 0 191 0 0 running
17 26 77 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 191 0 0 running
18 11 59 Tom Pistone Chevrolet 0 0 188 3 0 running
19 34 82 Joe Eubanks Chevrolet 0 0 188 0 0 running
20 12 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 186 0 0 running
21 30 61 Jimmy Thompson Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
22 31 15 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 185 0 0 running
23 22 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 185 0 0 running
24 44 55 Herb Shannon Ford 0 0 184 0 0 running
25 8 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 182 0 0 running
26 43 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 181 0 0 running
27 39 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
28 28 79 Johnny Miller Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
29 38 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 running
30 40 45 Tiny Lund Oldsmobile 0 0 178 0 0 running
31 21 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 177 0 0 running
32 35 67 David Pearson Chevrolet 0 0 168 0 0 running
33 32 73 Johnny Beauchamp Chevrolet 0 0 155 0 0 engine
34 17 81 Shorty Rollins Ford 0 0 154 0 0 engine
35 6 12 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 148 44 0 engine
36 27 21 Jimmy Massey Chevrolet 0 0 128 0 0 valve
37 19 64 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 123 0 0 rods
38 45 86 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 122 0 0 engine
39 41 9 Roy Tyner Oldsmobile 0 0 86 0 0 engine
40 33 78 Charley Griffith Chevrolet 0 0 80 0 0 engine
41 25 92 Gerald Duke Ford 0 0 65 0 0 distributor
42 10 89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 45 0 0 rocker arm
43 20 27 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 38 0 0 engine
44 37 16 Jim Reed Pontiac 0 0 35 0 0 axle
45 42 54 Jimmy Pardue Dodge 0 0 19 0 0 fan

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