Results

The 1960 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 5th, 1960

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 16 Ford
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 2 Dodge
  • 3 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 105.901
  • Cautions: 5 for 61 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 47 Buck Baker Pontiac 0 0 364 175 0 running
2 7 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 364 4 0 running
3 3 44 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 362 0 0 running
4 16 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 362 0 0 running
5 20 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 362 0 0 running
6 8 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 361 106 0 running
7 17 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 361 0 0 running
8 21 73 Johnny Beauchamp Chevrolet 0 0 358 0 0 running
9 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 353 53 0 axle
10 34 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 353 0 0 running
11 24 77 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 351 0 0 running
12 26 70 Elmo Henderson Pontiac 0 0 338 0 0 running
13 39 38 Clem Proctor Ford 0 0 338 0 0 running
14 36 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 335 0 0 engine
15 29 81 Shorty Rollins Ford 0 0 331 0 0 running
16 35 60 Jim Whitman Dodge 0 0 320 0 0 engine
17 41 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 310 0 0 running
18 37 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 305 0 0 running
19 32 45 Tiny Lund Oldsmobile 0 0 304 0 0 crash
20 43 83 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 304 0 0 running
21 4 12 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 303 0 0 crash
22 44 20 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 301 0 0 running
23 25 61 Jimmy Thompson Ford 0 0 278 0 0 axle
24 6 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 277 9 0 axle
25 45 10 TC Hunt Plymouth 0 0 260 0 0 crash
26 30 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford 0 0 217 0 0 axle
27 22 67 David Pearson Chevrolet 0 0 214 0 0 axle
28 14 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 188 0 0 engine
29 42 16 Steve McGrath Pontiac 0 0 188 0 0 engine
30 9 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 188 13 0 crash
31 33 39 Herb Tillman Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 rear end
32 38 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 163 0 0 axle
33 46 54 Jimmy Pardue Dodge 0 0 143 0 0 oil pressure
34 23 87 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 136 0 0 fuel pump
35 47 96 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 engine
36 28 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 130 0 0 a frame
37 13 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 125 0 0 engine
38 12 59 Tom Pistone Chevrolet 0 0 115 0 0 engine
39 19 90 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 110 0 0 engine
40 5 5 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 95 4 0 crash
41 11 89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 95 0 0 withdrew
42 40 9 Roy Tyner Oldsmobile 0 0 86 0 0 crash
43 15 2 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 76 0 0 c pulley
44 31 79 Johnny Miller Ford 0 0 26 0 0 crash
45 87 92 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 25 0 0 crash
46 27 64 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 24 0 0 crash
47 10 27 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 17 0 0 engine
48 48 35 EJ Trivette Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 handling

Race Infractions

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