Official NASCAR Race Results
Junior Johnson won the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-14-1960 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Daytona Kennel | 0 | 200 | 67 | Running | 19,600 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Stephens Pontiac | 0 | 200 | 22 | Running | 8,600 |
| 3 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 200 | 29 | Running | 6,450 |
| 4 | 14 | 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 200 | 14 | Running | 3,650 |
| 5 | 11 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Hanley Dawson | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running | 3,300 |
| 6 | 54 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Ned Jarrett | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running | 2,075 |
| 7 | 53 | 26 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running | 1,650 |
| 8 | 5 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Rupert Safety Belt | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running | 1,150 |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Piedmont / Friendly | 0 | 198 | 9 | Running | 925 |
| 10 | 15 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 800 |
| 11 | 18 | 73 | Bud Burdick | T-Bird | Roy Burdick | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 600 |
| 12 | 52 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Chevrolet | Thor | 0 | 196 | 26 | Crash | 500 |
| 13 | 10 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 400 |
| 14 | 6 | 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 350 |
| 15 | 20 | 29 | Bob Potter | Chevrolet | Bob Potter | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 350 |
| 16 | 12 | 48 | Darrell Dake | Chevrolet | Weldon Wagner | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 325 |
| 17 | 31 | 63 | Whitey Gerken | Pontiac | Frank Skinner | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 325 |
| 18 | 29 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Buck Baker | 0 | 194 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 19 | 22 | 93 | Banjo Matthews | T-Bird | Sunbeam Systems | 0 | 193 | 0 | Running | 375 |
| 20 | 28 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Ford | Shep Langdon | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 21 | 38 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Dodge | Lowe's | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 22 | 60 | 76 | Larry Frank | Chevrolet | Thor | 0 | 191 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 23 | 2 | 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Boomershine | 0 | 191 | 14 | Running | 900 |
| 24 | 50 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford | Talmadge Cochrane | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 25 | 25 | 61 | Joe Caspolich | T-Bird | Doc White | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 26 | 61 | 41 | Gene White | Ford | George Sparks | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 27 | 34 | 56 | Ken Johnson | Ford | Charles French | 0 | 186 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 28 | 33 | 67 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | David Pearson | 0 | 185 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 29 | 16 | 71 | Gene Marmor | Pontiac | Frank Skinner | 0 | 184 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 30 | 37 | 1 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 183 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 31 | 27 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 183 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 32 | 62 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 33 | 49 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | Reb Wickersham | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running | 700 |
| 34 | 63 | 74 | L.D. Austin | Chevrolet | L.D. Austin | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running | 100 |
| 35 | 30 | 16 | Dick Joslin | Pontiac | Happy Steigel | 0 | 171 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 36 | 35 | 35 | Mel Larson | Pontiac | Sun City | 0 | 166 | 0 | Running | 275 |
| 37 | 65 | 14 | Paul Parks | Ford | Paul Parks | 0 | 164 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 38 | 56 | 24 | Arnold Gardner | Ford | Harry Huhn | 0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 39 | 21 | 39 | Herb Tillman | Chevrolet | Ralph Stark | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 40 | 1 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | 0 | 149 | 0 | Transmission | 200 |
| 41 | 7 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 146 | 0 | Crankshaft | 300 |
| 42 | 43 | 8 | Dick Dixon | Chevrolet | Ray Boynton | 0 | 144 | 0 | -- | 200 |
| 43 | 45 | 78 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | E.C. Wilson | 0 | 143 | 0 | Crash | 200 |
| 44 | 36 | 30 | Bob Kosiski | T-Bird | Joe Kosiski | 0 | 125 | 0 | -- | 200 |
| 45 | 48 | 25 | Tommy Herbert | Ford | Don Angel | 0 | 118 | 0 | Crash | 200 |
| 46 | 51 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Air Port Auto | 0 | 117 | 0 | Oil leak | 300 |
| 47 | 41 | 60 | Jim Whitman | Dodge | Dick Stanley | 0 | 116 | 0 | Engine | 700 |
| 48 | 26 | 15 | Johnny Sudderth | Ford | Beau Morgan | 0 | 110 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 49 | 59 | 13 | Harold Smith | Plymouth | Damon Leonard | 0 | 94 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 50 | 67 | 58 | Pappy Crane | Chevrolet | Monte Walden | 0 | 89 | 0 | Crash | 200 |
| 51 | 64 | 45 | Tiny Lund | Oldsmobile | Bill Gazaway | 0 | 83 | 0 | Steering | 100 |
| 52 | 55 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Buick | Ratus Walters | 0 | 77 | 0 | Crankshaft | 275 |
| 53 | 58 | 44 | Bill Lutz | Ford | Bob Chapman | 0 | 75 | 0 | Engine | 250 |
| 54 | 44 | 97 | Parnelli Jones | Ford | Vel Miletich | 0 | 73 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 55 | 46 | 32 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 67 | 0 | Fire | 200 |
| 56 | 39 | 88 | Red Farmer | Ford | -- | 0 | 65 | 0 | -- | 200 |
| 57 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | John Hines | 0 | 51 | 19 | Engine | 400 |
| 58 | 42 | 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | Julian Buesink | 0 | 50 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 59 | 24 | 70 | Elmo Henderson | Pontiac | W.H. Watson | 0 | 31 | 0 | -- | 200 |
| 60 | 13 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Ford | Roy Burdick | 0 | 31 | 0 | -- | 275 |
| 61 | 23 | 66 | Dick Foley | Chevrolet | Dick Foley | 0 | 30 | 0 | -- | 200 |
| 62 | 17 | 94 | Speedy Thompson | Ford | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 28 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 63 | 66 | 2 | Dave Hirschfield | Buick | Lloyd Chick | 0 | 21 | 0 | Axle | 100 |
| 64 | 57 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | Ford | Billie Ridgeway | 0 | 18 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 65 | 68 | 92 | Charley Griffith | Ford | Gerald Duke | 0 | 14 | 0 | -- | 100 |
| 66 | 40 | 51 | Burrhead Nantz | Oldsmobile | Roy McDonald | 0 | 11 | 0 | Clutch | 200 |
| 67 | 32 | 52 | Sal Tovella | Ford | Frank Filizer | 0 | 5 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 68 | 47 | 50 | Dick Freeman | Ford | Dick Freeman | 0 | 5 | 0 | -- | 200 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-14-1960
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 68
- Winner: Junior Johnson
- Start Position: 9th
- Car Make: 1959 Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 124.740 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $63,700
- Cautions: 0
- Caution Laps: 32
- Lead Changes: 13
- Pole: 149.892 mph


