Official NASCAR Race Results
Jack Smith won the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-04-1960 | Firecracker 250 | 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 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Boomershine | 0 | 100 | 67 | Running | 11,500 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | 0 | 100 | 25 | Running | 5,100 |
| 3 | 11 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Fred Lorenzen | 0 | 99 | 0 | Running | 2,600 |
| 4 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 99 | 0 | Running | 1,525 |
| 5 | 15 | 64 | Bunkie Blackburn | Ford | Spook Crawford | 0 | 98 | 0 | Running | 1,150 |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Piedmont / Friendly | 0 | 98 | 0 | Running | 1,050 |
| 7 | 13 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Courtesy | 0 | 97 | 0 | Running | 800 |
| 8 | 9 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Chevrolet | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 97 | 0 | Running | 775 |
| 9 | 21 | 92 | Gerald Duke | T-Bird | Gerald Duke | 0 | 97 | 0 | Running | 650 |
| 10 | 16 | 21 | Jimmy Massey | Chevrolet | -- | 0 | 96 | 0 | Running | 575 |
| 11 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 96 | 0 | Running | 600 |
| 12 | 14 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford | Talmadge Cochrane | 0 | 96 | 0 | Running | 375 |
| 13 | 22 | 49 | Jim Paschal | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | 0 | 95 | 0 | Running | 320 |
| 14 | 18 | 77 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Billie Ridgeway | 0 | 95 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 15 | 17 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Daytona Kennel | 0 | 94 | 0 | Running | 270 |
| 16 | 26 | 81 | Shorty Rollins | Ford | Shorty Rollins | 0 | 93 | 0 | Running | 270 |
| 17 | 24 | 16 | Dick Joslin | Pontiac | Leppere Pontiac | 0 | 92 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | David Pearson | 0 | 91 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 19 | 35 | 17 | Jimmy Pardue | Dodge | Bob Barron | 0 | 89 | 0 | Running | 225 |
| 20 | 32 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 89 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 21 | 31 | 60 | Jim Whitman | Dodge | Dick Stanley | 0 | 88 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 22 | 36 | 8 | Joe Caspolich | Chevrolet | -- | 0 | 85 | 0 | Running | 225 |
| 23 | 29 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | Flying Rebel Racing Team | 0 | 80 | 0 | Running | 250 |
| 24 | 37 | 83 | Curtis Crider | Ford | Curtis Crider | 0 | 80 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 25 | 10 | 59 | Tom Pistone | Chevrolet | Thor | 0 | 66 | 0 | Engine | 300 |
| 26 | 7 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 65 | 0 | Engine | 300 |
| 27 | 5 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Hanley Dawson | 0 | 61 | 0 | Valve | 300 |
| 28 | 20 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Thor | 0 | 58 | 0 | Engine | 150 |
| 29 | 23 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Chevrolet | Faircloth | 0 | 55 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 0 | 52 | 0 | Axle | 500 |
| 31 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | John Hines | 0 | 40 | 8 | Oil filter | 750 |
| 32 | 19 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Buick | Ratus Walters | 0 | 26 | 0 | Crankshaft | 150 |
| 33 | 30 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Paul McDuffie | 0 | 25 | 0 | Rods | 250 |
| 34 | 28 | 18 | Tim Flock | Plymouth | -- | 0 | 22 | 0 | Engine | 150 |
| 35 | 34 | 51 | Roy Tyner | Oldsmobile | Roy McDonald | 0 | 14 | 0 | Axle | 125 |
| 36 | 25 | 2 | Possum Jones | Chevrolet | Tom Daniels | 0 | 8 | 0 | Rocker arm | 150 |
| 37 | 33 | 86 | Ed Markstellar | Ford | Matt DeMatthews | 0 | 7 | 0 | Overheating | 125 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-04-1960
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Firecracker 250
- Race #: 23
- Cars: 37
- Winner: Jack Smith
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: 1960 Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 146.842 mph
- Distance: 250 miles
- Purse: $33,160
- Cautions: 0
- Caution Laps: 0
- Lead Changes: 10
- Pole: 152.129 mph


