Official NASCAR Race Results

Lee Petty won the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series Gwyn Staley 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

03-27-1960 | Gwyn Staley 160 | North Wilkesboro Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 8 42 Lee Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 160 14 Running 900
2 6 4 Rex White Chevrolet Piedmont / Friendly 0 160 0 Running 525
3 2 21 Glen Wood Ford Wood Brothers 0 160 1 Running 375
4 3 11 Ned Jarrett Ford Courtesy 0 160 0 Running 275
5 1 27 Junior Johnson Chevrolet Daytona Kennel 0 160 145 Running 250
6 11 23 Doug Yates Plymouth Raeford Johnson 0 160 0 Running 215
7 21 78 Roy Tyner Chevrolet E.C. Wilson 0 159 0 Running 175
8 15 54 Jimmy Pardue Dodge Lowe's 0 158 0 Running 150
9 18 1 Buddy Baker Chevrolet Faircloth 0 158 0 Running 140
10 7 31 Joe Weatherly Ford Holman-Moody 0 157 0 Running 130
11 13 74 L.D. Austin Chevrolet L.D. Austin 0 155 0 Running 125
12 20 32 Paul Lewis Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 149 0 Running 110
13 14 64 Bunkie Blackburn Ford Spook Crawford 0 149 0 Running 100
14 5 87 Buck Baker Chevrolet Buck Baker 0 144 0 Engine 85
15 22 35 E.J. Trivette Plymouth M.J. Black 0 142 0 Running 70
16 12 50 Cotton Owens Ford Dick Freeman 0 137 0 Rear end 60
17 9 94 Banjo Matthews Ford Banjo Matthews 0 127 0 Crash 50
18 4 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 125 0 Engine 50
19 17 67 David Pearson Chevrolet David Pearson 0 18 0 Crash 50
20 16 51 Burrhead Nantz Oldsmobile Roy McDonald 0 17 0 Overheating 50
21 19 80 Neil Castles Ford Neil Castles 0 14 0 Engine 50
22 10 77 Joe Lee Johnson Ford Billie Ridgeway 0 9 0 Oil pressure 50

Race Recap

  • Date: 03-27-1960
  • Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • Race: Gwyn Staley 160
  • Race #: 7
  • Cars: 22
  • Winner: Lee Petty
  • Start Position: 8th
  • Car Make: 1960 Plymouth
  • Avg Speed: 66.347 mph
  • Distance: 100 miles
  • Purse: $3,985
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 3
  • Pole: 83.860 mph

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