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
44 31 79 Johnny Miller Ford 0 0 26 0 0 crash
7 17 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 0 0 361 0 0 running
40 5 5 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 95 4 0 crash
1 2 47 Buck Baker Pontiac 0 0 364 175 0 running
34 23 87 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 0 0 136 0 0 fuel pump
46 27 64 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 24 0 0 crash
13 39 38 Clem Proctor Ford 0 0 338 0 0 running
24 6 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 277 9 0 axle
20 43 83 Curtis Crider Ford 0 0 304 0 0 running
27 22 67 David Pearson Chevrolet 0 0 214 0 0 axle
10 34 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 353 0 0 running
48 48 35 EJ Trivette Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 handling
12 26 70 Elmo Henderson Pontiac 0 0 338 0 0 running
45 87 92 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 25 0 0 crash
4 16 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 362 0 0 running
9 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 353 53 0 axle
28 14 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 188 0 0 engine
22 44 20 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 301 0 0 running
35 47 96 Gene White Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 engine
31 33 39 Herb Tillman Chevrolet 0 0 180 0 0 rear end
18 37 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 305 0 0 running
3 3 44 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 362 0 0 running
36 28 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 130 0 0 a frame
16 35 60 Jim Whitman Dodge 0 0 320 0 0 engine
33 46 54 Jimmy Pardue Dodge 0 0 143 0 0 oil pressure
23 25 61 Jimmy Thompson Ford 0 0 278 0 0 axle
41 11 89 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 95 0 0 withdrew
21 4 12 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 303 0 0 crash
37 13 69 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 125 0 0 engine
8 21 73 Johnny Beauchamp Chevrolet 0 0 358 0 0 running
47 10 27 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 17 0 0 engine
17 41 74 LD Austin Chevrolet 0 0 310 0 0 running
30 9 42 Lee Petty Plymouth 0 0 188 13 0 crash
11 24 77 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 351 0 0 running
5 20 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 362 0 0 running
14 36 1 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 335 0 0 engine
43 15 2 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 76 0 0 c pulley
32 38 33 Reb Wickersham Oldsmobile 0 0 163 0 0 axle
2 7 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 364 4 0 running
6 8 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 361 106 0 running
42 40 9 Roy Tyner Oldsmobile 0 0 86 0 0 crash
15 29 81 Shorty Rollins Ford 0 0 331 0 0 running
39 19 90 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 110 0 0 engine
29 42 16 Steve McGrath Pontiac 0 0 188 0 0 engine
25 45 10 TC Hunt Plymouth 0 0 260 0 0 crash
19 32 45 Tiny Lund Oldsmobile 0 0 304 0 0 crash
38 12 59 Tom Pistone Chevrolet 0 0 115 0 0 engine
26 30 99 Wilbur Rakestraw Ford 0 0 217 0 0 axle

Race Infractions

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