NASCAR in the 1960 season. Full information

12th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 8th November to 30th October in 1960, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: David Pearson , Paul Lewis , Charlie Glotzbach , Friday Hassler , Bud Parnell , Pappy Crane , Whitey Gerken , Jim Whitman , Dick Dixon , Reb Wickersham , Dave Hirschfield , Arnold Gardner , Darrell Dake , Gene Marmor , Johnny Sudderth , Bob Kosiski , Burrhead Nantz , Tommy Herbert , Johnny Dollar , Bunkie Blackburn , Bruce Worrell , Don Noel , Ernie Gahan , Pat Moore , Al Self , Charlie Chapman , Ed Andrews , Kuzie Kuzmanich , Johnny Mello , George Tet , Ed Markstellar , Jack Hart , Bill Whitley , Smokey Cook , Johnny Miller , Maurice Petty , T.C. Hunt , Jack Norton , Wes Morgan , Bob Barron , Jerry Roedell , Don Odell , LeeRoy Yarbrough , Bob Eichlor , Paul Norris

List of races and tracks in the 1960 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
Charlotte NASCAR 1959 Charlotte NASCAR Race 1 Jack Smith
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #47
Southern States 8th November 1959
Columbia NASCAR 1959 Columbia NASCAR Race 1 Ned Jarrett
Ford Thunderbird, #38
Columbia Speedway 26th November 1959
Daytona NASCAR 1960 Daytona NASCAR Race 1 Fireball Roberts
Pontiac ? 1960, #22
Daytona 12th February 1960
Daytona NASCAR 1960 Daytona NASCAR Race 2 Jack Smith
Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #47
Daytona 12th February 1960
Daytona 500 1960 Daytona 500 Junior Johnson
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #27
Daytona 14th February 1960
Charlotte NASCAR 1960 Charlotte NASCAR Race 2 Richard Petty
Plymouth Belvedere, #43
Southern States 28th February 1960
North Wilkesboro NASCAR 1960 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1 Lee Petty
Plymouth ? 1960, #42
North Wilkesboro 27th March 1960
Phoenix NASCAR 1960 Phoenix NASCAR John Rostek
Ford ? 1960, #19
Arizona State Fairgrounds 3rd April 1960
Columbia NASCAR 1960 Columbia NASCAR Race 2 Rex White
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4
Columbia Speedway 5th April 1960
Martinsville NASCAR 1960 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1 Richard Petty
Plymouth Belvedere, #43
Martinsville 10th April 1960
Hickory NASCAR 1960 Hickory NASCAR Race 1 Joe Weatherly
Ford ? 1960, #12
Hickory Speedway 15th April 1960
Wilson County NASCAR 1960 Wilson County NASCAR Joe Weatherly
Ford ? 1960, #12
Wilson County 17th April 1960
Winston-Salem NASCAR 1960 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1 Glen Wood
Ford ? 1960, #16
Winston-Salem 18th April 1960
Greenville NASCAR 1960 Greenville NASCAR Ned Jarrett
Ford ? 1960, #11
Greenville-Pickens 23rd April 1960
Weaverville NASCAR 1960 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1 Lee Petty
Plymouth ? 1960, #42
Weaverville 24th April 1960
Darlington NASCAR 1960 Darlington NASCAR Race 1 Joe Weatherly
Ford ? 1960, #12
Darlington 14th May 1960
Spartanburg NASCAR 1960 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 1 Ned Jarrett , Jimmy Massey
Ford Galaxie, #11
Piedmont Interstate 28th May 1960
Hillsborough NASCAR 1960 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 1 Lee Petty
Plymouth ? 1960, #42
Occoneechee Speedway 29th May 1960
Richmond NASCAR 1960 Richmond NASCAR Race 1 Lee Petty
Plymouth ? 1960, #42
Atlantic Fairgrounds 5th June 1960
Hanford NASCAR 1960 Hanford NASCAR Marvin Porter
Ford ? 1960, #98
Hanford 12th June 1960
World 600 1960 World 600 Joe Lee Johnson
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #89
Charlotte 19th June 1960
Winston-Salem NASCAR 1960 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 2 Glen Wood
Ford ? 1960, #16
Winston-Salem 25th June 1960
Daytona NASCAR 1960 Daytona NASCAR Race 3 Jack Smith
Pontiac Catalina (First generation), #47
Daytona 4th July 1960
Pittsburgh NASCAR 1960 Pittsburgh NASCAR Lee Petty
Plymouth ? 1960, #42
Heidelberg 10th July 1960
Montgomery NASCAR 1960 Montgomery NASCAR Rex White
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4
Montgomery Air Base 17th July 1960
Myrtle Beach NASCAR 1960 Myrtle Beach NASCAR Buck Baker
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #87
Myrtle Beach 23rd July 1960
Atlanta NASCAR 1960 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1 Fireball Roberts
Pontiac ? 1960, #22
Atlanta 31st July 1960
Birmingham NASCAR 1960 Birmingham NASCAR Ned Jarrett
Ford ? 1960, #11
Dixie Speedway 3rd August 1960
Nashville NASCAR 1960 Nashville NASCAR Johnny Beauchamp
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #73
Nashville Fairgrounds 7th August 1960
Weaverville NASCAR 1960 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2 Rex White
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4
Weaverville 14th August 1960
Spartanburg NASCAR 1960 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2 Cotton Owens
Pontiac ? 1960, #5
Piedmont Interstate 16th August 1960
Columbia NASCAR 1960 Columbia NASCAR Race 3 Rex White
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4
Columbia Speedway 18th August 1960
South Boston NASCAR 1960 South Boston NASCAR Junior Johnson
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #27
South Boston 20th August 1960
Winston-Salem NASCAR 1960 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 3 Glen Wood
Ford ? 1960, #16
Winston-Salem 23rd August 1960
Darlington NASCAR 1960 Darlington NASCAR Race 2 Buck Baker
Pontiac ? 1960, #47
Darlington 5th September 1960
Hickory NASCAR 1960 Hickory NASCAR Race 2 Junior Johnson
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #27
Hickory Speedway 9th September 1960
Sacramento NASCAR 1960 Sacramento NASCAR Jim Cook
Dodge Coronet, #0
Sacramento 11th September 1960
Sumter NASCAR 1960 Sumter NASCAR Ned Jarrett
Ford ? 1960, #11
Gamecock Speedway 15th September 1960
Hillsborough NASCAR 1960 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2 Richard Petty
Plymouth Belvedere, #43
Occoneechee Speedway 18th September 1960
Martinsville NASCAR 1960 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2 Rex White
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4
Martinsville 25th September 1960
North Wilkesboro NASCAR 1960 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2 Rex White
Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #4
North Wilkesboro 2nd October 1960
Charlotte NASCAR 1960 Charlotte NASCAR Race 3 Speedy Thompson
Ford Galaxie, #21
Charlotte 16th October 1960
Richmond NASCAR 1960 Richmond NASCAR Race 2 Speedy Thompson
Ford Galaxie, #21
Atlantic Fairgrounds 23rd October 1960
Atlanta NASCAR 1960 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2 Bobby Johns
Pontiac ? 1960, #5
Atlanta 30th October 1960

Drivers championship 1960

Rex White

United States

Champion

Richard Petty

United States

2nd place

Bobby Johns

United States

3rd place

List of all drivers for the 1960 season

Name Points
Rex White 21164
Richard Petty 17228
Bobby Johns 14964
Buck Baker 14674
Ned Jarrett 14660
Lee Petty 14510
Junior Johnson 9932
Emanuel Zervakis 9720
Jim Paschal 8968
Banjo Matthews 8458
Johnny Beauchamp 8306
Herman Beam 7776
Joe Lee Johnson 7352
Jack Smith 6944
Fred Lorenzen 6764
Bob Welborn 6732
Jimmy Pardue 6682
Tom Pistone 6572
Johnny Allen 6506
Joe Weatherly 6380
Doug Yates 6374
L.D. Austin 6180
David Pearson 5956
Gerald Duke 5950
Speedy Thompson 5658
Marvin Panch 5268
Paul Lewis 5212
Curtis Crider 4720
Fireball Roberts 4700
Shorty Rollins 4374
Possum Jones 4270
Tiny Lund 4124
G.C. Spencer 3986
Larry Frank 3634
Herb Tillman 3504
Curtis Turner 3300
Bunkie Blackburn 3252
Buddy Baker 3070
Cotton Owens 3050
Charley Griffith 2684
Wilbur Rakestraw 2676
Jimmy Massey 2662
Jimmy Thompson 2472
Jim Reed 2340
Jim Cook 2178
Ernie Gahan 2080
Elmo Henderson 2072
Roz Howard 1810
Bob Potter 1800
Joe Caspolich 1790
Roy Tyner 1742
Jim Whitman 1640
Elmo Langley 1534
Tommy Irwin 1406
Darrell Dake 1400
Joe Eubanks 1302
Roscoe Thompson 1224
Whitey Gerken 1180
Fred Harb 1144
Lenny Page 1024
E.J. Trivette 912
Tim Flock 890
Bob Duell 846
Shep Langdon 840
Mel Larson 824
Gene Marmor 800
Fritz Wilson 774
Marvin Porter 734
Reb Wickersham 710
Don Noel 658
Bruce Worrell 658
Dick Joslin 630
Wes Morgan 620
Lloyd Dane 614
Eddie Gray 552
Al Self 538
Bob Perry 520
Scotty Cain 496
Bob Price 492
Richard Riley 484
Art Watts 480
Ron Hornaday 476
Jim Blomgren 444
Bud Parnell 416
Johnny Sudderth 410
Friday Hassler 388
Spook Crawford 368
Charlie Chapman 360
Parnelli Jones 320
Ed Andrews 312
Bob Burdick 310
Maurice Petty 304
Shorty York 296
Arnold Gardner 290
Jim Austin 288
George Green 270
Pappy Crane 264
T.C. Hunt 264
Dick Foley 260
Chuck Tombs 248
Glen Wood 244
Gene White 234
Bob Ross 230
Kuzie Kuzmanich 224
Sal Tovella 220
Eddie Riker 220
Runt Harris 220
Bob Kosiski 200
Ed Markstellar 200
Owen Loggins 192
Brownie King 190
John Potter 186
Bunk Moore 180
Jack Hart 180
Burrhead Nantz 180
Johnny Miller 174
Dick Dixon 170
Bill Massey 168
George Tet 160
Frank Secrist 158
Bill Whitley 156
Dick Freeman 150
Bill Morgan 144
Smokey Cook 144
Tommy Herbert 140
Dave Hirschfield 130
Bill Lutz 130
Jack Norton 120
Red Farmer 120
Cale Yarborough 104
Al Pombo 100
Dick Getty 96
Charlie Glotzbach 84
LeeRoy Yarbrough 84
Bob Eichlor 84
Paul Norris 84
Bob Barron 76
Jerry Roedell 76
Don Odell 76
Carl Burris 60
Johnny Dollar 60
Neil Castles 50
Marshall Sargent 40
Harvey Hege 28
Johnny Mello 24
Bob Hogle 24
Danny Weinberg 24
Aubrey Boles 20
Pat Moore 20

List of all cars in the 1960 season