# 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series

The 1960 NASCAR Grand National season was the 12th season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Emanuel Zervakis was disqualified upon post-race inspection for the April 17 race due to an oversized fuel tank. This would be the last disqualification of a driver who had won the race on the track until 2022.

## Races

| | Date | Race | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 8 November | Race 1 | Southern States Fairgrounds | Jack Smith | Bob Welborn | Buck Baker |
| 2 | 26 November | Race 2 | Columbia Speedway | Ned Jarrett | Jack Smith | Joe Lee Johnson |
| 3 | 12 February | Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 | Daytona International Speedway | Fireball Roberts | Cotton Owens | Fred Lorenzen |
| 4 | 12 February | Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 | Daytona International Speedway | Jack Smith | Bobby Johns | Jim Reed |
| 5 | 14 February | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Junior Johnson | Bobby Johns | Richard Petty |
| 6 | 28 February | Race 6 | Southern States Fairgrounds | Richard Petty | Rex White | Doug Yates |
| 7 | 27 March | Gwyn Staley 160 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Lee Petty | Rex White | Glen Wood |
| 8 | 3 April | Copper Cup 100 | Arizona State Fairgrounds | John Rostek | Mel Larson | Scotty Cain |
| 9 | 3 April | Race 9 | Columbia Speedway | Rex White | Buck Baker | Doug Yates |
| 10 | 10 April | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Richard Petty | Jimmy Massey | Glen Wood |
| 11 | 16 April | Hickory 250 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Ned Jarrett | Richard Petty |
| 12 | 17 April | Race 12 | Wilson Speedway | Joe Weatherly | Lee Petty | Tom Pistone |
| 13 | 18 April | Race 13 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Glen Wood | Rex White | Jimmy Massey |
| 14 | 23 April | Greenville 200 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Ned Jarrett | Lee Petty | Richard Petty |
| 15 | 24 April | Race 15 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Lee Petty | Joe Lee Johnson | Ned Jarrett |
| 16 | 14 May | Rebel 300 | Darlington Raceway | Joe Weatherly | Richard Petty | Rex White |
| 17 | 28 May | Race 17 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Ned Jarrett | Lee Petty | Cotton Owens |
| 18 | 29 May | Race 18 | Occoneechee Speedway | Lee Petty | Ned Jarrett | Jack Smith |
| 19 | 5 June | Richmond 200 | Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds | Lee Petty | Rex White | Ned Jarrett |
| 20 | 12 June | California 250 | Marchbanks Speedway | Marvin Porter | Joe Weatherly | John Rostek |
| 21 | 19 June | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Joe Lee Johnson | Johnny Beauchamp | Bobby Johns |
| 22 | 26 June | International 200 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Glen Wood | Lee Petty | Rex White |
| 23 | 4 July | Firecracker 250 | Daytona International Speedway | Jack Smith | Cotton Owens | Fireball Roberts |
| 24 | 10 July | Race 24 | Heidelberg Raceway | Lee Petty | Richard Petty | Rex White |
| 25 | 17 July | Empire State 200 | Montgomery Air Base | Rex White | Richard Petty | Lee Petty |
| 26 | 23 July | Race 26 | Rambi Raceway | Buck Baker | Lee Petty | Rex White |
| 27 | 31 July | Dixie 300 | Atlanta International Raceway | Fireball Roberts | Cotton Owens | Jack Smith |
| 28 | 3 August | Race 28 | Dixie Speedway | Ned Jarrett | Richard Petty | Lee Petty |
| 29 | 7 August | Nashville 400 | Music City Motorplex | Johnny Beauchamp | Rex White | Buck Baker |
| 30 | 14 August | Western North Carolina 500 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Rex White | Possum Jones | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 31 | 16 August | Race 31 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Cotton Owens | Lee Petty | Junior Johnson |
| 32 | 18 August | Race 32 | Columbia Speedway | Rex White | Richard Petty | Buck Baker |
| 33 | 20 August | Race 33 | South Boston Speedway | Junior Johnson | Possum Jones | Rex White |
| 34 | 23 August | Race 34 | Bowman Gray Stadium | Glen Wood | Lee Petty | Junior Johnson |
| 35 | 5 September | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Buck Baker | Rex White | Jim Paschal |
| 36 | 9 September | Buddy Shuman 250 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Junior Johnson | Possum Jones | Rex White |
| 37 | 11 September | Race 37 | California State Fairgrounds | Jim Cook | Scotty Cain | Lloyd Dane |
| 38 | 15 September | Race 38 | Gamecock Speedway | Ned Jarrett | David Pearson | Junior Johnson |
| 39 | 18 September | Race 39 | Occoneechee Speedway | Richard Petty | Ned Jarrett | Rex White |
| 40 | 25 September | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Rex White | Joe Weatherly | Junior Johnson |
| 41 | 2 October | Wilkes 200 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Rex White | Junior Johnson | Possum Jones |
| 42 | 16 October | National 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Richard Petty | Ned Jarrett |
| 43 | 23 October | Capital City 200 | Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds | Speedy Thompson | Junior Johnson | Ned Jarrett |
| 44 | 30 October | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta International Raceway | Bobby Johns | Johnny Allen | Jim Paschal |

## Final standings

Source: :
| Fin | Driver | Pts | St | W | T5 | T10 | Pole |
| 1 | Rex White | 21164 | 40 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 3 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 17228 | 40 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 2 |
| 3 | Bobby Johns | 14964 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Buck Baker | 14674 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 2 |
| 5 | Ned Jarrett | 14660 | 40 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 5 |
| 6 | Lee Petty | 14510 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 3 |
| 7 | Junior Johnson | 9932 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Emanuel Zervakis | 9720 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Jim Paschal | 8968 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Banjo Matthews | 8458 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Beauchamp | 8306 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Herman Beam | 7776 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Joe Lee Johnson | 7352 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Jack Smith | 6944 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Fred Lorenzen | 6764 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Bob Welborn | 6732 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Jimmy Pardue | 6682 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Tom Pistone | 6572 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Allen | 6506 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Weatherly | 6380 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Doug Yates | 6374 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 22 | L.D. Austin | 6180 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | David Pearson | 5956 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Gerald Duke | 5950 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Speedy Thompson | 5658 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Marvin Panch | 5268 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Paul Lewis | 5212 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Curtis Crider | 4720 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Fireball Roberts | 4700 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | Shorty Rollins | 4374 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Possum Jones | 4270 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Tiny Lund | 4124 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | G.C. Spencer | 3986 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Larry Frank | 3634 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Herb Tillman | 3504 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Curtis Turner | 3300 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Bunkie Blackburn | 3252 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Buddy Baker | 3070 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Cotton Owens | 3050 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 40 | Charley Griffith | 2684 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 2676 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Jimmy Massey | 2662 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Jimmy Thompson | 2472 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Jim Reed | 2340 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Jim Cook | 2178 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Ernie Gahan | 2080 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Elmo Henderson | 2072 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Bob Burdick | 1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Roz Howard | 1810 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Bob Potter | 1800 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Joe Caspolich | 1790 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Roy Tyner | 1742 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Jim Whitman | 1640 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Elmo Langley | 1534 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Tommy Irwin | 1406 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 56 | Darrell Dake | 1400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Joe Eubanks | 1302 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Roscoe Thompson | 1224 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Whitey Gerken | 1180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Fred Harb | 1144 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 61 | Lennie Page | 1024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | E.J. Trivette | 912 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Tim Flock | 890 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Bob Duell | 846 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Shep Langdon | 840 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Mel Larson | 824 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Gene Marmor | 800 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Fritz Wilson | 774 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Marvin Porter | 734 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Reb Wickersham | 710 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Don Noel | 658 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Bruce Worrell | 658 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Dick Joslin | 630 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Wes Morgan | 620 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Lloyd Dane | 614 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Eddie Gray | 552 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Al Self | 538 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob Perry | 520 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Scotty Cain | 496 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Bob Price | 492 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Richard Riley | 484 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Art Watts | 480 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Ron Hornaday | 476 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Jim Blomgren | 444 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Bud Parnell | 416 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Johnny Sudderth | 410 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Friday Hassler | 388 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Spook Crawford | 368 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Charlie Chapman | 360 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Danny Weinberg | 330 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Parnelli Jones | 320 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Ed Andrews | 312 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Bob Burdick | 310 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Maurice Petty | 304 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Shorty York | 296 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Arnold Gardner | 290 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Jim Austin | 288 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | George Green | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Pappy Crane | 264 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | T.C. Hunt | 264 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Dick Foley | 260 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Chuck Tombs | 248 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Glen Wood | 244 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 104 | Gene White | 234 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Bob Ross | 230 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Kuzie Kuzmanich | 224 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Sal Tovella | 220 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Eddie Riker | 220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Runt Harris | 220 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Bob Kosiski | 200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Ed Markstellar | 200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Owen Loggins | 192 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Brownie King | 190 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 114 | John Potter | 186 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Bunk Moore | 180 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Jack Hart | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Burrhead Nantz | 180 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Johnny Miller | 174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Dick Dixon | 170 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Bill Massey | 168 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | George Tet | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Frank Secrist | 158 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 123 | Bill Whitley | 156 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Dick Freeman | 150 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Bill Morgan | 144 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 126 | Smokey Cook | 144 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Tommy Herbert | 140 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Dave Hirschfield | 130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Bill Lutz | 130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Jack Norton | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Red Farmer | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | Cale Yarborough | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Al Pombo | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Dick Getty | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Charlie Glotzbach | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Bob Eichor | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Paul Norris | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | Bob Barron | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Jerry Roedell | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | Don O'Dell | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | Carl Burris | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | Johnny Dollar | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 | Neil Castles | 50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 146 | Marshall Sargent | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 147 | Harvey Hege | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 | Johnny Mello | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 | Bob Hogle | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 | Danny Weinberg | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 151 | Aubrey Boles | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | Pat Moore | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Barney Shore | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Herb Shannon | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | John Rostek | | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | Bob Roberts | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bob Reuther | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Clem Proctor | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Dick Smith | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Harold Smith | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lyle Stelter | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Al Tasnady | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bobby Waddell | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Nook Walters | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | Al White | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Johnny Wolford | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lee Parris | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Paul Parks | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brownie Brown | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bud Burdick | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Bill Cook | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | John Dodd, Jr. | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bill Gazaway | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Hubert Johnson | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ken Johnson | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Jimmie Lewallen | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Nace Mattingly | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Buzz McCann | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Steve McGrath | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Clyde Mitchell | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | James Norton | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Buck Brigance | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Chuck Scharf | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Charles Griffin | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Leroy Thomas | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Gary Raymond | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Between 1951 and 1960, four races were held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix.
* ↑ Between 1951 and 1960 twelve races were held at the Wilson Speedway in Wilson, North Carolina.
* ↑ Between 1951 and 1961 three races were held at the Marchbanks Speedway in Hanford, California.
* ↑ Between 1949 and 1961 four races were held at the Heidelberg Raceway in Pittsburgh.
* ↑ 1960 was the only year that the series held a race at Montgomery Air Base in Montgomery, New York.
* ↑ Between 1958 and 1965 nine races were held at what is now Myrtle Beach Speedway in Myrtle Beach. Track returned to a national series race in 1988 and ran second-tier races until 2000.
* ↑ 1960 was the only year that the series held a race at the Dixie Speedway in Birmingham, Alabama.
* ↑ Between 1956 and 1961 six races were held at original California State Fairgrounds in Sacramento. The area was sold. NASCAR has not returned to the "new" Cal Expo dirt track, unlike USAC and American Flat Track.
* ↑ 1960 was the only year that the series held a race at the Sumter, South Carolina 3/8 mile track on Wedgefield Road, still operating as Sumter Speedway.