1960 National 400

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1960 February 2025 CUST Race 42 of 44 in the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season National 400 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/1960-10-16 1960 National 400 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-08-05 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1960_National_400/W 1960 National 400 information Racing Reference 2011-02-18 1960 10 16 1960 42 44 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.500 2.410 267 400.5 644.5 112.905 mph on Very hot with temperatures of 82 F C; wind speeds of 8.9 mph km/h Fireball Roberts John Hines Fireball Roberts John Hines 197 22 Speedy Thompson Wood Brothers The 1960 National 400 was a Grand National Series stock car race that was held on October 16, 1960, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s. Background Around 29,166 spectators traveled to Charlotte Motor Speedway to watch the race. Located in Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway is a banked 1.5 mi km on quad-oval that opened a few months earlier for the inaugural World 600.Charlotte Observer timeline on Charlotte Motor Speedway https://web.archive.org/web/20131102052807/http://www.thatsracin.com/2009/05/21/9571/the-beginning-1959-1969.html November 2, 2013 Race report Bob Barron and Friday Hassler would make their NASCAR Grand National debut appearances here. Unfortunately, this would be Bob Barron's only start of the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bob_Barron Driver Bob Barron Career Statistics Racing Reference 2019-10-28 Charlie Glotzbach would also make his NASCAR big league debut at this race but to a much smaller fanfare. The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway. http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf Charlotte NASCAR Climatology SERCC 2018-09-12 2018-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20180908092914/http://www.sercc.com/CharlotteNASCARClimatology.pdf dead It took three hours and thirty-two minutes to complete 267 laps on a paved oval track spanning 1.500 mi km. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=5667 1960 National 400 additional track information Ultimate Racing History 2011-02-18 Seven cautions were waved by NASCAR officials for 34 laps. Speedy Thompson defeated Richard Petty by one lap and twelve seconds in front of nearly 30,000 spectators while going 112.905 mph km/h; http://www.racintoday.com/archives/13021 1960 National 400 information (exact comparison between Petty and Thompson) Racin' Today 2011-02-18 helping the Wood Brothers' racing team earn their one of their first NASCAR wins as owners. Thompson would get his penultimate win of his NASCAR Cup career in this race; winning for the last time at the 1960 Capital City 400. https://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=thompsp01&trk=t1&series=W Driver Speedy Thompson's Win Statistics Racing Reference 2019-11-01 Fireball Roberts was the qualifier for the pole position with a speed of 133.465 mph km/h. Eight notable crew chiefs participated in the event; including Cotton Owens, Leonard Wood and Bud Moore. http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1960-42/W/C 1960 National 400 crew chief information Racing Reference 2017-07-04 He would eventually blow a tire on lap 232; causing him to crash and lose the lead. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1960s/1960-nascar.htm 1960 National 400 information (second reference) How Stuff Works 2011-02-18 2011-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110603122343/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1960s/1960-nascar.htm dead There were fifty drivers who would ultimately participate in this event; all of them were American-born males. Fred Lorenzen would earn the event's last-place finish for a vibration problem that he developed on lap 4; earning only $200 for that day ($ when adjusted for inflation). http://www.everythingstockcar.com/2656r-1960-national-400-nascar-race.html https://archive.today/20130122173505/http://www.everythingstockcar.com/2656r-1960-national-400-nascar-race.html dead January 22, 2013 About the last-place finisher of the 1960 National 400 Everything Stock Car 2011-02-18 Lowe's was one of the corporate sponsors of this racing event. Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 22 Fireball Roberts '60 Pontiac John Hines 2 47 Jack Smith '60 Pontiac Jack Smith 3 21 Speedy Thompson '60 Ford Wood Brothers 4 4 Rex White '60 Chevrolet Rex White 5 12 Joe Weatherly '60 Ford Holman-Moody Racing 6 5 Bobby Johns '60 Pontiac Cotton Owens 7 44 Jim Paschal '60 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 8 26 Curtis Turner '60 Ford Holman-Moody Racing 9 85 Emuanel Zervakis '60 Chevrolet Monroe Shook 10 87 Buck Baker '60 Chevrolet Buck Baker 11 11 Ned Jarrett '60 Ford Ned Jarrett 12 73 Johnny Beauchamp '60 Chevrolet Dale Swanson 13 7 Jim Reed '60 Chevrolet Jim Reed 14 27 Junior Johnson '60 Pontiac John Masoni 15 89 Joe Lee Johnson '60 Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson 16 2 Possum Jones '60 Chevrolet Tom Daniels 17 94 Banjo Matthews '60 Ford Banjo Matthews 18 69 Johnny Allen '60 Chevrolet Hanley Dawson 19 42 Lee Petty '60 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 20 35 Don O'Dell '60 Pontiac J.D. Braswell 21 43 Richard Petty '60 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 22 78 Friday Hassler '60 Chevrolet E.C. Wilson 23 49 Bob Welborn '60 Ford Bob Welborn 24 81 Larry Frank '60 Ford Shorty Rollins 25 10 T.C. Hunt '60 Plymouth Fred Wheat Failed to qualify: Buddy Baker (#20), Leroy Thomas, Wilbur Rakestraw (#99), Bob Duell (#95), Gerald Duke (#92), Speedy Thompson (#90), Charles Griffin (#78), Elmo Henderson (#70), Tiny Lund (#63), Jim Whitman (#60), Jim Cook (#38), Tommy Irwin (#36), Jimmy Massey (#21), LeeRoy Yarbrough http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1960-42/W 1960 National 400 qualifying information Racing Reference 2017-04-27 April 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170429000425/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1960-42/W dead Top 10 finishers Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Winnings Laps led Laps as the lead driver Time/Status 1 3 21 Speedy Thompson Ford 267 $12,710 44 3:32:50 2 21 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 266 $5,550 0 +1 lap 3 11 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 266 $3,275 13 +1 lap 4 6 5 Bobby Johns Pontiac 265 $2,880 0 +2 laps 5 14 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 265 $1,855 0 +2 laps 6 4 4 Rex White Chevrolet 265 $2,050 0 +2 laps 7 9 85 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 263 $1,100 0 +4 laps 8 7 44 Jim Paschal Pontiac 261 $920 0 +6 laps 9 30 59 Tom Pistone Pontiac 260 $700 0 +7 laps 10 17 94 Banjo Matthews Ford 259 $725 0 +8 laps Timeline Section reference: solid 0.1em black lightgrey 0.6em timeline rowStyle 1 white Fireball Roberts 33 267 timeline rowStyle 34 white Jack Smith 35 267 timeline rowStyle 36 white Fireball Roberts 64 267 timeline rowStyle 65 white Speedy Thompson 73 267 timeline rowStyle 74 white Fireball Roberts 141 267 timeline rowStyle 142 white Ned Jarrett 154 267 timeline rowStyle 155 white Larry Frank 165 267 timeline rowStyle 166 white Fireball Roberts 232 267 timeline rowStyle 233 white Speedy Thompson 267 267 scale 1 267 10 References 1960 Wilkes 320 1960 Capital City 200 NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1960 none 1961 National 400 races 1960 collapsed National 400 National 400 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway