Race: Atlanta 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 44 of 44
Date: October 30, 1960
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Atlanta 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Johns | Car | No. 5 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Owens Racing | Winner Start | 5th |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Bobby Johns (194) |
| Race Distance | 501 miles (334 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 45 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Rex White | Season Race | 44 of 44 |
Atlanta 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Bobby Johns | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 334 | 194 | running | 2100 |
| 2 | 37 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 333 | 0 | running | 2016 |
| 3 | 13 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 333 | 0 | running | 1932 |
| 4 | 19 | 21 | Speedy Thompson | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 330 | 0 | running | 1848 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 1764 |
| 6 | 25 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 329 | 0 | running | 1680 |
| 7 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 327 | 0 | running | 1596 |
| 8 | 6 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 323 | 15 | running | 1512 |
| 9 | 14 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 1428 |
| 10 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 318 | 0 | running | 1344 |
| 11 | 38 | 39 | Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | running | 1260 |
| 12 | 20 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | 1176 |
| 13 | 39 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | running | 1092 |
| 14 | 40 | 64 | Curtis Crider | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 309 | 0 | running | 1008 |
| 15 | 33 | 81 | Larry Frank | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 307 | 0 | running | 924 |
| 16 | 41 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 306 | 0 | running | 840 |
| 17 | 21 | 55 | Jimmy Thompson | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 303 | 0 | running | 756 |
| 18 | 27 | 2 | Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 672 |
| 19 | 35 | 92 | Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 297 | 0 | running | 588 |
| 20 | 24 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 504 |
| 21 | 34 | 61 | Possum Jones | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 291 | 0 | running | 420 |
| 22 | 30 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 255 | 0 | fuel pump | 336 |
| 23 | 28 | 59 | Tom Pistone | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 224 | 0 | fuel tank | 252 |
| 24 | 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 212 | 0 | axle | 168 |
| 25 | 17 | 67 | David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 26 | 2 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 154 | 84 | engine | 84 |
| 27 | 23 | 15 | Roscoe Thompson | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 144 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 28 | 29 | 89 | Charley Griffith | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | a-frame | 84 |
| 29 | 16 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 30 | 9 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | connecting rod | 84 |
| 31 | 32 | 34 | Charlie Glotzbach | Red Hollingsworth (Owner) | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | axle | 84 |
| 32 | 22 | 10 | T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Plymouth | 73 | 0 | a-frame | 84 |
| 33 | 18 | 82 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | — | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 34 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 58 | 41 | axle | 84 |
| 35 | 36 | 17 | Jimmy Pardue | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 58 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 36 | 10 | 90 | Tiny Lund | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 52 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 37 | 7 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 38 | 15 | 77 | Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 46 | 0 | brakes | 84 |
| 39 | 26 | 1 | Bob Eichlor | — | Ford | 39 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 40 | 43 | 16 | Elmo Langley | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 41 | 45 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 23 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 42 | 31 | 78 | Friday Hassler | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 43 | 11 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 44 | 42 | 79 | Paul Norris | Robert Ramey (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 84 |
| 45 | 44 | 45 | Bill Gazaway | Bill Gazaway (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 1 | 0 | rear end | 84 |
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