Race: Daytona 500 Qualifer #1
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 3 of 44
Date: February 12, 1960
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | John Hines (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Cotton Owens | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (40) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (40 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 37 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 7 |
| Points Leader After Race | Richard Petty | Season Race | 3 of 44 |
Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 40 | 40 | running | 250 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 3 | 16 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 230 |
| 4 | 15 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 220 |
| 5 | 13 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | running | 210 |
| 6 | 24 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | running | 200 |
| 7 | 3 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 190 |
| 8 | 17 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 180 |
| 9 | 23 | 94 | Speedy Thompson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 10 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 39 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 11 | 12 | 39 | Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 12 | 31 | 66 | Dick Foley | Dick Foley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 140 |
| 13 | 14 | 61 | Joe Caspolich | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 14 | 29 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 15 | 6 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 110 |
| 16 | 19 | 63 | Whitey Gerkin | Frank Skinner (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 17 | 20 | 67 | David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | running | 90 |
| 18 | 22 | 35 | Mel Larson | Larson Racing | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 80 |
| 19 | 25 | 1 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 20 | 36 | 88 | Red Farmer | — | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 60 | Jim Whitman | Dick Stanley (Owner) | Dodge | 38 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 22 | 21 | 8 | Dick Dixon | Ray Boynton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | running | 50 |
| 23 | 37 | 78 | Roy Tyner | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 24 | 34 | 50 | Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 25 | 8 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 26 | 27 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | did not finish | 10 |
| 27 | 4 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 33 | 0 | tire | 10 |
| 28 | 30 | 2 | Dave Hirschfield | Lloyd Chick (Owner) | Buick | 29 | 0 | accident | 10 |
| 29 | 26 | 45 | Tiny Lund | Bill Gazaway (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 21 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 30 | 18 | 76 | Larry Frank | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | drive shaft | 10 |
| 31 | 28 | 44 | Bill Lutz | Bob Chapman (Owner) | Ford | 13 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 32 | 7 | 13 | Harold Smith | Damon Leonard (Owner) | Plymouth | 11 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 33 | 11 | 24 | Arnold Gardner | Harry Huhn (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 34 | 35 | 18 | Fritz Wilson | Fritz Wilson (Owner) | Ford | 9 | 0 | engine | 10 |
| 35 | 9 | 79 | Buzz McCann | Robert Ramey (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 41 | Gene White | George Sparks (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | accident | 10 |
| 37 | 33 | 36 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | accident | 10 |
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