Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 5 of 44
Date: February 14, 1960
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Junior Johnson | Car | No. 27 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | John Masoni (Owner) | Winner Start | 9th |
| Started First | Cotton Owens | Most Laps Led | Junior Johnson (67) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 68 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Johns | Season Race | 5 of 44 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 67 | running | 3000 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Bobby Johns | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 22 | running | 2880 |
| 3 | 19 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 29 | running | 2760 |
| 4 | 14 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 14 | running | 2640 |
| 5 | 11 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 2520 |
| 6 | 54 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 2400 |
| 7 | 53 | 26 | Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 2280 |
| 8 | 5 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 2160 |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 9 | running | 2040 |
| 10 | 15 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 1920 |
| 11 | 18 | 73 | Bud Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 1800 |
| 12 | 52 | 59 | Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 26 | accident | 1680 |
| 13 | 10 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 1560 |
| 14 | 6 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 1440 |
| 15 | 20 | 29 | Bob Potter | Bob Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 1320 |
| 16 | 12 | 48 | Darrell Dake | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 17 | 31 | 63 | Whitey Gerkin | Frank Skinner (Owner) | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 1080 |
| 18 | 29 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 960 |
| 19 | 22 | 93 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 840 |
| 20 | 28 | 64 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 720 |
| 21 | 38 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 192 | 0 | running | 600 |
| 22 | 60 | 76 | Larry Frank | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 480 |
| 23 | 2 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 191 | 14 | running | 360 |
| 24 | 50 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 25 | 25 | 61 | Joe Caspolich | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 26 | 61 | 41 | Gene White | George Sparks (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 27 | 34 | 56 | Ken Johnson | Charles French (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 28 | 33 | 67 | David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 29 | 16 | 71 | Gene Marmor | Frank Skinner (Owner) | Pontiac | 184 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 30 | 37 | 1 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 31 | 27 | 34 | G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 32 | 62 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 33 | 49 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 175 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 34 | 63 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 35 | 30 | 16 | Dick Joslin | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 171 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 36 | 35 | 35 | Mel Larson | Larson Racing | Pontiac | 166 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 37 | 65 | 14 | Paul Parks | Paul Parks (Owner) | Ford | 164 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 38 | 56 | 24 | Arnold Gardner | Harry Huhn (Owner) | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 39 | 21 | 39 | Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 40 | 1 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 149 | 0 | transmission | 120 |
| 41 | 7 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 146 | 0 | crank shaft | 120 |
| 42 | 43 | 8 | Dick Dixon | Ray Boynton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 43 | 45 | 78 | Roy Tyner | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | accident | 120 |
| 44 | 36 | 30 | Bob Kosiski | Joe Kosiski (Owner) | Ford | 125 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 45 | 48 | 25 | Tommy Herbert | Don Angel (Owner) | Ford | 118 | 0 | accident | 120 |
| 46 | 51 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 117 | 0 | oil leak | 120 |
| 47 | 41 | 60 | Jim Whitman | Dick Stanley (Owner) | Dodge | 116 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 48 | 26 | 15 | Johnny Sudderth | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 110 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 49 | 59 | 13 | Harold Smith | Damon Leonard (Owner) | Plymouth | 94 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 50 | 67 | 58 | Pappy Crane | Monte Walden (Owner) | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | accident | 120 |
| 51 | 64 | 45 | Tiny Lund | Bill Gazaway (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 83 | 0 | steering | 120 |
| 52 | 55 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 77 | 0 | crank shaft | 120 |
| 53 | 58 | 44 | Bill Lutz | Bob Chapman (Owner) | Ford | 75 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 54 | 44 | 97 | Parnelli Jones | Vel Miletich (Owner) | Ford | 73 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 55 | 46 | 32 | George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | fire | 120 |
| 56 | 39 | 88 | Red Farmer | — | Ford | 65 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 57 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 51 | 19 | engine | 120 |
| 58 | 42 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 50 | 0 | engine | 120 |
| 59 | 24 | 70 | Elmo Henderson | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 31 | 0 | – | — |
| 60 | 13 | 53 | Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 31 | 0 | – | — |
| 61 | 23 | 66 | Dick Foley | Dick Foley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | – | — |
| 62 | 17 | 94 | Speedy Thompson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 28 | 0 | engine | — |
| 63 | 66 | 2 | Dave Hirschfield | Lloyd Chick (Owner) | Buick | 21 | 0 | axle | — |
| 64 | 57 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 18 | 0 | engine | — |
| 65 | 68 | 92 | Charley Griffith | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | – | — |
| 66 | 40 | 51 | Burrhead Nantz | Roy McDonald (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 11 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 67 | 32 | 52 | Sal Tovella | Frank Filizer (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | — |
| 68 | 47 | 50 | Dick Freeman | Dick Freeman (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | – | — |
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