Race: Dixie 300
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 27 of 44
Date: July 31, 1960
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Dixie 300 Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | John Hines (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Joe Weatherly (61) |
| Race Distance | 300 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 45 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Rex White | Season Race | 27 of 44 |
Dixie 300 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 32 | running | 1750 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 52 | running | 1680 |
| 3 | 2 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 30 | running | 1610 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Bobby Johns | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 199 | 17 | running | 1540 |
| 5 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 1470 |
| 6 | 9 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 198 | 0 | running | 1400 |
| 7 | 13 | 18 | Roz Howard | Roz Howard (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 1330 |
| 8 | 14 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 197 | 0 | running | 1260 |
| 9 | 7 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 1190 |
| 10 | 16 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 1120 |
| 11 | 18 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 1050 |
| 12 | 23 | 90 | Speedy Thompson | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | accident | 980 |
| 13 | 29 | 2 | Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 910 |
| 14 | 24 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 192 | 0 | running | 840 |
| 15 | 15 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 770 |
| 16 | 36 | 39 | Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 700 |
| 17 | 26 | 77 | Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 630 |
| 18 | 11 | 59 | Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 8 | running | 560 |
| 19 | 34 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 490 |
| 20 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 186 | 0 | running | 420 |
| 21 | 30 | 61 | Jimmy Thompson | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 350 |
| 22 | 31 | 15 | Curtis Turner | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 280 |
| 23 | 22 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | 210 |
| 24 | 44 | 55 | Herb Shannon | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 140 |
| 25 | 8 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 26 | 43 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 181 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 27 | 39 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 28 | 28 | 79 | Johnny Miller | Charles Griffin (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 29 | 38 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 30 | 40 | 45 | Tiny Lund | Bill Gazaway (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 178 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 31 | 21 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 35 | 67 | David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 33 | 32 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | engine | 70 |
| 34 | 17 | 81 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 154 | 0 | engine | 70 |
| 35 | 6 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 148 | 61 | engine | 70 |
| 36 | 27 | 21 | Jimmy Massey | — | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | valve | 70 |
| 37 | 19 | 64 | Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 123 | 0 | rod | 70 |
| 38 | 45 | 86 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 122 | 0 | engine | 70 |
| 39 | 41 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 86 | 0 | engine | 70 |
| 40 | 33 | 78 | Charley Griffith | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | engine | 70 |
| 41 | 25 | 92 | Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 65 | 0 | distributor | 70 |
| 42 | 10 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Paul McDuffie (Owner) | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | rocker arm | 70 |
| 43 | 20 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | engine | 70 |
| 44 | 37 | 16 | Jim Reed | Dick Joslin (Owner) | Pontiac | 35 | 0 | axle | 70 |
| 45 | 42 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 19 | 0 | fan | 70 |
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