Race: Firecracker 250
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 23 of 44
Date: July 4, 1960
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 250 Race Information
| Winner | Jack Smith | Car | No. 47 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Jack Smith (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Jack Smith | Most Laps Led | Jack Smith (67) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (100 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 37 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Rex White | Season Race | 23 of 44 |
Firecracker 250 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 100 | 67 | running | 1000 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 100 | 25 | running | 960 |
| 3 | 11 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 99 | 0 | running | 920 |
| 4 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 99 | 0 | running | 880 |
| 5 | 15 | 64 | Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | running | 840 |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 800 |
| 7 | 13 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 760 |
| 8 | 9 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | running | 720 |
| 9 | 21 | 92 | Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 680 |
| 10 | 16 | 21 | Jimmy Massey | — | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | running | 640 |
| 11 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 96 | 0 | running | 600 |
| 12 | 14 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 49 | Jim Paschal | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | running | 560 |
| 14 | 18 | 77 | Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 95 | 0 | running | 520 |
| 15 | 17 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 480 |
| 16 | 26 | 81 | Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | running | 440 |
| 17 | 24 | 16 | Dick Joslin | Happy Steigel (Owner) | Pontiac | 92 | 0 | running | 400 |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 360 |
| 19 | 35 | 17 | Jimmy Pardue | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 89 | 0 | running | 320 |
| 20 | 32 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 89 | 0 | running | 280 |
| 21 | 31 | 60 | Jim Whitman | Dick Stanley (Owner) | Dodge | 88 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 22 | 36 | 8 | Joe Caspolich | — | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | running | 200 |
| 23 | 29 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 80 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 24 | 37 | 83 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 80 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 25 | 10 | 59 | Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 26 | 7 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 65 | 0 | engine | 40 |
| 27 | 5 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | valve | 40 |
| 28 | 20 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | engine | 40 |
| 29 | 23 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | Bobby Johns | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 52 | 0 | axle | 40 |
| 31 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 40 | 8 | oil filter | 40 |
| 32 | 19 | 10 | Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Buick | 26 | 0 | crank shaft | 40 |
| 33 | 30 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Paul McDuffie (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | rod | 40 |
| 34 | 28 | 18 | Tim Flock | — | Plymouth | 22 | 0 | engine | 40 |
| 35 | 34 | 51 | Roy Tyner | Roy McDonald (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 14 | 0 | axle | 40 |
| 36 | 25 | 2 | Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | rocker arm | 40 |
| 37 | 33 | 86 | Ed Markstellar | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | overheating | 40 |
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