Race: National 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 42 of 44
Date: October 16, 1960
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway
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National 400 Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 21 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (197) |
| Race Distance | 400.5 miles (267 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 50 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Rex White | Season Race | 42 of 44 |
National 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Speedy Thompson | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 44 | running | 1900 |
| 2 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 266 | 0 | running | 1824 |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 266 | 13 | running | 1748 |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | Bobby Johns | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 1672 |
| 5 | 14 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 1596 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | running | 1520 |
| 7 | 9 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | running | 1444 |
| 8 | 7 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 261 | 0 | running | 1368 |
| 9 | 30 | 59 | Tom Pistone | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 260 | 0 | running | 1292 |
| 10 | 17 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 259 | 0 | running | 1216 |
| 11 | 31 | 15 | Roscoe Thompson | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 1140 |
| 12 | 12 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | running | 1064 |
| 13 | 34 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 254 | 0 | running | 988 |
| 14 | 23 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 912 |
| 15 | 16 | 2 | Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 836 |
| 16 | 41 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 760 |
| 17 | 37 | 61 | Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 684 |
| 18 | 10 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 243 | 0 | running | 608 |
| 19 | 49 | 14 | Wes Morgan | Wes Morgan (Owner) | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | running | 532 |
| 20 | 43 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 238 | 0 | running | 456 |
| 21 | 29 | 67 | David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 236 | 0 | running | 380 |
| 22 | 22 | 78 | Friday Hassler | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | running | 304 |
| 23 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | John Hines (Owner) | Pontiac | 232 | 197 | accident | 228 |
| 24 | 40 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 229 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 25 | 39 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 225 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 26 | 18 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Hanley Dawson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | tire | 76 |
| 27 | 47 | 79 | Bunk Moore | Robert Ramey (Owner) | Ford | 203 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 28 | 38 | 34 | Charlie Glotzbach | Red Hollingsworth (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | a-frame | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 81 | Larry Frank | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 11 | a-frame | 76 |
| 30 | 46 | 17 | Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 186 | 0 | coil | 76 |
| 31 | 28 | 55 | Jerry Roedell | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Ford | 168 | 0 | oil pressure | 76 |
| 32 | 8 | 26 | Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 159 | 0 | engine | 76 |
| 33 | 26 | 76 | Jimmy Thompson | Dick Wright (Owner) | Ford | 157 | 0 | engine | 76 |
| 34 | 50 | 83 | Richard Riley | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | rear end | 76 |
| 35 | 15 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | electrical | 76 |
| 36 | 19 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 119 | 0 | brakes | 76 |
| 37 | 44 | 64 | Curtis Crider | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 108 | 0 | engine | 76 |
| 38 | 36 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | radiator | 76 |
| 39 | 20 | 35 | Don O'Dell | J.D. Braswell (Owner) | Pontiac | 90 | 0 | accident | 76 |
| 40 | 13 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | accident | 76 |
| 41 | 42 | 3 | Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Owner) | Ford | 88 | 0 | accident | 76 |
| 42 | 35 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 79 | 0 | radiator | 76 |
| 43 | 45 | 31 | E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 69 | 0 | overheating | 76 |
| 44 | 2 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 60 | 2 | accident | 76 |
| 45 | 5 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 22 | 0 | accident | 76 |
| 46 | 25 | 10 | T.C. Hunt | Fred Wheat (Owner) | Plymouth | 20 | 0 | piston | 76 |
| 47 | 48 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 19 | 0 | accident | 76 |
| 48 | 27 | 77 | Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 17 | 0 | fuel pump | 76 |
| 49 | 32 | 39 | Herb Tillman | Ralph Stark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | bearing | 0 |
| 50 | 33 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | vibration | 76 |
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