Race: Western North Carolina 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 30 of 44
Date: August 14, 1960
Track: Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
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Western North Carolina 500 Race Information
| Winner | Rex White | Car | No. 4 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Rex White (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Jack Smith | Most Laps Led | Bobby Johns (168) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 34 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Rex White | Season Race | 30 of 44 |
Western North Carolina 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 500 | 128 | running | 700 |
| 2 | 18 | 2 | Possum Jones | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 672 |
| 3 | 15 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 644 |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | Bobby Johns | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 479 | 168 | running | 616 |
| 5 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 479 | 4 | running | 588 |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 560 |
| 8 | 14 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 464 | 0 | running | 532 |
| 9 | 27 | 83 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 433 | 0 | running | 504 |
| 10 | 26 | 1 | Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 419 | 0 | running | 476 |
| 11 | 10 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 413 | 0 | wheel | 448 |
| 12 | 6 | 59 | Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 388 | 140 | engine | 420 |
| 13 | 13 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 377 | 0 | engine | 392 |
| 14 | 11 | 21 | Fred Harb | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 370 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 359 | 49 | accident | 364 |
| 16 | 20 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 349 | 0 | head gasket | 336 |
| 17 | 21 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | axle | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 80 | Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 316 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Paul McDuffie (Owner) | Chevrolet | 314 | 0 | accident | 308 |
| 20 | 3 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | sway bar | 280 |
| 21 | 17 | 92 | Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 289 | 0 | rear end | 252 |
| 22 | 5 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 272 | 11 | rear end | 224 |
| 23 | 12 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 240 | 0 | transmission | 196 |
| 24 | 33 | 7 | Jimmy Pardue | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 202 | 0 | clutch | 168 |
| 25 | 23 | 18 | Roz Howard | Roz Howard (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | did not finish | 140 |
| 26 | 8 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 116 | 0 | grease seal | 112 |
| 27 | 22 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | shocks | 84 |
| 28 | 19 | 64 | Buddy Baker | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | a-frame | 56 |
| 29 | 28 | 17 | Harvey Hege | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 62 | 0 | steering | 28 |
| 30 | 29 | 27 | Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | overheating | 28 |
| 31 | 25 | 34 | Chuck Tombs | — | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | accident | 28 |
| 32 | 34 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 21 | 0 | axle | 28 |
| 33 | 30 | 77 | Marvin Panch | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | rear end | 28 |
| 34 | 31 | 35 | E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Owner) | Dodge | 6 | 0 | coil | 28 |
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