NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1960 - Firecracker 250 Race Results
Race Name - Firecracker 250Date - 7/4/1960Race Track - Daytona International SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 152.129 mphNumber of Cautions - 0Caution Laps - 0Average Race Speed - 146.84 mphLead Changes - 10Total Race Purse - $33,160Race Number - 23 | More Races from 1960 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Jack Smith | 47 | Boomershine (Jack Smith) | 100 | 60 Pontiac | 67 | $11,500 |
2 | 4 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 100 | 60 Pontiac | 25 | $5,100 |
3 | 11 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | 99 | 60 Ford | 0 | $2,600 |
4 | 12 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 99 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $1,525 |
5 | 15 | Bunkie Blackburn | 64 | Spook Crawford | 98 | 60 Ford | 0 | $1,150 |
6 | 8 | Rex White | 4 | Piedmont Friendly (Rex White) | 98 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $1,050 |
7 | 13 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | Courtesy (Ned Jarrett) | 97 | 60 Ford | 0 | $800 |
8 | 9 | Banjo Matthews | 94 | Banjo Matthews | 97 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $775 |
9 | 21 | Gerald Duke | 92 | Gerald Duke | 97 | 59 T-Bird | 0 | $650 |
10 | 16 | Jimmy Massey | 21 | 96 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $575 | |
11 | 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 96 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $600 |
12 | 14 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 99 | Talmadge Cochrane | 96 | 60 Ford | 0 | $375 |
13 | 22 | Jim Paschal | 49 | Bob Welborn | 95 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $320 |
14 | 18 | Marvin Panch | 77 | Billie Ridgeway (WJ Ridgeway) | 95 | 60 Ford | 0 | $300 |
15 | 17 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Daytona Kennel (John Masoni) | 94 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $270 |
16 | 26 | Shorty Rollins | 81 | Shorty Rollins | 93 | 60 Ford | 0 | $270 |
17 | 24 | Dick Joslin | 16 | Leppere Pontiac (Happy Steigel) | 92 | 59 Pontiac | 0 | $250 |
18 | 27 | David Pearson | 67 | David Pearson | 91 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
19 | 35 | Jimmy Pardue | 17 | Bob Barron | 89 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $225 |
20 | 32 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 89 | 60 Ford | 0 | $250 |
21 | 31 | Jim Whitman | 60 | Dick Stanley | 88 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $250 |
22 | 36 | Joe Caspolich | 8 | 85 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $225 | |
23 | 29 | Reb Wickersham | 33 | Flying Rebel Racing Team (Reb Wickersham) | 80 | 60 Oldsmob | 0 | $250 |
24 | 37 | Curtis Crider | 83 | Curtis Crider | 80 | 58 Ford | 0 | $200 |
25 | 10 | Tom Pistone | 59 | Thor (WT Coppedge) | 66 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $300 |
26 | 7 | Joe Weatherly | 12 | HolmanMoody | 65 | 60 Ford | 0 | $300 |
27 | 5 | Johnny Allen | 69 | Hanley Dawson | 61 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $300 |
28 | 20 | Buck Baker | 87 | Thor (Buck Baker) | 58 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
29 | 23 | Paul Lewis | 1 | Faircloth (Jess Potter) | 55 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
30 | 3 | Bobby Johns | 3 | Jim Stephens | 52 | 59 Pontiac | 0 | $500 |
31 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | John Hines | 40 | 60 Pontiac | 8 | $750 |
32 | 19 | Elmo Langley | 10 | Ratus Walters | 26 | 59 Buick | 0 | $150 |
33 | 30 | Joe Lee Johnson | 89 | Paul McDuffie | 25 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
34 | 28 | Tim Flock | 18 | 22 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $150 | |
35 | 34 | Roy Tyner | 51 | Roy McDonald | 14 | 59 Oldsmob | 0 | $125 |
36 | 25 | Possum Jones | 2 | Tom Daniels | 8 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
37 | 33 | Ed Markstellar | 86 | Matt DeMatthews | 7 | 58 Ford | 0 | $125 |