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Sprint Cup

NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. 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.

Nascar Cup Series

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 - Southern 500 Race Results


Race Name - Southern 500
Date - 9/5/1960
Race Track - Darlington Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.375 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 125.459 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps - 61
Average Race Speed - 105.9 mph
Lead Changes - 14
Total Race Purse - $59,065
Race Number - 35
 More Races from 1960
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Buck Baker 47 Boomershine (Jack Smith) 364 60 Pontiac 175 $19,900
2 7 Rex White 4 Piedmont Friendly (Rex White) 364 60 Chevrol 4 $9,780
3 3 Jim Paschal 44 Petty Enterprises 362 60 Plymout 0 $5,595
4 16 Emanuel Zervakis 85 Monroe Shook 362 60 Chevrol 0 $3,125
5 20 Ned Jarrett 11 Courtesy (Ned Jarrett) 362 60 Ford 0 $2,000
6 8 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 361 60 Plymout 106 $2,575
7 17 Banjo Matthews 94 Banjo Matthews 361 60 Ford 0 $1,255
8 21 Johnny Beauchamp 73 Dale Swanson 358 60 Chevrol 0 $1,025
9 1 Fireball Roberts 22 John Hines 353 60 Pontiac 53 $2,175
10 34 Doug Yates 23 Raeford Johnson 353 59 Plymout 0 $775
11 24 Marvin Panch 77 Billie Ridgeway (WJ Ridgeway) 351 60 Ford 0 $700
12 26 Elmo Henderson 70 WH Watson 338 58 Pontiac 0 $600
13 39 Clem Proctor 38 Charlie Chapman 338 60 Ford 0 $500
14 36 Paul Lewis 1 Faircloth (Jess Potter) 335 60 Chevrol 0 $450
15 29 Shorty Rollins 81 Shorty Rollins 331 60 Ford 0 $500
16 35 Jim Whitman 60 Dick Stanley 320 60 Dodge 0 $350
17 41 LD Austin 74 LD Austin 310 58 Chevrol 0 $300
18 37 Herman Beam 19 Carter Country Ford (Herman Beam) 305 60 Ford 0 $250
19 32 Tiny Lund 45 Bill Gazaway 304 59 Oldsmob 0 $250
20 43 Curtis Crider 83 Curtis Crider 304 58 Ford 0 $250
21 4 Joe Weatherly 12 HolmanMoody 303 60 Ford 0 $200
22 44 GC Spencer 20 Spook Crawford 301 58 Ford 0 $200
23 25 Jimmy Thompson 61 Doc White 278 59 T-Bird 0 $200
24 6 Cotton Owens 6 Cotton Owens 277 60 Pontiac 9 $510
25 45 TC Hunt 10 Fred Wheat 260 60 Plymout 0 $200
26 30 Wilbur Rakestraw 99 Talmadge Cochrane 217 60 Ford 0 $200
27 22 David Pearson 67 David Pearson 214 59 Chevrol 0 $200
28 14 Fred Lorenzen 28 Rupert Safety Belt (Fred Lorenzen) 188 60 Ford 0 $250
29 42 Steve McGrath 16 Happy Steigel 188 59 Pontiac 0 $200
30 9 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 188 60 Plymout 13 $470
31 33 Herb Tillman 39 Ralph Stark 180 60 Chevrol 0 $200
32 38 Reb Wickersham 33 Reb Wickersham 163 60 Oldsmob 0 $200
33 46 Jimmy Pardue 54 Lowes (Ebart Clifton) 143 59 Dodge 0 $200
34 23 Buddy Baker 87 Buck Baker 136 60 Chevrol 0 $200
35 47 Gene White 96 134 60 Chevrol 0 $200
36 28 Jim Reed 7 Jim Reed 130 60 Chevrol 0 $200
37 13 Johnny Allen 69 Hanley Dawson 125 60 Chevrol 0 $220
38 12 Tom Pistone 59 Thor (WT Coppedge) 115 60 Chevrol 0 $230
39 19 Speedy Thompson 90 Junie Donlavey 110 60 Ford 0 $250
40 5 Bobby Johns 5 Justus Pontiac (Cotton Owens) 95 60 Pontiac 4 $210
41 11 Joe Lee Johnson 89 Paul McDuffie 95 60 Chevrol 0 $550
42 40 Roy Tyner 9 Roy Tyner 86 59 Oldsmob 0 $200
43 15 Possum Jones 2 Tom Daniels 76 60 Chevrol 0 $200
44 31 Johnny Miller 79 Robert Ramey 26 60 Ford 0 $200
45 18 Elmo Langley 92 Gerald Duke 25 59 T-Bird 0 $220
46 27 Bunkie Blackburn 64 Spook Crawford 24 60 Ford 0 $200
47 10 Junior Johnson 27 Daytona Kennel (John Masoni) 17 60 Chevrol 0 $200
48 48 EJ Trivette 35 MJ Black 1 59 Plymout 0 $200