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Western North Carolina 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
August 14, 1960
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 500
| 3,650
| running
| 128 |
| 2
| 18
| Possum Jones
| 2
| Tom Daniels
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 496
| 2,225
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 15
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 492
| 1,525
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 7
| Bobby Johns
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1960 Pontiac
| 479
| 975
| running
| 168 |
| 5
| 1
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1960 Pontiac
| 479
| 800
| running
| 4 |
| 6
| 4
| Glen Wood
| 16
| Wood Brothers
| 1959 Ford
| 479
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 24
| L.D. Austin
| 74
| L.D. Austin
| 1958 Chevrolet
| 473
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1960 Plymouth
| 464
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 27
| Curtis Crider
| 83
| Curtis Crider
| 1958 Ford
| 433
| 455
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 26
| Paul Lewis
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 419
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 10
| Wilbur Rakestraw
| 99
| Talmadge Cochrane
| 1960 Ford
| 413
| 400
| wheel
| 0 |
| 12
| 6
| Tom Pistone
| 59
| W.T. Coppedge
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 388
| 375
| engine
| 140 |
| 13
| 13
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Ned Jarrett
| 1960 Ford
| 377
| 325
| engine
| 0 |
| 14
| 11
| Fred Harb
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1958 Ford
| 370
| 275
| accident
| 0 |
| 15
| 16
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1960 Plymouth
| 359
| 250
| accident
| 49 |
| 16
| 20
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 349
| 250
| head gasket
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| Weldon Wagner
| 1958 Chevrolet
| 330
| 250
| axle
| 0 |
| 18
| 32
| Neil Castles
| 80
| Neil Castles
| 1958 Ford
| 316
| 225
| transmission
| 0 |
| 19
| 9
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 89
| Paul McDuffie
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 314
| 325
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 3
| Johnny Beauchamp
| 73
| Dale Swanson
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 303
| 220
| sway bar
| 0 |
| 21
| 17
| Gerald Duke
| 92
| Gerald Duke
| 1959 Ford Thunderbird
| 289
| 210
| rear end
| 0 |
| 22
| 5
| Jim Paschal
| 44
| Petty Enterprises
| 1960 Plymouth
| 272
| 200
| rear end
| 11 |
| 23
| 12
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1959 Plymouth
| 240
| 175
| transmission
| 0 |
| 24
| 33
| Jimmy Pardue
| 7
| Bob Barron
| 1960 Dodge
| 202
| 150
| clutch
| 0 |
| 25
| 23
| Roz Howard
| 18
| Roz Howard
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 154
| 140
| u bolts
| 0 |
| 26
| 8
| Banjo Matthews
| 94
| Banjo Matthews
| 1960 Ford
| 116
| 100
| seals
| 0 |
| 27
| 22
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 108
| 100
| shocks
| 0 |
| 28
| 19
| Buddy Baker
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1960 Ford
| 76
| 100
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 29
| 28
| Harvey Hege
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1958 Ford
| 62
| 100
| steering
| 0 |
| 30
| 29
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| John Masoni
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 58
| 100
| overheating
| 0 |
| 31
| 25
| Chuck Tombs
| 34
|
| 1959 Chevrolet
| 22
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 34
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1960 Ford
| 21
|
| axle
| 0 |
| 33
| 30
| Marvin Panch
| 77
| W.J. Ridgeway
| 1960 Ford
| 11
|
| rear end
| 0 |
| 34
| 31
| E.J. Trivette
| 35
| M.J. Black
| 1959 Dodge
| 6
|
| coil
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:50:41
Average Speed: 65.024 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.121 seconds
Attendance: 12,500