1960 Dixie 300 Results
Fireball Roberts won the 1960 Dixie 300 at Atlanta on July 31, 1960, leading 32 of 200 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 45 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | 1 | 200 | 32 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | Cotton Owens | 5 | 200 | 52 | Running |
| 3 | 47 | Jack Smith | 2 | 200 | 30 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | Bobby Johns | 3 | 199 | 17 | Running |
| 5 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 44 | Jim Paschal | 9 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 18 | Roz Howard | 13 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | 14 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 69 | Johnny Allen | 7 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | 16 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 99 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 18 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 90 | Speedy Thompson | 23 | 192 | 0 | Crash |
| 13 | 2 | Possum Jones | 29 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 23 | Doug Yates | 24 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | 15 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 39 | Herb Tillman | 36 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 77 | Marvin Panch | 26 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 59 | Tom Pistone | 11 | 188 | 8 | Running |
| 19 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 34 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | 12 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 61 | Jimmy Thompson | 30 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 15 | Curtis Turner | 31 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 4 | Rex White | 22 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 55 | Herb Shannon | 44 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 94 | Banjo Matthews | 8 | 182 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 33 | Reb Wickersham | 43 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 19 | Herman Beam | 39 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 79 | Johnny Miller | 28 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 74 | L.D. Austin | 38 | 180 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 45 | Tiny Lund | 40 | 178 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 87 | Buck Baker | 21 | 177 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 67 | David Pearson | 35 | 168 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 73 | Johnny Beauchamp | 32 | 155 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 81 | Shorty Rollins | 17 | 154 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | 6 | 148 | 61 | Engine |
| 36 | 21 | Jimmy Massey | 27 | 128 | 0 | Valve |
| 37 | 64 | Bunkie Blackburn | 19 | 123 | 0 | Rods |
| 38 | 86 | Curtis Crider | 45 | 122 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 9 | Roy Tyner | 41 | 86 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 78 | Charley Griffith | 33 | 80 | 0 | Engine |
| 41 | 92 | Gerald Duke | 25 | 65 | 0 | Distributor |
| 42 | 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | 10 | 45 | 0 | Rocker arm |
| 43 | 27 | Junior Johnson | 20 | 38 | 0 | Engine |
| 44 | 16 | Jim Reed | 37 | 35 | 0 | Axle |
| 45 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 42 | 19 | 0 | Fan |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | July 31, 1960 |
| Track | Atlanta |
| Laps | 200 |