| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 44 in the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1960 World 600 program cover | |||
| Date | June 19, 1960 | ||
| Official name | World 600 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); wind speeds up to 13.8 miles per hour (22.2 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 107.735 miles per hour (173.383 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 35,462 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | John Hines | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | |
| Laps | 198 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 89 | Joe Lee Johnson | Paul McDuffie | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bill Fleming & Chris Economaki | ||
The 1960 World 600 was the inaugural running of the World 600, a NASCAR Grand National Series event. It was run on June 19, 1960 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It was NASCAR's first 600-mile race and it was the longest NASCAR race distance. Joe Lee Johnson was the winner of the inaugural race.
- ^ Racing information at Racing Reference
- ^ "1960 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-11-28.