1960 Southern 500

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1960 Southern 500

Race details
Race 35 of 44 in the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1960 Southern 500 program cover
Date	September 5, 1960 (1960-September-05)
Location	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.221 km)
Distance	364 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Weather	Temperatures of 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed	105.901 miles per hour (170.431 km/h)
Attendance	80,000
Pole position
Driver	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens
Most laps led
Driver	Buck Baker	Buck Baker
Laps	175
Winner
No. 47	Buck Baker	Buck Baker

The 1960 Southern 500, the 11th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 5, 1960, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 364 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 35th race of the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season.

The race is known as one of the deadliest Southern 500s in history. On lap 95, race leader Bobby Johns and Roy Tyner locked bumpers, and both crashed on pit road. The crash would kill two mechanics and a NASCAR official.^[1]