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Rebel 300

NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
May 7, 1960
219 laps on 1.375 mile paved oval; 301.125 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Joe Weatherly	12	Holman Moody	1960 Ford Convertible	219	9,250	running	107
2	7	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1960 Plymouth Convertible	219	4,875	running	0
3	3	Rex White	4	Rex White	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	218	2,900	running	0
4	11	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1960 Plymouth Convertible	218	1,940	running	17
5	31	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	216	1,500	running	0
6	10	Bobby Johns	93	James Bryan	1959 Ford Thunderbird Convert.	215	1,160	running	0
7	23	Bob Welborn  Jim Paschal	49	Bob Welborn	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	214	925	running	0
8	14	Emanuel Zervakis	85	Monroe Shook	1960 Ford Convertible	214	825	running	0
9	5	Speedy Thompson  Tim Flock	15	Beau Morgan	1960 Ford Convertible	213	700	running	0
10	15	Marvin Panch	77	W.J. Ridgeway	1960 Ford Convertible	213	600	running	0
11	28	Herb Tillman	39	Ralph Stark	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	213	500	running	0
12	21	Joe Caspolich	45	Bill Gazaway	1960 Oldsmobile Convertible	213	400	running	0
13	4	Cotton Owens	5	Cotton Owens	1960 Pontiac Convertible	213	350	running	17
14	19	Joe Lee Johnson	78	E.C. Wilson	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	210	400	running	0
15	25	G.C. Spencer	48	Weldon Wagner	1958 Chevrolet Convertible	208	250	running	0
16	9	Ned Jarrett	11	Ned Jarrett	1960 Ford Convertible	206	225	running	0
17	26	Buddy Baker	1	Jess Potter	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	202	200	running	0
18	16	Larry Frank	76	Lynton Tyson	1959 Chevrolet Convertible	201	200	oil pressure	0
19	8	Curtis Turner	26	Holman Moody	1960 Ford Convertible	194	200	bearing	0
20	1	Fireball Roberts	22	John Hines	1960 Pontiac Convertible	173	250	A-frame	78
21	13	Jimmy Thompson	61	Doc White	1959 Ford Thunderbird Convert.	158	200	push rod	0
22	6	Johnny Allen	69	Hanley Dawson	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	148	265	accident	0
23	12	Tom Pistone	59	W.T. Coppedge	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	119	265	piston	0
24	17	Junior Johnson	26	John Masoni	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	95	220	steering	0
25	20	Bunkie Blackburn	64	Spook Crawford	1960 Ford Convertible	47	200	accident	0
26	22	Carl Burris	9	A.J. Blackwelder	1960 Ford Convertible	46	200	accident	0
27	24	Banjo Matthews	94	Banjo Matthews	1959 Ford Thunderbird Convert.	11	200	engine	0
28	30	Runt Harris	90	Junie Donlavey	1960 Chevrolet Convertible	9	200	steering	0
29	18	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	1959 Plymouth Convertible	3	200	head gasket	0
30	27	Johnny Dollar	86	Matt DeMatthews	1958 Ford Convertible	3	200	accident	0
31	34	Curtis Crider	83	Curtis Crider	1958 Ford Convertible	2	100	rear end	0
32	29	Neil Castles	80	Neil Castles	1958 Ford Convertible	2	200	engine	0
33	32	Jim Reed			Pontiac Convertible	0		did not start	0
34	33	Roy Tyner				0		did not start	0
35	35	Elmo Langley				0		did not start	0
36	36	Johnny Miller				0		did not start	0

Notes: Qualifying times based on four lap distance.
Track president Bob Colvin insisted on holding a convertible race after NASCAR discontinued the Convertible Division.
Only 74 laps were completed before the race was rained out. The race was completed on May 14.
Bob Welborn announced his retirement during the week-long delay. Jim Paschal drove his car upon the resumption of the race.
Tim Flock became ill during the delay. Speedy Thompson took over for the remainder of the race.
Time of race: 02:56:01
Average Speed: 102.647 MPH
Pole Speed: 154.99 seconds
4 cautions
Race Purse: $ 41,000
Attendance: 37,000