1960 Cup Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 44 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

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1949
# Date Race Winner
1 Nov 8 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Jack Smith
2 Nov 26 100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Ned Jarrett
3 Feb 12 Daytona 500 Qualifer #1 Fireball Roberts
4 Feb 12 Daytona 500 Qualifer #2 Jack Smith
5 Feb 14 Daytona 500 Junior Johnson
6 Feb 28 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Richard Petty
7 Mar 27 Gwyn Staley 160 Lee Petty
8 Apr 3 Copper Cup 100 John Rostek
9 Apr 5 100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Rex White
10 Apr 10 Virginia 500 Richard Petty
11 Apr 15 Hickory 250 Joe Weatherly
12 Apr 17 100 Miles at Wilson Speedway Joe Weatherly
13 Apr 18 50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium Glen Wood
14 Apr 23 Greenville 200 Ned Jarrett
15 Apr 24 84 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Lee Petty
16 May 14 Rebel 300 Joe Weatherly
17 May 28 100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Ned Jarrett
18 May 29 99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway Lee Petty
19 Jun 5 Richmond 200 Lee Petty
20 Jun 12 California 250 Marvin Porter
21 Jun 19 World 600 Joe Lee Johnson
22 Jun 25 International 200 Glen Wood
23 Jul 4 Firecracker 250 Jack Smith
24 Jul 10 94 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway Lee Petty
25 Jul 17 Empire State 200 Rex White
26 Jul 23 108 Miles at Rambi Race Track Buck Baker
27 Jul 31 Dixie 300 Fireball Roberts
28 Aug 3 50 Miles at Dixie Speedway Ned Jarrett
29 Aug 7 Nashville 400 Johnny Beauchamp
30 Aug 14 Western North Carolina 500 Rex White
31 Aug 16 100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Cotton Owens
32 Aug 18 150 Miles at Columbia Speedway Rex White
33 Aug 20 60 Miles at South Boston Speedway Junior Johnson
34 Aug 23 50 Miles at Bowman-Gray Stadium Glen Wood
35 Sep 5 Southern 500 Buck Baker
36 Sep 9 Buddy Shuman 250 Junior Johnson
37 Sep 11 100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds Jim Cook
38 Sep 15 50 Miles at Gamecock Speedway Ned Jarrett
39 Sep 18 99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway Richard Petty
40 Sep 25 Old Dominion 500 Rex White
41 Oct 2 Wilkes 320 Rex White
42 Oct 16 National 400 Speedy Thompson
43 Oct 23 Capital City 200 Speedy Thompson
44 Oct 30 Atlanta 500 Bobby Johns

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?
The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.
How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?
The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.
What is a NASCAR stage?
Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.
Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?
Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.
What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?
The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.
Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?
NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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