1960 Atlanta 500
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Date
October 30, 1960
Official name
Atlanta 500
Course
Permanent racing facility
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 44 of 44 in the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1960 Atlanta 500 program cover | |||
| Date | October 30, 1960 | ||
| Official name | Atlanta 500 | ||
| Location | Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.500 miles (2.400 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501.0 mi (804 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 69.1 °F (20.6 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 108.408 mph (174.466 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 30,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | John Hines | ||
| Time | 160.030 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Johns | Cotton Owens | |
| Laps | 194 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Bobby Johns | Cotton Owens | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1960 Atlanta 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 30, 1960, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.
Atlanta International Raceway (now Atlanta Motor Speedway) is one of ten current intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.[3] The layout at Atlanta International Speedway at the time was a four-turn traditional oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five.[4]