The 44th International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held on May 30, 1960 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race was a part of the 1960 World Drivers Championship, the final time that it would be included. The race saw a record (at the time) 29 lead changes between Rodger Ward and Jim Rathmann. Rathmann held on for the victory when Ward slowed with three laps to go, after he noticed a front tire failing.
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Background[edit | edit source]
Qualifying[edit | edit source]
Report[edit | edit source]
Qualifying Results[edit | edit source]
The full qualifying results for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:
(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie
All times are for four laps
Grid[edit | edit source]
Pos | Pos | Pos |
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Driver | Driver | Driver |
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1 | ______________ | |
Eddie Sachs | 2 | ______________ |
Jim Rathmann | 3 | |
Rodger Ward | ||
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4 | ______________ | |
Dick Rathmann | 5 | ______________ |
Len Sutton | 6 | |
Troy Ruttman | ||
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7 | ______________ | |
Eddie Johnson | 8 | ______________ |
Don Branson | 9 | |
Chuck Stevenson | ||
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10 | ______________ | |
Jimmy Bryan | 11 | ______________ |
Don Freeland | 12 | |
Lloyd Ruby | ||
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13 | ______________ | |
Johnny Boyd | 14 | ______________ |
Bob Christie | 15 | |
Wayne Weiler | ||
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16 | ______________ | |
A. J. Foyt | 17 | ______________ |
Johnny Thomson | 18 | |
Tony Bettenhausen | ||
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19 | ______________ | |
Shorty Templeman | 20 | ______________ |
Gene Force | 21 | |
Bobby Grim | ||
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22 | ______________ | |
Red Amick | 23 | ______________ |
Jim Hurtubise | 24 | |
Gene Hartley | ||
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25 | ______________ | |
Bob Veith | 26 | ______________ |
Paul Goldsmith | 27 | |
Duane Carter | ||
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28 | ______________ | |
Bud Tingelstad | 29 | ______________ |
Eddie Russo | 30 | |
Al Herman | ||
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31 | ______________ | |
Bill Homeier | 32 | ______________ |
Jim McWithey | 33 | |
Dempsey Wilson |
Non-Qualifiers[edit | edit source]
The list of drivers who didn't qualify for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:
No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor |
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21 | Chuck Arnold (R) | Fred Gerhardt | Gerhardt-Offenhauser |
23 | Jimmy Daywalt | Bryant Heating | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
25 | Jack Turner | Kelso Auto Dynamics | Lesovsky-Offenhauser |
35 | Al Keller | McKay's Bulldog | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
39 | Norm Hall (R) | Ridgewood Builders | Kuzma-Offenhauser |
41 | Ebb Rose (R) | John Zink | Moore-Offenhauser |
43 | Chuck Hulse (R) | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
69 | Bob Sorenson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | |
52 | Jack Rounds (R) | Hart Fullerton | Lesovsky-Offenhauser |
58 | Lee Drollinger (R) | Ray Brady | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
61 | Bob Cleberg (R) | Detrioter Mobil Homes | Epperly-Offenhauser |
71 | Jim Packard (R) | Sclavi & Amos | Kuzma-Offenhauser |
79 | Ross Congdon (R) | Hall-Mar | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
89 | Chuck Rodee (R) | Dunn Engineering | Dunn-Offenhauser |
Race[edit | edit source]
Report[edit | edit source]
Results[edit | edit source]
The full results for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:
(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie
Milestones[edit | edit source]
- Final Indianapolis 500 for Formula One World Championship.
Standings[edit | edit source]
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Videos[edit | edit source]
Two video parts of the 1960 Indianapolis 500.
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