YouTube video by NASCARHistory / Highlights of the 1960 Daytona 500 are shown in the footage, including crashes.
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A race car's gas tank ruptures and leads to flames. Race winner Junior Johnson is shown in the inset.
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DAYTONA BEACH -- Fireball Roberts was the early leader of the 1960 Daytona 500 run on Feb. 14, but he would end up out of the race with engine problems and Junior Johnson took over and won the crash-marred affair.
He started ninth and was at home in North Carolina until a week earlier when he was convinced by Masoni to race. Masoni even supplied him with a car, a 1959 Chevrolet, sponsored by the Daytona Kennel.
With nine laps to go, Johnson took commands of the race and never looked back as he took the checkered flag.
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Vintage videos of the 1960 Daytona 500 with dramatic narration and background music.
1960 Daytona 500 racing notes:
-- One of the biggest crashes in racing history involved 37 cars involved, including that of a rookies named David Pearson. Of the wreckage, 13 cars rejoined the race after repairs.
-- Eight drivers were injured but there were no fatalities considering safety measures were not the order of the day.
Source: Wikipedia
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