1960 Daytona 500

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1960_Daytona_500
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Formula One race
gptkbp:attendance 38000
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:ABC's_Wide_World_of_Sports
gptkbp:city gptkb:Daytona_Beach
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateHeld 1960-02-14
gptkbp:distance 500
gptkbp:distanceLaps 200
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1960 Daytona 500
gptkbp:location gptkb:Daytona_International_Speedway
gptkbp:notableEvent First Daytona 500 win for Junior Johnson
Race featured large multi-car crashes
Largest field in Daytona 500 history at the time (68 cars)
Junior Johnson won despite being considered an underdog
gptkbp:polePositionDriver gptkb:Cotton_Owens
gptkbp:poles 149.892 mph
gptkbp:raceDirector gptkb:Bill_France_Sr.
gptkbp:raceNumber 2
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Bobby_Johns
gptkbp:season gptkb:1960_NASCAR_Grand_National_Series
gptkbp:state gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Richard_Petty
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Junior_Johnson
gptkbp:winnerTeam gptkb:John_Masoni
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gptkbp:winningCarMake gptkb:Chevrolet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Pearson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5