The program cover indicates this is the Virginia 500, but references indicate the September race was the Old Dominion Sweepstakes 500.
The Old Dominion 500, held on September 25, 1960, at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, was the 40th race of the NASCAR Grand National Series season. This intense 500-lap event on the half-mile paved short track featured a field of 31 cars, with Glen Wood securing the pole position in his Ford. Rex White emerged victorious in the No. 4 Chevrolet, clinching the win by a narrow margin of one car length over second-place finisher Joe Weatherly in a Ford after a fierce late-race duel. White’s triumph earned him $3,110 in prize money and bolstered his path to the 1960 series championship, where he ultimately secured the title with six victories that year. Junior Johnson finished third in a Chevrolet, followed by Jim Paschal in fourth (Plymouth) and Buck Baker in fifth (Chevrolet). A crowd of 15,000 witnessed the classic short-track battle, where strategy, tire management, and close-quarters racing defined the demanding paperclip layout, adding another memorable chapter to Martinsville’s storied fall tradition.
