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| Date | Monday 30 May 1960 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Race | 8 of 21 |
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| Championship race | 87 |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Cloudy, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 16 |
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| Championship Debutants | Bud Tingelstad (Driver),
Jim Hurtubise (Driver),
Lloyd Ruby (Driver),
Wayne Weiler (Driver),
Meskowski (Car Manufacturer),
Meskowski (Car Model),
C.O. Prather (Entrant),
Hoover Motor Express Inc (Entrant),
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J. Ensley & S. Murphy (Entrant),
Joe Hunt (Entrant),
Ken-Paul Inc (Entrant),
Leonard A. Faas (Entrant),
Norman Hall (Entrant),
Peter Salemi & Nick Rini (Entrant),
William P Forbes (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 4 - 10th Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 7 - 25th Race Entry (Car Number)
Bob Estes - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Dean Van Lines - 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Duane Carter - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
Eddie Sachs - 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Ewing - 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
J.C. Agajanian - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Jim Rathmann - 1st Win (Driver)
Jim Robbins - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Ken-Paul Inc - 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Ken-Paul Inc - 1st Win (Entrant)
Offenhauser - 10th Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Watson - 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Watson - 20th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
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| Records Broken |
1. Highest 8th Place Finish Ratio – Meskowski (50.00%),
2. Most 30th Place Qualifications –  Al Herman (2)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most 14th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (5),
2. Most 24th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (8),
3. Most 29th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (4),
4. Most 33rd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (8)
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