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The Opel Kadett becomes successful in touring car racing. The Alfa Romeo Giulia is introduced. It becomes a successful touring car. Formula One increases the displacement limit from 1.5 liters to 3, beginning what is considered by many to be a golden age; Debut of racing legend Jacky Ickx; Debut of racing legend Jackie Stewart; The Jaguar E ...
The following is an overview of the events of 1960 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
[citation needed] During the 1960s and early 1970s, the race was filmed and an edited highlight package aired the following weekend. In 1974, ABC began the first semi-live coverage (joined-in-progress) of the Daytona 500. Coverage was normally timed to begin when the race was halfway over.
Car and Track, a weekly auto racing show hosted by Bud Lindemann, recapped all of NASCAR's top-series races in the 1960s and 1970s in a weekly 30-minute syndicated show. The following table is a list of races from NASCAR's top three series that have been broadcast partially or in their entirety on television during the 1960s.
This list of 1960 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races. Some titles may be from single events.
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The 1000 km Buenos Aires returned to the calendar at the expense of the RAC Tourist Trophy, which formed part of the inaugural FIA GT Cup.. Ferrari won the championship with its 250 TR 59/60 (pictured) & Dino 246 models Winning Porsche 718 RS 60 at the Targa Florio on 8 May 1960, driven by Jo Bonnier.
1960: In the inaugural World 600 in 1960, Don O'Dell's Pontiac smashed the driver's door of Lenny Page's Chevy. Lenny Page was lucky to even survive the impact, and was in critical condition afterward. Reporter Chris Economaki rushed to the scene and applied CPR until safety crews arrived. He was later credited with saving Lenny's life.