 Burdick had a scant schedule in 1960, only competing in two events, both at Daytona International Speedway.Burdick made it into the prestigious Daytona 500 field after finishing 7th in the qualifier race (the Daytona qualifiers were points races until 1971), but only managed to finish 60th in the actual 500.Burdick was able to rebound in 1961, finishing in the top-ten (8th) once again in the Daytona qualifier event.