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1962 Daytona 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 53 Sunday, February 18, 1962 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:10:41 Average speed: 152.529 mph Pole speed: 156.999 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 27 sec Attendance: 58070 Lead changes: 22 Glossary    1962 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1962 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 22   Fireball Roberts Stephens Pontiac   (Jim Stephens) '62 Pontiac 200 24190 running 144 2 10 43   Richard Petty Patterson Motors   (Petty Enterprises) '62 Plymouth 200 10250 running 32 3 4 8   Joe Weatherly Gillman Pontiac   (Bud Moore) '62 Pontiac 199 7100 running 1 4 3 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith's Garage / Miller Pontiac   (Jack Smith) '62 Pontiac 199 4025 running 0 5 34 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 199 2975 running 0 6 2 39   David Pearson Cottrell's IGA Foodliner & Bakery   (Ray Fox) '62 Pontiac 198 2075 running 0 7 8 4   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White) '62 Chevrolet 197 1550 running 0 8 35 94   Banjo Matthews Salta Pontiac / Warrior Motel   (Banjo Matthews) '62 Pontiac 197 1050 running 0 9 38 11   Ned Jarrett Jim Rathmann   (B.G. Holloway) '62 Chevrolet 196 850 running 0 10 17 44   Bob Welborn Frizzel Pontiac   (Julian Petty) '62 Pontiac 194 750 running 0 11 36 32   Bill Wimble McCredy Motors   (Dave McCredy) '61 Pontiac 193 600 running 0 12 16 84   Ernie Gahan Tewksbury Speed Shop   (Rocky Hinton) '61 Ford 192 500 running 0 13 24 42   Bunkie Blackburn Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 192 500 running 0 14 28 2   Jim Paschal Spectrum Furniture / Neill Pontiac   (Cliff Stewart) '61 Pontiac 186 475 running 0 15 42 95   Jim Cushman Russell Trucking Co.   (Jack Russell) '61 Plymouth 186 475 running 0 16 12 7   Johnny Allen B.G. Holloway '62 Chevrolet 183 450 running 0 17 33 15   Speedy Thompson Jones Motor Co.   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 182 450 engine 0 18 45 01   Billy Wade Luther Costales '62 Ford 182 425 running 0 19 46 98   Paul Burrow Ronald Hawk '62 Ford 181 425 running 0 20 47 60   Tom Cox Ray Herlocker '60 Plymouth 180 425 running 0 21 43 9   Art Brady Wildcat Williams Auto Parts   (Wildcat Williams) '62 Ford 176 400 running 0 22 29 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '62 Ford 175 400 running 0 23 27 62   Curtis Crider Mims Amusement Co.   (Curtis Crider) '61 Mercury 173 400 running 0 24 26 31   Jim McGuirk – '61 Ford 157 400 engine 0 25 44 92   Gerald Duke Universal Ford   (Don Harrison) '62 Ford 150 400 engine 0 26 19 63   George Alsobrook Puckett's Body Works   (Ratus Walters) '61 Ford 144 400 running 0 27 7 0   Dan Gurney LaFayette Ford   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 134 400 engine 0 28 31 87   Buck Baker Patterson Motors   (Buck Baker) '62 Chrysler 89 400 crash 0 29 15 86   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 83 400 overheating 0 30 30 72   Bobby Johns Vince Whibbs Pontiac Co.   (Shorty Johns) '62 Pontiac 81 400 transmission 0 31 40 36   Larry Thomas Thomas Dodge   (Wade Younts) '62 Dodge 76 400 distributor 0 32 25 68   Ed Livingston Livingston's Auto Parts   (Ed Livingston) '61 Ford 75 400 oil pressure 0 33 5 6   Cotton Owens Hines Pontiac   (Cotton Owens) '62 Pontiac 73 400 clutch 1 34 9 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '62 Pontiac 72 400 engine 22 35 13 53   Bob Burdick Royal Beach   (Roy Burdick) '62 Pontiac 55 400 crankshaft 0 36 20 75   Ralph Earnhardt Smith's Service Station   (Robert Smith) '61 Pontiac 54 400 engine 0 37 14 37   Wally Dallenbach Don House '61 Ford 53 400 engine 0 38 22 14   Charley Griffith Adcox-Kirby   (Joe Lee Johnson) '62 Chevrolet 53 400 rocker arm 0 39 41 88   Sal Tovella Sal's Auto Sales   (Tom Hawkins) '61 Ford 41 400 head gasket 0 40 23 23   Red Farmer 23 Auto Parts   (Frank Rhoads) '61 Ford 34 400 spindle 0 41 18 25   Jim Bennett Thurman Wilkes '61 Ford 31 400 head gasket 0 42 32 85   Tommy Irwin Shook's Transfer   (Monroe Shook) '62 Chevrolet 26 400 piston 0 43 6 29   Nelson Stacy Ron's Ford Sales   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 25 400 engine 0 44 37 90   Marvin Panch Osiecki's Dodge   (Bob Osiecki) '62 Dodge 19 400 rear end 0 45 48 38   G.C. Spencer Matt DeMatthews '61 Ford 15 400 clutch 0 46 11 66   Larry Frank Cafe Burgundy   (Ratus Walters) '62 Ford 14 400 engine 0 47 39 77   Elmo Langley Cafe Burgundy   (Ratus Walters) '61 Ford 4 400 engine 0 48 21 52   Cale Yarborough Air Lift   (Julian Buesink) '61 Ford 4 400 electrical 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car DC Harlan Richardson 01 Luther Costales Ford WD David Pearson 3 Gerry Earl Pontiac Cotton Owens Pontiac WD Johnny Allen 12 Pontiac WD Bill Amick 21 Hull Dobbs Ford Wood Brothers Ford WD John Rogers 58 John Rogers Pontiac WD Tom Pistone 59 Pontiac WD Whitey Gerken 70 Vic Doane Chevrolet WD Tubby Gonzales 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Weatherly 1 1 1   Fireball Roberts 2 3 2   Junior Johnson 4 4 1   Fireball Roberts 5 15 11   Cotton Owens 16 16 1   Junior Johnson 17 17 1   Fireball Roberts 18 19 2   Junior Johnson 20 25 6   Fireball Roberts 26 34 9   Junior Johnson 35 41 7   Richard Petty 42 46 5   Fireball Roberts 47 48 2   Junior Johnson 49 52 4   Fireball Roberts 53 63 11   Junior Johnson 64 66 3   Fireball Roberts 67 80 14   Richard Petty 81 88 8   Fireball Roberts 89 112 24   Richard Petty 113 130 18   Fireball Roberts 131 149 19   Richard Petty 150 150 1   Fireball Roberts 151 200 50