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1962 Nashville 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 38 of 53
August 5, 1962 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:52:41
Average Speed: 64.489 mph
Pole Speed: 77.854 mph

Cautions: 3 for 108 laps
Margin of Victory: 4 laps +
Attendance: 12,596
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1962 NASCAR Grand National results / 1962 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	42	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	500	3,250	running	307
2	2	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Pontiac	496	1,875	running	135
3	9	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	493	1,350	running	12
4	10	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'62 Pontiac	489	800	running	0
5	11	2	Tom Cox	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	471	700	running	0
6	13	1	George Green	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	463	600	running	0
7	16	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	452	500	running	0
8	12	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	422	500	running	0
9	8	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'62 Chevrolet	387	550	engine	0
10	17	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	384	365	rocker arm	0
11	5	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'62 Chevrolet	357	350	running	0
12	15	149	Bob Welborn	J.C. Parker	'62 Pontiac	333	225	running	0
13	6	61	Sherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman	'62 Ford	330	240	hub	0
14	24	79	Ralph Smith	Ralph Smith	'62 Chevrolet	292	175	driveshaft	0
15	19	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'61 Chevrolet	244	150	crash	0
16	4	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'62 Pontiac	204	150	engine	0
17	1	46	Johnny Allen	Holly Farms (Fred Lovette)	'62 Pontiac	179	175	crash	46
18	7	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'62 Pontiac	119	150	overheating	0
19	20	22	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens	'62 Pontiac	78	150	steering	0
20	18	49	Nero Steptoe	J.C. Parker	'61 Pontiac	78	150	crash	0
21	14	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	60	150	head gasket	0
22	22	60	Harold Carmac	Ray Herlocker	'60 Plymouth	12	150	oil pressure	0
23	23	63	Earl Brooks	Curtis Crider	'61 Mercury	2	150	handling	0
24	25	41	Joe Lee Johnson		'61 Pontiac	2	150	clutch	0
25	21	74	Hank Grilliot		'62 Studebaker	1	150	handling	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Johnny Allen	1	46	46
Richard Petty	47	180	134
Jim Paschal	181	189	9
Richard Petty	190	190	1
Buck Baker	191	202	12
Jim Paschal	203	500	298

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