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1962 National 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 52 of 53
Sunday, October 14, 1962 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:01:42
Average Speed: 132.085 mph
Pole Speed: 140.287 mph

Cautions: 1 for 6 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 40,211
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1962 NASCAR Grand National results / 1962 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	3	Junior Johnson	Ray Fox	'62 Pontiac	267	11,355	running	204
2	1	22	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens	'62 Pontiac	265	5,420	running	0
3	8	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'62 Ford	264	3,230	running	0
4	27	83	Bunkie Blackburn	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	262	2,425	running	0
5	7	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'62 Pontiac	261	1,725	running	0
6	15	42	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	259	1,250	running	0
7	20	20	Emanuel Zervakis	Emanuel Zervakis	'62 Mercury	258	1,125	running	0
8	33	91	Ralph Earnhardt	Bob Osiecki	'62 Dodge	258	1,225	running	0
9	23	41	Speedy Thompson	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	258	900	running	0
10	19	49	Bob Welborn	J.C. Parker	'62 Pontiac	258	823	running	0
11	31	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'62 Chevrolet	255	1,300	running	0
12	28	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	255	625	running	0
13	32	90	Jimmy Thompson	Bob Osiecki	'62 Dodge	254	850	running	0
14	36	61	Sherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman	'62 Ford	251	600	running	0
15	5	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers	'62 Ford	250	760	block	47
16	12	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	250	475	running	0
17	40	68	Ed Livingston	Livingston's Auto Parts (Ed Livingston)	'61 Ford	243	475	running	0
18	11	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	243	450	running	0
19	43	1	George Green	Jess Potter	'62 Chevrolet	242	425	running	0
20	18	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'62 Pontiac	238	425	running	0
21	30	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	237	350	running	0
22	44	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	233	375	running	0
23	2	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'62 Pontiac	230	460	ball joint	2
24	9	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'62 Pontiac	223	450	fan belt	0
25	39	9	Cale Yarborough	Wildcat Williams	'62 Ford	212	375	wheel bearing	0
26	34	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'61 Chevrolet	204	400	engine	0
27	16	12	Tiny Lund	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	194	400	timing	0
28	6	72	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'62 Pontiac	185	360	distributor	14
29	29	84	Red Foote	Rocky Hinton	'61 Ford	181	300	head gasket	0
30	26	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'62 Chevrolet	178	350	engine	0
31	17	29	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	'62 Ford	177	300	crash	0
32	35	30	Johnny Sudderth	Fred Clark	'62 Chevrolet	171	325	engine	0
33	24	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	168	250	oil pressure	0
34	14	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'62 Pontiac	154	250	engine	0
35	25	97	Paul Lewis	Lewis Osborne	'62 Chevrolet	142	350	crash	0
36	42	96	Bruce Brantley	Lewis Osborne	'60 Chevrolet	139	275	rear end	0
37	38	2	Bill Foster	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	127	275	brakes	0
38	10	26	Darel Dieringer	Mamie Reynolds	'62 Ford	72	325	engine	0
39	41	79	T.C. Hunt	Ralph Smith	'62 Chevrolet	38	275	engine	0
40	22	27	Doug Yates	Melvin Bradley	'62 Chevrolet	31	250	engine	0
41	13	5	H.G. Rosier	H.G. Rosier	'61 Pontiac	22	400	transmission	0
42	37	38	Woodie Wilson	Matt DeMatthews	'61 Ford	19	275	axle	0
43	21	81	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jimmy Baker	'62 Mercury	17	250	oil leak	0
44	4	46	Johnny Allen	Holly Farms (Fred Lovette)	'62 Pontiac	8	350	head gasket	0

Failed to qualify: Lee Reitzel, Wilbur Rakestraw, Bob Barron

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	2	2
Junior Johnson	3	70	68
Bobby Johns	71	74	4
Marvin Panch	75	98	24
Junior Johnson	99	125	27
Marvin Panch	126	136	11
Bobby Johns	137	146	10
Junior Johnson	147	183	37
Marvin Panch	184	195	12
Junior Johnson	196	267	72

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