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1962 Volunteer 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 17 of 53 Sunday, April 29, 1962 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:24:22 Average speed: 73.397 mph Pole speed: 81.374 mph Cautions: 4 for 37 laps Margin of victory: 6 laps + Attendance: 17000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1962 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1962 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 6 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '62 Pontiac 500 4405 running 430 2 1 22   Fireball Roberts Banjo Matthews '62 Pontiac 494 2500 running 61 3 10 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '62 Pontiac 492 1635 running 0 4 12 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '62 Chevrolet 475 1400 running 0 5 25 60   Tom Cox Ray Herlocker '60 Plymouth 470 850 running 0 6 22 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '62 Ford 469 850 running 0 7 14 6   David Pearson Cotton Owens '62 Pontiac 461 650 lug bolts 0 8 31 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '61 Chevrolet 460 550 running 0 9 28 61   Bill Morton Bill Morton '62 Ford 459 475 running 0 10 33 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 447 400 running 0 11 8 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '62 Pontiac 444 400 rear end 0 12 20 86   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 430 275 engine 0 13 7 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '62 Pontiac 419 325 running 0 14 36 1   George Green Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 417 225 running 0 15 27 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '61 Ford 370 200 head gasket 0 16 11 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 368 300 engine 9 17 13 26   Bunkie Blackburn – '61 Pontiac 359 175 rear end 0 18 4 29   Nelson Stacy Holman-Moody Racing '62 Ford 302 200 crash 0 19 18 41   Maurice Petty Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 297 150 crash 0 20 30 64   Gene Blackburn – '60 Chevrolet 274 150 axle 0 21 17 85   Johnny Allen Monroe Shook '62 Chevrolet 225 125 engine 0 22 23 14   Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson '62 Chevrolet 223 125 engine 0 23 19 90   Darel Dieringer Bob Osiecki '62 Dodge 191 225 oil line 0 24 24 30   Tiny Lund Fred Clark '62 Chevrolet 187 125 hub 0 25 26 48   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '60 Chevrolet 161 125 engine 0 26 3 21   Marvin Panch Hull-Dobbs Ford   (Wood Brothers) '62 Ford 154 200 rear end 0 27 21 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 139 125 distributor 0 28 35 49   Charley Griffith J.C. Parker '61 Pontiac 137 100 rear end 0 29 9 4   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White) '62 Chevrolet 109 125 rocker arm 0 30 5 27   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Rex Lovette) '62 Pontiac 96 175 transmission 0 31 34 18   Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '60 Ford 81 100 oil pressure 0 32 16 2   Jim Paschal Cliff Stewart '62 Pontiac 77 100 crankshaft 0 33 29 75   Ralph Earnhardt Robert Smith '62 Pontiac 68   overheating 0 34 2 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 61 100 engine 0 35 15 36   Larry Thomas Wade Younts '62 Dodge 60   engine 0 36 32 66   Larry Frank Ratus Walters '62 Ford 29   overheating 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fireball Roberts 1 61 61   Bobby Johns 62 159 98   Richard Petty 160 162 3   Bobby Johns 163 320 158   Richard Petty 321 326 6   Bobby Johns 327 500 174