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1962 St. Patrick's Day 200


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NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 53
Saturday, March 17, 1962 at Savannah Speedway, Savannah, GA
200 laps on a .500 mile dirt track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:41:45
Average Speed: 58.775 mph
Pole Speed: 70.588 mph 		Cautions: 3
Margin of Victory: 0.75 lap
Attendance: 7,000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary    1962 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1962 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
1 447   Jack Smith Jack Smith'61 Pontiac2001,000running48
2 96   Cotton Owens Cotton Owens'60 Pontiac200600running35
3 38   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore'61 Pontiac198400running36
41362   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider'61 Mercury190300running0
5 14   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White)'61 Chevrolet183275axle0
61060   Tom Cox Ray Herlocker'60 Plymouth182240running0
71134   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott'61 Chevrolet177200running0
81519   Herman Beam Herman Beam'60 Ford173175running0
9 587   Buddy Baker Buck Baker'61 Chrysler161150running0
10141   George Green Jess Potter'60 Chevrolet156140tie rod0
11 72   Jim Paschal Cliff Stewart'62 Pontiac155130oil pan0
121248   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer'60 Chevrolet150120driveshaft0
13 611   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway'62 Chevrolet134310oil pan81
14 843   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises'62 Plymouth52100ball joint0
15 286   Darel Dieringer Buck Baker'61 Chrysler3685crash0
161668   Ed Livingston Ed Livingston'61 Ford675head gasket0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Joe Weatherly13636
  Ned Jarrett3711781
  Cotton Owens11815235
  Jack Smith15320048