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1962 Dixie 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 53 of 53
Sunday, October 28, 1962 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
267 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (406.4 miles)

Time of race: 3:12:24
Average Speed: 124.74 mph
Pole Speed: 138.978 mph

Cautions: 3
Margin of Victory: 12 sec
Attendance: 25,000
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1962 NASCAR Grand National results / 1962 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	5	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'62 Chevrolet	267	10,315	running	3
2	7	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'62 Pontiac	267	5,270	running	0
3	3	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers	'62 Ford	267	3,535	running	52
4	15	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	266	2,415	running	3
5	2	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'62 Ford	266	2,000	running	0
6	28	77	Larry Frank	Ratus Walters	'62 Ford	264	1,300	running	0
7	39	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'62 Pontiac	263	1,175	running	0
8	27	47	Buck Baker	Jack Smith	'62 Pontiac	263	1,125	running	0
9	12	17	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'62 Pontiac	262	900	running	0
10	1	22	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens	'62 Pontiac	262	2,425	running	144
11	10	08	David Pearson	Bud Moore	'62 Pontiac	261	750	running	0
12	23	49	Bob Welborn	J.C. Parker	'62 Pontiac	261	600	running	0
13	30	66	Elmo Langley	Ratus Walters	'62 Ford	260	525	running	0
14	34	91	Ralph Earnhardt	Bob Osiecki	'62 Dodge	259	450	running	0
15	40	87	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	258	425	running	0
16	18	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'62 Chevrolet	257	350	running	0
17	20	42	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	257	350	running	0
18	16	83	Bunkie Blackburn	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	257	350	running	0
19	38	12	Tiny Lund	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	251	425	running	0
20	8	46	Johnny Allen	Holly Farms (Fred Lovette)	'62 Pontiac	251	350	running	0
21	32	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	241	325	running	0
22	26	90	Jimmy Thompson	Bob Osiecki	'62 Dodge	229	325	oil pressure	0
23	19	26	Darel Dieringer	Mamie Reynolds	'62 Ford	196	325	engine	0
24	6	72	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'62 Pontiac	188	515	crash	38
25	22	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'62 Pontiac	158	325	head gasket	0
26	36	61	Sherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman	'62 Ford	148	300	engine	0
27	21	20	Emanuel Zervakis	Emanuel Zervakis	'62 Mercury	145	300	transmission	0
28	13	40	Tommy Irwin	Rex White	'62 Chevrolet	124	300	crash	0
29	35	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	104	300	a frame	0
30	37	24	H.B. Bailey	H.B. Bailey	'61 Pontiac	101	300	crash	0
31	33	5	H.G. Rosier	H.G. Rosier	'61 Pontiac	99	250	rear end	0
32	17	30	Johnny Sudderth	Fred Clark	'62 Chevrolet	85	250	sway bar	0
33	31	92	Cale Yarborough	Don Harrison	'62 Ford	84	250	engine	0
34	29	27	Doug Yates	Melvin Bradley	'62 Chevrolet	75	275	engine	0
35	9	29	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	'62 Ford	71	250	crash	0
36	4	3	Junior Johnson	Ray Fox	'62 Pontiac	66	560	crash	27
37	14	81	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Jimmy Baker	'62 Mercury	62	250	crash	0
38	41	84	Red Foote	Rocky Hinton	'61 Ford	55	275	engine	0
39	42	97	Paul Lewis	Lewis Osborne	'62 Chevrolet	20	250	engine	0
40	11	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'62 Chevrolet	12	550	engine	0
41	44	38	Woodie Wilson	Matt DeMatthews	'61 Ford	12	250	axle	0
42	24	86	Tom Cox	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	11	250	oil pressure	0
43	25	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	6	250	fr plug	0
44	43	1	George Green	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	3	250	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fireball Roberts	1	3	3
Junior Johnson	4	5	2
Fireball Roberts	6	34	29
Junior Johnson	35	46	12
Bobby Johns	47	52	6
Junior Johnson	53	65	13
Bobby Johns	66	67	2
Richard Petty	68	70	3
Marvin Panch	71	95	25
Fireball Roberts	96	102	7
Bobby Johns	103	132	30
Marvin Panch	133	134	2
Fireball Roberts	135	192	58
Marvin Panch	193	193	1
Fireball Roberts	194	240	47
Marvin Panch	241	264	24
Rex White	265	267	3

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