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1962 Virginia 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 53
Sunday, April 22, 1962 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:49
Average Speed: 66.425 mph
Pole Speed: 71.287 mph

Cautions: 2
Margin of Victory: 0.5 lap
Attendance: 14,500
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1962 NASCAR Grand National results / 1962 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	7	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	500	3,400	running	145
2	27	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'62 Pontiac	500	1,625	running	0
3	8	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'62 Chevrolet	499	1,210	running	7
4	1	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'61 Ford	499	860	running	18
5	5	41	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	499	750	running	0
6	3	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers	'62 Ford	492	650	running	0
7	6	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'62 Pontiac	492	550	running	0
8	10	24	Billy Wade	James Turner	'61 Pontiac	487	500	running	0
13	16	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'62 Chevrolet	456	450	running	0
9	13	66	Larry Frank	Ratus Walters	'62 Ford	487	400	running	0
18	18	22	Fireball Roberts	Banjo Matthews	'62 Pontiac	415	390	rear end	244
10	19	90	Darel Dieringer	Bob Osiecki	'62 Dodge	469	365	running	0
11	20	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	461	325	running	0
12	29	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'60 Chevrolet	456	275	coil	0
14	25	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'61 Chevrolet	456	225	running	0
22	26	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'61 Pontiac	204	210	rear end	56
21	2	29	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	'62 Ford	248	180	rear end	30
25	4	72	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'62 Pontiac	111	150	brakes	0
24	21	1	George Green	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	194	150	engine	0
23	15	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	202	150	transmission	0
20	11	85	Johnny Allen	Monroe Shook	'62 Chevrolet	282	150	rear end	0
19	24	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'61 Mercury	410	150	brakes	0
17	12	60	Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker	'60 Plymouth	430	150	ball joint	0
16	9	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'62 Pontiac	438	150	rear end	0
15	22	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	451	150	running	0
31	31	76	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'60 Ford	1	100	brakes	0
30	17	75	Ralph Earnhardt	Robert Smith	'61 Pontiac	18	100	fan belt	0
29	28	51	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'60 Ford	18	100	rear end	0
28	14	17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb	'61 Ford	20	100	clutch	0
27	23	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'60 Ford	98	100	rocker arm	0
26	30	65	Lester Hicks		'60 Dodge	106	100	engine	0
32	32	79	Johnny Nave	Robert Ramey	'60 Ford	1	100	transmission	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fred Lorenzen	1	18	18
Nelson Stacy	19	48	30
Rex White	49	55	7
Junior Johnson	56	111	56
Richard Petty	112	135	24
Fireball Roberts	136	379	244
Richard Petty	380	500	121

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