Skip to content
Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):

Race Results

Qualifying Results

Loop Data Stats

Pit Stops

Video Links (3)

Crew Chiefs

1962 Atlanta 500 qualifying results


Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track

   

NASCAR Grand National race number 24 of 53
Sunday, June 10, 1962 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:16
Average speed: 101.983 mph
Pole speed: 137.64 mph		Cautions: 3 for 61 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 55000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary    1962 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1962 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Banjo Matthews02Pontiac
2   Rex White4Chevrolet
3   David Pearson3Pontiac
4   Bobby Johns72Pontiac
5   Cotton Owens7Pontiac
6   Larry Frank66Ford
7   Fred Lorenzen28Ford
8   Nelson Stacy29Ford
9   Joe Weatherly8Pontiac
10   Marvin Panch21Ford
11   Junior Johnson6Pontiac
12   Bob Welborn12Pontiac
13   Ned Jarrett11Chevrolet
14   Fireball Roberts22Pontiac
15   Emanuel Zervakis20Mercury
16   Jack Smith47Pontiac
17   Johnny Allen46Pontiac
18   81Mercury
19   Paul Goldsmith01Pontiac
20   Jimmy Pardue54Pontiac
21   Tiny Lund30Chevrolet
22   Troy Ruttman98Mercury
23   Cale Yarborough92Ford
24   Buck Baker87Chrysler
25   Buddy Baker86Chrysler
26   Herman Beam19Ford
27   Richard Petty43Plymouth
28   Ralph Earnhardt16Pontiac
29   Bunkie Blackburn9Ford
30   Jim Paschal2Pontiac
31   Tubby Gonzales80Ford
32   G.C. Spencer79Chevrolet
33   Darel Dieringer90Dodge
34   Bill Morton61Ford
35   LeeRoy Yarbrough91Chevrolet
36   Stick Elliott18Pontiac
37   T.C. Hunt10Dodge
38   Friday Hassler49Pontiac
39   Larry Thomas36Dodge
40   Curtis Crider62Mercury
41   Ed Livingston68Ford
42   George Alsobrook63Ford
43   George Green1Chevrolet
44   Tom Cox60Plymouth
45   Elmo Langley64Ford
46   Jim Locke32Ford
47   A.F. Nichols50Plymouth
48   Lee Reitzel93Ford
49   Jim Bennett25Ford
50   Al Smith96Chevrolet

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available