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1962 Dixie 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 53 of 53 Sunday, October 28, 1962 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 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: 25000 Lead changes: 16 Glossary    1962 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1962 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 5 4   Rex White Nalley Chevrolet, Inc. / Louis Clements   (Rex White) '62 Chevrolet 267 10315 running 3 2 7 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '62 Pontiac 267 5270 running 0 3 3 21   Marvin Panch Hull-Dobbs   (Wood Brothers) '62 Ford 267 3535 running 52 4 15 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 266 2415 running 3 5 2 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 266 2000 running 0 6 28 77   Larry Frank Ratus Walters '62 Ford 264 1300 running 0 7 39 18   Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '62 Pontiac 263 1175 running 0 8 27 47   Buck Baker Jack Smith '62 Pontiac 263 1125 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 2425 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 Ron's Ford Sales   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 71 250 crash 0 36 4 3   Junior Johnson Jerry Earl Pontiac   (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

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Cotton Wallace 9 Wildcat Williams Ford George Alsobrook 63 George Alsobrook Ford Lee Reitzel 93 Lee Reitzel Ford Bruce Brantley 96 Lewis Osborne Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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