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1962 Atlanta 500

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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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	7	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody Racing)	'62 Ford	219	15555	running	51
2	1	02	Banjo Matthews	Stephens Pontiac (Banjo Matthews)	'62 Pontiac	219	9490	running	73
3	4	72	Bobby Johns	Vince Whibbs Pontiac Co. (Shorty Johns)	'62 Pontiac	218	5220	running	32
4	14	22	Fireball Roberts	Banjo Matthews	'62 Pontiac	218	2525	running	0
5	22	98	Troy Ruttman	Bill Stroppe	'62 Mercury	218	1750	running	0
6	19	01	Paul Goldsmith	Packer Pontiac (Ray Nichels)	'62 Pontiac	218	1375	running	0
7	3	3	David Pearson	Ray Fox	'62 Pontiac	217	1420	running	14
8	10	21	Marvin Panch	Hull-Dobbs Ford (Wood Brothers)	'62 Ford	217	1250	running	0
9	11	6	Junior Johnson	Hine Pontiac (Cotton Owens)	'62 Pontiac	216	1025	running	0
10	30	2	Jim Paschal	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	214	900	running	0
11	25	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	213	800	running	0
12	12	12	Bob Welborn	B.G. Holloway	'62 Pontiac	213	750	running	0
13	16	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'62 Pontiac	213	625	running	0
14	18	81	Roscoe Thompson	Jimmy Baker	'62 Mercury	212	500	running	0
15	21	30	Tiny Lund	Fred Clark	'62 Chevrolet	212	400	running	8
16	15	20	Emanuel Zervakis	Emanuel Zervakis	'62 Mercury	212	350	running	5
17	35	97	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Lewis Osborne	'62 Chevrolet	211	300	running	0
18	9	8	Joe Weatherly	Gillman Pontiac (Bud Moore)	'62 Pontiac	210	375	running	36
19	39	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	210	300	running	0
20	24	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	209	300	running	0
21	2	4	Rex White	Inalley Chevrolet (Rex White)	'62 Chevrolet	207	325	running	0
22	34	61	Bill Morton	Bill Morton	'62 Ford	207	250	running	0
23	27	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	207	250	running	0
24	31	80	Tubby Gonzales	Clint Brannen Ford (Tubby Gonzales)	'61 Ford	206	250	running	0
25	20	54	Jimmy Pardue	Bush Olds-Pontiac (Jimmy Pardue)	'62 Pontiac	205	250	running	0
26	32	79	G.C. Spencer	Ralph Smith	'62 Chevrolet	204	250	running	0
27	38	49	Friday Hassler	J.C. Parker	'62 Pontiac	202	250	running	0
28	40	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	202	250	running	0
29	26	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'61 Ford	199	250	running	0
30	6	66	Larry Frank	Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters)	'62 Ford	199	525	running	0
31	43	1	George Green	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	199	225	running	0
32	33	90	Darel Dieringer	Bob Osiecki	'62 Dodge	183	225	rear end	0
33	41	68	Ed Livingston	Livingston's Auto Parts (Ed Livingston)	'61 Ford	181	225	engine	0
34	42	63	George Alsobrook	Ratus Walters	'61 Ford	156	225	head gasket	0
35	45	32	Jim Locke	–	'61 Ford	140	225	running	0
36	28	16	Ralph Earnhardt	Happy Steigel	'62 Pontiac	132	225	transmission	0
37	17	46	Johnny Allen	Holly Farms (Fred Lovette)	'62 Pontiac	130	250	transmission	0
38	44	60	Tom Cox	Alabama Trucking Co. (Ray Herlocker)	'60 Plymouth	130	200	axle	0
39	13	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'62 Chevrolet	114	475	engine	0
40	23	92	Cale Yarborough	Julian Buesink	'62 Ford	89	200	engine	0
41	5	7	Cotton Owens	Al Dyke Pontiac (Cotton Owens)	'62 Pontiac	81	425	transmission	0
42	36	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'61 Pontiac	66	200	engine	0
43	29	9	Bunkie Blackburn	High Point Ford (Wildcat Williams)	'62 Ford	23	200	crash	0
44	37	10	T.C. Hunt	Jack Reid & Associates (Fred Wheat)	'61 Dodge	6	200	engine	0
45	8	29	Nelson Stacy	Ron's Ford Sales (Holman-Moody Racing)	'62 Ford	2	250	tie rod	0
46	46	50	A.F. Nichols	–	'60 Plymouth	1	200	oil pressure	0

* Race shortened to 219 laps due to rain.