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1962 Southeastern 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 36 of 53 Sunday, July 29, 1962 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:19:16 Average speed: 75.276 mph Pole speed: 80.321 mph Cautions: 4 for 21 laps Margin of victory: .5 lap Attendance: 15000 Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1962 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1962 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 12 42   Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 500 3930 running 77 2 4 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette Ford   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 500 2370 running 121 3 16 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 500 1540 running 47 4 14 46   Johnny Allen Holly Farms   (Fred Lovette) '62 Pontiac 498 1270 running 60 5 8 29   Nelson Stacy Holman-Moody Racing '62 Ford 498 875 running 0 6 13 8   Joe Weatherly Gillman Pontiac   (Bud Moore) '62 Pontiac 498 900 running 0 7 11 4   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White) '62 Chevrolet 494 650 running 0 8 21 41   Bunkie Blackburn Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 491 550 running 0 9 19 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '62 Chevrolet 491 675 running 0 10 6 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '62 Pontiac 491 450 running 0 11 7 21   Marvin Panch Wood Brothers '62 Ford 489 375 running 0 12 17 49   Bob Welborn Frizell Pontiac   (J.C. Parker) '62 Pontiac 486 275 running 0 13 18 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 486 350 running 0 14 5 61   Sherman Utsman Sherman Utsman '62 Ford 483 275 running 0 15 27 86   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 483 200 running 0 16 34 36   Larry Thomas Wade Younts '62 Dodge 468 290 running 0 17 26 1   George Green Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 467 175 running 0 18 31 2   Ken Rush Cliff Stewart '62 Pontiac 463 150 running 0 19 33 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '61 Chevrolet 454 150 running 0 20 25 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '62 Ford 453 150 running 0 21 9 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '62 Pontiac 444 175 running 0 22 32 35   Ray Hendrick Rebel Racing '61 Pontiac 438 125 running 0 23 40 63   John Hamby Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 435 125 running 0 24 35 83   Worth McMillion Worth McMillion '62 Pontiac 432 125 running 0 25 29 60   Tom Cox Ray Herlocker '60 Plymouth 430 125 hub 0 26 44 79   Ralph Smith Ralph Smith '62 Chevrolet 392 125 rear end 0 27 37 17   Fred Harb Fred Harb '61 Ford 385 125 axle 0 28 3 72   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '62 Pontiac 324 375 engine 0 29 2 6   Junior Johnson Cotton Owens '62 Pontiac 283 370 crash 166 30 10 20   Emanuel Zervakis Emanuel Zervakis '62 Mercury 258 225 engine 0 31 20 27   Tommy Irwin Melvin Bradley '62 Chevrolet 247 100 rear end 0 32 24 48   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '62 Chevrolet 241 100 rear end 0 33 39 93   Lee Reitzel Lee Reitzel '62 Ford 228   rear end 0 34 36 18   Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '61 Pontiac 225   engine 0 35 38 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '62 Mercury 213   rear end 0 36 1 22   Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens '62 Pontiac 185 270 ignition 29 37 22 3   David Pearson Ray Fox '62 Pontiac 135   water pump 0 38 28 64   Bill Morton Bill Morton '60 Chevrolet 133   wheel bearing 0 39 41 67   Reb Wickersham Reb Wickersham '60 Oldsmobile 133   engine 0 40 42 89   Earl Brooks Wendell Scott '60 Chevrolet 110   rear end 0 41 15 66   Larry Frank Ratus Walters '62 Ford 78   brakes 0 42 23 97   LeeRoy Yarbrough Lewis Osborne '62 Chevrolet 69   rear end 0 43 30 9   T.C. Hunt Wildcat Williams '62 Ford 63   bearing 0 44 43 65   Allan Harley Allan Harley '60 Dodge 5   handling 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 45 John Dodd, Jr. 38 Matt DeMatthews Ford 46 Paul Lewis 58 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 47 Darel Dieringer 90 Bob Osiecki Dodge 48 Al White 31 Al White Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fireball Roberts 1 29 29   Junior Johnson 30 155 126   Fred Lorenzen 156 168 13   Richard Petty 169 171 3   Fred Lorenzen 172 176 5   Johnny Allen 177 236 60   Richard Petty 237 243 7   Junior Johnson 244 283 40   Richard Petty 284 320 37   Fred Lorenzen 321 411 91   Jim Paschal 412 462 51   Fred Lorenzen 463 474 12   Jim Paschal 475 500 26