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1962 Western North Carolina 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 40 of 53 Sunday, August 12, 1962 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC 500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:13:34 Average speed: 77.492 mph Pole speed: 82.72 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 3 laps + Attendance: 6000 Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1962 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1962 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 15 24 00   Eddie Pagan Dick Getty '62 Chevrolet 354 250 running 0 8 14 1   George Green Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 456 550 running 0 9 15 2   Tom Cox Cliff Stewart '62 Pontiac 454 450 running 0 3 5 4   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White) '62 Chevrolet 495 1150 running 0 2 7 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '62 Pontiac 497 1625 running 0 4 11 11   Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '62 Chevrolet 494 1150 running 0 13 16 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '62 Ford 377 325 running 0 18 4 27   Tommy Irwin Melvin Bradley '62 Chevrolet 151 225 rear end 0 10 17 36   Larry Thomas Wade Younts '62 Dodge 451 400 running 0 1 2 42   Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 500 2350 running 337 7 6 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 485 600 running 0 5 1 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '62 Pontiac 488 800 running 163 22 12 48   G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer '62 Chevrolet 46 200 valve 0 19 10 49   Bob Welborn J.C. Parker '62 Pontiac 116 225 fuel line 0 20 22 51   Bob Cooper Bob Cooper '60 Ford 106 225 transmission 0 6 3 54   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '62 Pontiac 487 650 running 0 17 19 60   Ray Hughes Ray Herlocker '60 Plymouth 235 250 clutch 0 16 9 61   Sherman Utsman Sherman Utsman '62 Ford 273 250 rear end 0 11 21 63   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 438 375 running 0 25 23 65   Allan Harley Allan Harley '60 Dodge 10 150 oil line 0 21 20 79   Bill Smith Ralph Smith '62 Chevrolet 60 200 crash 0 12 18 83   Worth McMillion Worth McMillion '62 Pontiac 413 375 running 0 24 13 86   Buddy Baker Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 18 150 oil pressure 0 23 8 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 26 175 oil leak 0 14 25 89   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '60 Chevrolet 371 275 running 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jack Smith 1 163 163   Jim Paschal 164 500 337