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1962 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Champ Car Series race number 2 of 13 Wednesday, May 30, 1962 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:33:50 Average speed: 140.293 mph Pole speed: 150.37 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 11.52 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1962 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1962 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 10 28 38   Johnny Boyd Metal-Cal   (George Salih) Epperly / Offy 200 8841 running 0 150 12 11 14   Don Branson Mid-Continent Securities   (Lindsey Hopkins) Epperly / Offy 200 6041 running 0 50 30 31 29   Bob Christie North Electric   (William Tucker) Kurtis / Offy 17 5311 crash 0   31 22 83   Allen Crowe S-R Racing Enterprises   (Pete Salemi) Watson / Offy 17 5431 crash 0   4 12 27   Don Davis Rose Truck Lines   (Racing Associates) Lesovsky / Offy 200 16716 running 0 600 22 33 79   Jimmy Daywalt Albany, NY   (Tassi Vatis) Kurtis / Offy 74 5351 transmission 0   23 5 1   A.J. Foyt Bowes Seal-Fast   (George Bignotti) Trevis / Offy 70 5721 lost wheel 2   17 17 21   Elmer George Sarkes Tarzian   (Mari Hulman George) Lesovsky / Offy 147 5341 engine 0   26 26 53   Paul Goldsmith American Rubber & Plastic   (George Bignotti) Epperly / Offy 26 5031 magneto 0   19 15 18   Bobby Grim Gil Morcroft Trevis / Offy 96 5191 oil leak 0   20 8 34   Dan Gurney Harvey Aluminum   (Mickey Thompson) Thompson / Buick 92 5161 rear end 0   27 20 88   Gene Hartley Drewry's   (M & W Racing) Watson / Offy 23 6201 steering 0   21 16 19   Chuck Hulse Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy 91 5531 fuel pump 0   13 29 91   Jim Hurtubise Jim Robbins Watson / Offy 200 6621 running 0   25 18 32   Eddie Johnson Polyaire Foam   (John Chalik) Trevis / Offy 38 6261 magneto 0   7 1 98   Parnelli Jones Willard Battery   (J.C. Agajanian) Watson / Offy 200 32966 running 120 300 5 3 54   Bobby Marshman Bryant Heating & Cooling Epperly / Offy 200 14316 running 0 500 16 9 17   Roger McCluskey Bell Lines Trucking   (Fred Sclavi) Watson / Offy 169 5911 spun out 3   6 7 15   Jim McElreath Schulz Fueling Equipment   (Ollie Prather) Kurtis / Offy 200 10366 running 0 400 24 13 9   Dick Rathmann Harry Allen Chapman Watson / Offy 51 5091 magneto 0   9 23 44   Jim Rathmann Simoniz / Vista   (Smokey Yunick) Watson / Offy 200 8041 running 0 200 32 21 67   Chuck Rodee Travelon Trailer   (Ernest Ruiz) Christiansen / Offy 17 5601 crash 0   14 32 86   Ebb Rose Rose Truck Lines   (Racing Associates) Porter / Offy 200 6001 running 0   8 24 12   Lloyd Ruby Thompson Industries   (Ansted-Thompson Racing) Watson / Offy 200 8541 running 0 250 28 14 62   Paul Russo Denver-Chicago Trucking   (Myron Osborn) Watson / Offy 20 4921 engine 0   18 30 26   Troy Ruttman Jim Robbins Kuzma / Offy 140 5871 piston 0   3 27 2   Eddie Sachs Autolite   (Al Dean) Ewing / Offy 200 26591 running 0 700 2 4 7   Len Sutton Leader Card 500 Roadster   (Bob Wilke) Watson / Offy 200 44556 running 9 800 11 6 4   Shorty Templeman Bill Forbes Watson / Offy 200 6461 running 0 100 15 10 5   Bud Tingelstad Konstant Hot   (Bruce Homeyer) Phillips / Offy 200 5631 running 0   29 25 45   Jack Turner Bardahl   (Fred Gerhardt) Kurtis / Offy 17 5141 crash 0   33 19 96   Bob Veith Meguiar's Mirror Glaze   (Ray Crawford) Elder / Offy 12 5871 engine 0   1 2 3   Rodger Ward Leader Card 500 Roadster   (Bob Wilke) Watson / Offy 200 125015 running 66 1000

Relief Drivers: Car #21: Paul Russo (74 laps); A.J. Foyt (21 laps) Car #88: Bill Cheesbourg (3 laps) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jim Rathmann 10 Simoniz Vista Chuck Stevenson 16 Tropicana Bruce Jacobi 22 Frohde Mobile Homes Chuck Arnold 23, 37, 46, 47 Leon Clum 23 Turtle Drilling Norm Hall 25, 41 Dean Autolite, Bill Forbes Ronnie Duman 28 Stearly Motor Freight Dempsey Wilson 31 Greenman Keith Rachwitz 33 Kimberly Buick Bill Cheesbourg 35, 59 Harvey Aluminum, Hotel Tropicana Chuck Daigh 35 Harvey Aluminum Don Freeland 36 Hart Fullerton Ed Kostenuk 37 Leader Card 500 Roadster Bob Mathouser 43 Ray Brady Jimmy Daywalt 46 Goff Brothers Drumstick Mike McGreevey 46 Goff Brothers Drumstick Dan Gurney 52 John Zink Trackburner Roy Graham 55 Metzloff Jetfire Tommy Copp 58 Sorensen Gig Stephens 61 Automatic Radio Al Miller 64 Federal Engineering Jim Hemmings 65 Kurtis-Kraft Johnny Coy 68 White Spot Coffee Shop Ralph Liguori 68 White Spot Coffee Shop Herb Hill 69 Grizzly Brakes Duane Carter 72 John Zink Trackburner Jack Conely 89 Chapman Rocker Panel Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Parnelli Jones 1 59 59   A.J. Foyt 60 61 2   Roger McCluskey 62 64 3   Parnelli Jones 65 125 61   Rodger Ward 126 160 35   Len Sutton 161 169 9   Rodger Ward 170 200 31