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1962 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 53
Sunday, February 18, 1962 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:10:41
Average speed: 152.529 mph
Pole speed: 156.999 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 27 sec
Attendance: 58070
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 1962 NASCAR Grand National results / 1962 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	22	Fireball Roberts	Stephens Pontiac (Jim Stephens)	'62 Pontiac	200	24190	running	144
2	10	43	Richard Petty	Patterson Motors (Petty Enterprises)	'62 Plymouth	200	10250	running	32
3	4	8	Joe Weatherly	Gillman Pontiac (Bud Moore)	'62 Pontiac	199	7100	running	1
4	3	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith's Garage / Miller Pontiac (Jack Smith)	'62 Pontiac	199	4025	running	0
5	34	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody Racing)	'62 Ford	199	2975	running	0
6	2	39	David Pearson	Cottrell's IGA Foodliner & Bakery (Ray Fox)	'62 Pontiac	198	2075	running	0
7	8	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'62 Chevrolet	197	1550	running	0
8	35	94	Banjo Matthews	Salta Pontiac / Warrior Motel (Banjo Matthews)	'62 Pontiac	197	1050	running	0
9	38	11	Ned Jarrett	Jim Rathmann (B.G. Holloway)	'62 Chevrolet	196	850	running	0
10	17	44	Bob Welborn	Frizzel Pontiac (Julian Petty)	'62 Pontiac	194	750	running	0
11	36	32	Bill Wimble	McCredy Motors (Dave McCredy)	'61 Pontiac	193	600	running	0
12	16	84	Ernie Gahan	Tewksbury Speed Shop (Rocky Hinton)	'61 Ford	192	500	running	0
13	24	42	Bunkie Blackburn	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	192	500	running	0
14	28	2	Jim Paschal	Spectrum Furniture / Neill Pontiac (Cliff Stewart)	'61 Pontiac	186	475	running	0
15	42	95	Jim Cushman	Russell Trucking Co. (Jack Russell)	'61 Plymouth	186	475	running	0
16	12	7	Johnny Allen	B.G. Holloway	'62 Chevrolet	183	450	running	0
17	33	15	Speedy Thompson	Jones Motor Co. (Holman-Moody Racing)	'62 Ford	182	450	engine	0
18	45	01	Billy Wade	Luther Costales	'62 Ford	182	425	running	0
19	46	98	Paul Burrow	Ronald Hawk	'62 Ford	181	425	running	0
20	47	60	Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker	'60 Plymouth	180	425	running	0
21	43	9	Art Brady	Wildcat Williams Auto Parts (Wildcat Williams)	'62 Ford	176	400	running	0
22	29	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	175	400	running	0
23	27	62	Curtis Crider	Mims Amusement Co. (Curtis Crider)	'61 Mercury	173	400	running	0
24	26	31	Jim McGuirk	–	'61 Ford	157	400	engine	0
25	44	92	Gerald Duke	Universal Ford (Don Harrison)	'62 Ford	150	400	engine	0
26	19	63	George Alsobrook	Puckett's Body Works (Ratus Walters)	'61 Ford	144	400	running	0
27	7	0	Dan Gurney	LaFayette Ford (Holman-Moody Racing)	'62 Ford	134	400	engine	0
28	31	87	Buck Baker	Patterson Motors (Buck Baker)	'62 Chrysler	89	400	crash	0
29	15	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	83	400	overheating	0
30	30	72	Bobby Johns	Vince Whibbs Pontiac Co. (Shorty Johns)	'62 Pontiac	81	400	transmission	0
31	40	36	Larry Thomas	Thomas Dodge (Wade Younts)	'62 Dodge	76	400	distributor	0
32	25	68	Ed Livingston	Livingston's Auto Parts (Ed Livingston)	'61 Ford	75	400	oil pressure	0
33	5	6	Cotton Owens	Hines Pontiac (Cotton Owens)	'62 Pontiac	73	400	clutch	1
34	9	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'62 Pontiac	72	400	engine	22
35	13	53	Bob Burdick	Royal Beach (Roy Burdick)	'62 Pontiac	55	400	crankshaft	0
36	20	75	Ralph Earnhardt	Smith's Service Station (Robert Smith)	'61 Pontiac	54	400	engine	0
37	14	37	Wally Dallenbach	Don House	'61 Ford	53	400	engine	0
38	22	14	Charley Griffith	Adcox-Kirby (Joe Lee Johnson)	'62 Chevrolet	53	400	rocker arm	0
39	41	88	Sal Tovella	Sal's Auto Sales (Tom Hawkins)	'61 Ford	41	400	head gasket	0
40	23	23	Red Farmer	23 Auto Parts (Frank Rhoads)	'61 Ford	34	400	spindle	0
41	18	25	Jim Bennett	Thurman Wilkes	'61 Ford	31	400	head gasket	0
42	32	85	Tommy Irwin	Shook's Transfer (Monroe Shook)	'62 Chevrolet	26	400	piston	0
43	6	29	Nelson Stacy	Ron's Ford Sales (Holman-Moody Racing)	'62 Ford	25	400	engine	0
44	37	90	Marvin Panch	Osiecki's Dodge (Bob Osiecki)	'62 Dodge	19	400	rear end	0
45	48	38	G.C. Spencer	Matt DeMatthews	'61 Ford	15	400	clutch	0
46	11	66	Larry Frank	Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters)	'62 Ford	14	400	engine	0
47	39	77	Elmo Langley	Cafe Burgundy (Ratus Walters)	'61 Ford	4	400	engine	0
48	21	52	Cale Yarborough	Air Lift (Julian Buesink)	'61 Ford	4	400	electrical	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Harlan Richardson	01		Luther Costales	Ford
WD	David Pearson	3	Gerry Earl Pontiac	Cotton Owens	Pontiac
WD	Johnny Allen	12			Pontiac
WD	Bill Amick	21	Hull Dobbs Ford	Wood Brothers	Ford
WD	John Rogers	58		John Rogers	Pontiac
WD	Tom Pistone	59			Pontiac
WD	Whitey Gerken	70		Vic Doane	Chevrolet
WD	Tubby Gonzales	80		Tubby Gonzales	Ford

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Weatherly	1	1	1
Fireball Roberts	2	3	2
Junior Johnson	4	4	1
Fireball Roberts	5	15	11
Cotton Owens	16	16	1
Junior Johnson	17	17	1
Fireball Roberts	18	19	2
Junior Johnson	20	25	6
Fireball Roberts	26	34	9
Junior Johnson	35	41	7
Richard Petty	42	46	5
Fireball Roberts	47	48	2
Junior Johnson	49	52	4
Fireball Roberts	53	63	11
Junior Johnson	64	66	3
Fireball Roberts	67	80	14
Richard Petty	81	88	8
Fireball Roberts	89	112	24
Richard Petty	113	130	18
Fireball Roberts	131	149	19
Richard Petty	150	150	1
Fireball Roberts	151	200	50