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1962 Nashville 500
Race 38 of 53
Nashville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:52:41
Average speed of winner: 64.469 mph
Margin of victory: 4 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 108 laps
Lap leaders: Allen 1-46, Petty 47-180, Paschal 181-189, Petty 190, Buc. Baker 191-202, Paschal 203-500
Race notes: Last pole for Johnny Allen. Finale for Harold Carmac, Joe Lee Johnson, and Ralph Smith. Only start for Hank Grilliot.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 3 | Jim Paschal | 42 | '62 Plymouth | Petty | 500 | 2 | 307 | running | 3250 | 0 | |||
2 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | '62 Pontiac | Petty | Inman | 496 | 2 | 135 | running | 1875 | 0 | ||
3 | 9 | Buck Baker | 87 | '62 Chrysler | Buck Baker | 493 | 1 | 12 | running | 1350 | 0 | |||
4 | 10 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | '62 Pontiac | Moore | Moore | 489 | 0 | 0 | running | 800 | 0 | ||
5 | 11 | Tom Cox | 2 | '62 Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | 471 | 0 | 0 | running | 700 | 0 | |||
6 | 13 | George Green | 1 | '61 Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 463 | 0 | 0 | running | 600 | 0 | |||
7 | 16 | Herman Beam | 19 | '62 Ford | Beam | 452 | 0 | 0 | running | 500 | 0 | |||
8 | 12 | Larry Thomas | 36 | '62 Dodge | Younts | 422 | 0 | 0 | running | 500 | 0 | |||
9 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | '62 Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | Allman | 387 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | ||
10 | 17 | Curtis Crider | 62 | '62 Mercury | Crider | 384 | 0 | 0 | rocker arm | 365 | 0 | |||
11 | 5 | G.C. Spencer | 48 | '62 Chevrolet | Floyd Powell | 357 | 0 | 0 | running | 350 | 0 | |||
12 | 15 | Bob Welborn | 149 | '62 Pontiac | J.C. Parker | 333 | 0 | 0 | running | 225 | 0 | |||
13 | 6 | Sherman Utsman | 61 | '62 Ford | 330 | 0 | 0 | hub | 240 | 0 | ||||
14 | 24 | Ralph Smith | 79 | '62 Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | 0 | drive shaft | 175 | 0 | ||||
15 | 19 | Wendell Scott | 34 | '61 Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 244 | 0 | 0 | accident | 150 | 0 | |||
16 | 4 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | '62 Pontiac | Pardue | 204 | 0 | 0 | engine | 150 | 0 | |||
17 | 1 | Johnny Allen | 46 | Holly Farms | '62 Pontiac | 77.854 | 179 | 1 | 46 | accident | 175 | 0 | ||
18 | 7 | Jack Smith | 47 | '62 Pontiac | Jack Smith | 119 | 0 | 0 | heating | 150 | 0 | |||
19 | 20 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | '62 Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 78 | 0 | 0 | steering | 150 | 0 | |||
20 | 18 | Nero Steptoe | 49 | '61 Pontiac | J.C. Parker | 78 | 0 | 0 | accident | 150 | 0 | |||
21 | 14 | Buddy Baker | 86 | '61 Chrysler | Buck Baker | 60 | 0 | 0 | head gasket | 150 | 0 | |||
22 | 22 | Harold Carmac | 60 | '60 Plymouth | Herlocker | 12 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 150 | 0 | |||
23 | 23 | Earl Brooks | 63 | '61 Mercury | Crider | 2 | 0 | 0 | handling | 150 | 0 | |||
24 | 25 | Joe Lee Johnson | 41 | '61 Pontiac | 2 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 150 | 0 | ||||
25 | 21 | Hank Grilliot | 74 | '62 Studebaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | handling | 150 | 0 |
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