1962 Virginia 500

Race 15 of 53

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:45:49
Average speed of winner: 66.425 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 lap
Lead changes: 6 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 2 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen 1-18, Stacy 19-48, White 49-55, Johnson 56-111, R. Petty 112-135, Roberts 136-379, R. Petty 380-500

Race notes: Finale for Lester Hicks.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	2	145	running	3400	0
2	27	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		500	0	0	running	1625	0
3	8	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		499	1	7	running	1210	0
4	1	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'61 Ford	Holman-Moody		71.287	499	1	18	running	860	0
5	5	Lee Petty	41		'62 Plymouth	Petty			499	0	0	running	750	0
6	3	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		492	0	0	running	650	0
7	6	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			492	0	0	running	550	0
8	10	Billy Wade	24		'61 Pontiac	James Turner			487	0	0	running	500	0
9	13	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			487	0	0	running	400	0
10	19	Darel Dieringer	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			469	0	0	running	365	0
11	20	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			461	0	0	running	325	0
12	29	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet	Floyd Powell			456	0	0	coil	275	0
13	16	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		456	0	0	running	450	0
14	25	Wendell Scott	34		'61 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			456	0	0	running	225	0
15	22	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			451	0	0	running	150	0
16	9	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			438	0	0	rear end	150	0
17	12	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			430	0	0	ball joint	150	0
18	18	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			415	1	244	rear end	390	0
19	24	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			410	0	0	brakes	150	0
20	11	Johnny Allen	85		'62 Chevrolet	Shook			282	0	0	rear end	150	0
21	2	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			248	1	30	rear end	180	0
22	26	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			204	1	56	rear end	210	0
23	15	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			202	0	0	transmission	150	0
24	21	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			194	0	0	engine	150	0
25	4	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			111	0	0	brakes	150	0
26	30	Lester Hicks	65		'60 Dodge				106	0	0	engine	100	0
27	23	Stick Elliott	18		'60 Ford	Bolton			98	0	0	rocker arm	100	0
28	14	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			20	0	0	clutch	100	0
29	28	Bob Cooper	51		'60 Ford				18	0	0	rear end	100	0
30	17	Ralph Earnhardt	75		'61 Pontiac	Robert Smith			18	0	0	fan belt	100	0
31	31	Neil Castles	76		'60 Ford				1	0	0	brakes	100	0
32	32	Johnny Nave	79		'60 Ford				1	0	0	transmission	100	0