1962 Volunteer 500

Race 17 of 53

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:24:22
Average speed of winner: 73.397 mph
Margin of victory: 6 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-61, Johns 62-159, R. Petty 160-162, Johns 163-320, R. Petty 321-326, Johns 327-500

Race notes: Last win for Bobby Johns. Finale for Gene Blackburn.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			500	3	430	running	4405	0
2	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews		81.374	494	1	61	running	2500	0
3	10	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			492	0	0	running	1635	0
4	12	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		475	0	0	running	1400	0
5	25	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			470	0	0	running	850	0
6	22	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			469	0	0	running	850	0
7	14	David Pearson	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		461	0	0	lug bolts	650	0
8	31	Wendell Scott	34		'61 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			460	0	0	running	550	0
9	28	Bill Morton	61		'62 Ford				459	0	0	running	475	0
10	33	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			447	0	0	running	400	0
11	8	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		444	0	0	rear end	400	0
12	20	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			430	0	0	engine	275	0
13	7	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			419	0	0	running	325	0
14	36	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			417	0	0	running	225	0
15	27	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			370	0	0	head gasket	200	0
16	11	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		368	2	9	engine	300	0
17	13	Bunkie Blackburn	26		'61 Pontiac				359	0	0	rear end	175	0
18	4	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			302	0	0	accident	200	0
19	18	Maurice Petty	41		'62 Plymouth	Petty			297	0	0	accident	150	0
20	30	Gene Blackburn	64		'60 Chevrolet				274	0	0	axle	150	0
21	17	Johnny Allen	85		'62 Chevrolet	Shook			225	0	0	engine	125	0
22	23	Joe Lee Johnson	14		'62 Chevrolet	Adcox-Kirby			223	0	0	engine	125	0
23	19	Darel Dieringer	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			191	0	0	oil line	225	0
24	24	Tiny Lund	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			187	0	0	hub	125	0
25	26	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet	Floyd Powell			161	0	0	engine	125	0
26	3	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		154	0	0	rear end	200	0
27	21	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			139	0	0	distributor	125	0
28	35	Charley Griffith	49		'61 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			137	0	0	rear end	100	0
29	9	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		109	0	0	rocker arm	125	0
30	5	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac	Lovette			96	0	0	transmission	175	0
31	34	Stick Elliott	18		'60 Ford	Bolton			81	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
32	16	Jim Paschal	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			77	0	0	crank shaft	100	0
33	29	Ralph Earnhardt	75		'62 Pontiac	Robert Smith			68	0	0	heating	0	0
34	2	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			61	0	0	engine	100	0
35	15	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			60	0	0	engine	0	0
36	32	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			29	0	0	heating	0	0