1962 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway

Race 2 of 53

Asheville-Weaverville
200 laps
Time of race: 1:27:38
Average speed of winner: 68.467 mph
Margin of victory: 60 yards
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Weatherly 1-16, White 17-32, Paschal 33-63, Baker 64-69, Paschal 70-93, White 94-200

Race notes: Debut for Bob Cooper, Tom Cox, and Lester Hicks.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Rex White	4		'61 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		200	2	123	running	800	0
2	12	Buck Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			200	1	6	running	525	0
3	1	Joe Weatherly	8		'61 Pontiac	Moore	Moore	81.743	200	1	16	running	375	0
4	6	Jack Smith	46		'61 Pontiac	Jack Smith			200	0	0	running	275	0
5	4	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		200	0	0	running	350	0
6	3	Tommy Irwin	85		'61 Chevrolet	Shook			200	0	0	running	215	0
7	8	Richard Petty	43		'61 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		199	0	0	running	175	0
8	9	Jim Paschal	44		'61 Pontiac	Julian Petty			198	2	55	running	150	0
9	15	Bill Morton	64		'60 Chevrolet				192	0	0	running	140	0
10	20	Larry Thomas	36		'60 Chevrolet	Younts			187	0	0	running	130	0
11	19	Tom Cox	55		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			187	0	0	running	125	0
12	16	Herman Beam	19		'60 Ford	Beam			183	0	0	running	110	0
13	13	Jimmy Pardue	54		'59 Chevrolet	Pardue			183	0	0	running	100	0
14	25	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			179	0	0	running	85	0
15	27	Bob Cooper	58		'60 Ford				178	0	0	running	70	0
16	22	George Green	1		'60 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			169	0	0	rear end	60	0
17	21	Joe Jones	77		'60 Ford				168	0	0	running	50	0
18	23	Ed Livingston	68		'60 Ford	Crider			163	0	0	running	50	0
19	14	Bobby Waddell	71		'60 Dodge				161	0	0	running	50	0
20	26	Lester Hicks	25		'60 Dodge				158	0	0	engine	50	0
21	18	Doug Yates	23		'61 Plymouth	Doug Yates			152	0	0	spindle	50	0
22	11	G.C. Spencer	48		'60 Chevrolet				149	0	0	running	50	0
23	17	Mark Hurley	89		'59 Pontiac				145	0	0	bearing	0	0
24	24	Lee Reitzel	93		'60 Ford	Reitzel			137	0	0	axle	0	0
25	10	Fred Harb	59		'61 Pontiac	Lynn Holloway			60	0	0	brakes	0	0
26	2	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'61 Pontiac	Lovette			35	0	0	pan	0	0
27	7	Joe Lee Johnson	14		'61 Chevrolet	Joe Lee Johnson			8	0	0	t-bar	0	0