1962 World 600

Race 23 of 53

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:46:44
Average speed of winner: 125.552 mph
Margin of victory: 32.35 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-21, Roberts 22-26, Pearson 27-28, Pardue 29-64, Allen 65-68, Pardue 69-77, Johns 78-81, Petty 82-85, Pardue 86-134, Pearson 135-139, Johns 140-159, Petty 160, Pardue 161-185, Roberts 186-207, Pearson 208-273, Stacy 274-278, Pearson 279-392, Stacy 393-400

Race notes: Debut for Red Foote. Finale for Gerald Duke and Herb Tillman. Joe Weatherly took the points lead from Jack Smith.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	18	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			400	2	13	running	25505	0
2	4	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		400	0	0	running	11105	0
3	15	Fred Lorenzen	0	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			399	0	0	running	6870	0
4	21	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		397	2	5	running	5400	0
5	12	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			395	0	0	running	3475	0
6	14	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		394	0	0	running	3600	0
7	2	David Pearson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		393	5	208	engine	4695	0
8	11	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		393	0	0	running	1600	0
9	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews		140.150	393	2	27	running	2095	0
10	24	Bunkie Blackburn	41		'62 Plymouth	Petty			393	0	0	running	1100	0
11	10	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		392	0	0	running	1075	0
12	31	LeeRoy Yarbrough	39		'61 Pontiac	Nichels			386	0	0	running	1300	0
13	19	Bob Welborn	44		'62 Pontiac	Julian Petty			385	0	0	running	850	0
14	8	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'62 Mercury				383	0	0	running	1150	0
15	6	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac				380	1	4	running	590	0
16	22	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			378	0	0	running	1000	0
17	26	Red Foote	84		'61 Ford	Hinton			369	0	0	running	575	0
18	46	Bill Morton	61		'62 Ford				368	0	0	running	485	0
19	37	Tiny Lund	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			365	0	0	running	500	0
20	28	Jimmy Thompson	9		'62 Ford	Ewell Williams			364	0	0	running	475	0
21	27	G.C. Spencer	79		'62 Chevrolet				363	0	0	running	500	0
22	38	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			360	0	0	running	425	0
23	34	Darel Dieringer	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			358	0	0	coil wire	500	0
24	25	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			355	0	0	brakes	475	0
25	39	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			348	0	0	running	375	0
26	47	Stick Elliott	5		'61 Pontiac				341	0	0	running	350	0
27	42	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			284	0	0	wheel	375	0
28	5	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			284	2	24	push rod	615	0
29	17	Jim Reed	77		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			284	0	0	engine	475	0
30	41	Wendell Scott	34		'61 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			277	0	0	engine	325	0
31	20	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			259	0	0	oil pressure	825	0
32	32	Jim Paschal	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			227	0	0	fuel pump	600	0
33	33	Herb Tillman	91		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			194	0	0	clutch	500	0
34	7	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			190	4	119	accident	1400	0
35	16	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			176	0	0	oil pressure	300	0
36	29	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			118	0	0	engine	325	0
37	23	Gerald Duke	92		'62 Ford	Don Harrison			96	0	0	engine	300	0
38	9	Junior Johnson	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		72	0	0	clutch	500	0
39	40	Lee Reitzel	93		'62 Ford	Reitzel			69	0	0	transmission	325	0
40	35	John Dodd, Jr.	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			68	0	0	engine	375	0
41	36	Paul Lewis	58		'61 Chevrolet				57	0	0	engine	350	0
42	44	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			45	0	0	crank shaft	320	0
43	3	Banjo Matthews	94		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			13	0	0	accident	350	0
44	13	Roscoe Thompson	81		'62 Mercury				12	0	0	engine	325	0
45	30	Ralph Earnhardt	16		'61 Pontiac	Steigel			11	0	0	accident	300	0
46	40	Tubby Gonzales	80		'61 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			6	0	0	vibration	300	0
47	43	Johnny Sudderth	96		'61 Chevrolet				5	0	0	engine	320	0
48	45	Bobby Waddell	50		'60 Dodge				2	0	0	freeze plug	320	0