1962 Atlanta 500

Race 24 of 53

Atlanta
219 laps
Time of race: 3:13:16
Average speed of winner: 101.983 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 23 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 61 laps
Lap leaders: lead changes unknown, but total laps led are available: Matthews 73, Lorenzen 48, Weatherly 36, Johns 32, Pearson 14, Lund 8, Zervakis 5

Race notes: Debut for Troy Ruttman. Only start for Jim Locke and A.F. Nichols.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			219	1	48	running	15555	0
2	1	Banjo Matthews	02		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews		137.640	219	1	73	running	9490	0
3	4	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			218	1	32	running	5220	0
4	14	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			218	0	0	running	2525	0
5	22	Troy Ruttman	98		'62 Mercury	Stroppe			218	0	0	running	1750	0
6	19	Paul Goldsmith	01		'62 Pontiac	Nichels			218	0	0	running	1375	0
7	3	David Pearson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		217	1	14	running	1420	0
8	10	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		217	0	0	running	1250	0
9	11	Junior Johnson	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		216	0	0	running	1025	0
10	30	Jim Paschal	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			214	0	0	running	900	0
11	25	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			213	0	0	running	800	0
12	12	Bob Welborn	12		'62 Pontiac	B.G. Holloway			213	0	0	running	750	0
13	16	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			213	0	0	running	625	0
14	18	Roscoe Thompson	81		'62 Mercury				212	0	0	running	500	0
15	21	Tiny Lund	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			212	1	8	running	400	0
16	15	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'62 Mercury				212	1	5	running	350	0
17	35	LeeRoy Yarbrough	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			211	0	0	running	300	0
18	9	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		210	1	36	running	375	0
19	39	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			210	0	0	running	300	0
20	24	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			209	0	0	running	300	0
21	2	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		207	0	0	running	325	0
22	34	Bill Morton	61		'62 Ford				207	0	0	running	250	0
23	27	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		207	0	0	running	250	0
24	31	Tubby Gonzales	80		'61 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			206	0	0	running	250	0
25	30	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			205	0	0	running	250	0
26	32	G.C. Spencer	79		'62 Chevrolet				204	0	0	running	250	0
27	38	Friday Hassler	49		'62 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			202	0	0	running	250	0
28	40	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			202	0	0	running	250	0
29	26	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			199	0	0	running	250	0
30	6	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			199	0	0	running	525	0
31	43	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			199	0	0	running	225	0
32	33	Darel Dieringer	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			183	0	0	rear end	225	0
33	41	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			181	0	0	engine	225	0
34	42	George Alsobrook	63		'61 Ford	Ratus Walters			156	0	0	head gasket	225	0
35	45	Jim Locke	32		'61 Ford				140	0	0	running	225	0
36	28	Ralph Earnhardt	16		'62 Pontiac	Steigel			132	0	0	transmission	225	0
37	17	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac				130	0	0	transmission	250	0
38	44	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			130	0	0	axle	200	0
39	13	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		114	0	0	engine	475	0
40	23	Cale Yarborough	92		'62 Ford	Buesink			89	0	0	engine	200	0
41	5	Cotton Owens	7		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens	138.063	81	0	0	transmission	425	0
42	36	Stick Elliott	18		'61 Pontiac	Bolton			66	0	0	engine	200	0
43	29	Bunkie Blackburn	9		'62 Ford	Ewell Williams			23	0	0	accident	200	0
44	37	T.C. Hunt	10		'61 Dodge	Wheat			6	0	0	engine	200	0
45	8	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			2	0	0	steering	250	0
46	46	A.F. Nichols	50		'60 Plymouth				1	0	0	oil pressure	200	0