1962 Southern 500

Race 45 of 53

Darlington
364 laps
Time of race: 4:14:34
Average speed of winner: 117.965 mph
Margin of victory: 5 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 27 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-58, Johns 59-75, Petty 76, Paschal 77-85, Johns 86-125, Lorenzen 126-156, Petty 157-160, Johnson 161-189, Petty 190-279, Frank 280-364

Race notes: Only win for Larry Frank. Debut for Gary Sain. Finale for Roscoe Thompson. Only start for Matt DeMatthews.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			364	1	85	running	21730	0
2	2	Junior Johnson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		364	1	29	running	10155	0
3	8	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		364	0	0	running	5150	0
4	7	David Pearson	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		364	0	0	running	3325	0
5	6	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		363	3	95	running	5450	0
6	14	Jim Paschal	42		'62 Plymouth	Petty			363	1	9	running	2025	0
7	13	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			363	0	0	running	1525	0
8	30	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		360	0	0	running	1575	0
9	18	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		359	0	0	running	1355	0
10	5	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		357	0	0	running	1025	0
11	23	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			357	0	0	running	950	0
12	12	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			357	0	0	running	900	0
13	16	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'62 Mercury				355	0	0	running	800	0
14	28	Bob Welborn	49		'62 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			354	0	0	running	700	0
15	31	Sherman Utsman	61		'62 Ford				346	0	0	running	650	0
16	27	Elmo Langley	82		'61 Ford				344	0	0	running	620	0
17	24	H.G. Rosier	5		'61 Pontiac				343	0	0	wheel	550	0
18	42	Paul Lewis	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			340	0	0	running	500	0
19	11	Tiny Lund	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			335	0	0	running	470	0
20	34	Red Foote	84		'61 Ford	G. Hinton			334	0	0	running	450	0
21	33	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			332	0	0	running	400	0
22	32	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			330	0	0	running	400	0
23	38	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			304	0	0	running	400	0
24	3	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			291	1	31	engine	730	0
25	39	Herman Beam	19		'61 Ford	Beam			286	0	0	running	400	0
26	9	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac				275	0	0	accident	550	0
27	29	LeeRoy Yarbrough	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			259	0	0	engine	400	0
28	22	G.C. Spencer	48		'62 Chevrolet	Floyd Powell			200	0	0	wheel bearing	400	0
29	37	T.C. Hunt	96		'61 Chevrolet				196	0	0	engine	400	0
30	15	Darel Dieringer	26		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			184	0	0	accident	450	0
31	4	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			184	2	57	accident	1070	0
32	21	Bunkie Blackburn	41		'62 Plymouth	Petty			181	0	0	accident	400	0
33	36	Lee Reitzel	93		'62 Ford	Reitzel			161	0	0	transmission	400	0
34	17	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			111	0	0	accident	550	0
35	30	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			95	0	0	transmission	400	0
36	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Jim Stephens		130.246	74	1	58	accident	1030	0
37	20	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			58	0	0	distributor	400	0
38	25	Cale Yarborough	92		'62 Ford	Donald Harrison			39	0	0	heating	650	0
39	26	Roscoe Thompson	81		'62 Mercury				39	0	0	accident	530	0
40	41	Bill Champion	79		'62 Chevrolet				15	0	0	transmission	400	0
41	35	Stick Elliott	18		'61 Pontiac	Bolton			14	0	0	engine	400	0
42	40	Gary Sain	91		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			11	0	0	fuel pump	400	0
43	43	Tom Cox	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			4	0	0	oil pressure	400	0
44	44	Matt DeMatthews	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			2	0	0	oil pressure	400	0