| Teams for 1962 Southern 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jess Potter | George Green |  |
| 2 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Tom Cox |  |
| 3 | Fox Racing | Junior Johnson | |
| 4 | White-Clemens Racing | Rex White | |
| 5 | H.G. Rosier | H.G. Rosier | |
| 6 | Owens Racing | David Pearson | |
| 8 | Bud Moore Engineering | Joe Weatherly | |
| 11 | B.G. Holloway | Ned Jarrett | |
| 18 | Toy Bolton | Stick Elliott | |
| 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam |  |
| 20 | Zervakis Racing | Emanuel Zervakis |  |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Marvin Panch | |
| 22 | Jim Stephens | Fireball Roberts | |
| 26 | Mamie Reynolds | Darel Dieringer | |
| 28 | Holman-Moody Racing | Fred Lorenzen | |
| 29 | Holman-Moody Racing | Nelson Stacy | |
| 30 | Fred Clark | Tiny Lund | |
| 36 | Wade Younts | Larry Thomas |  |
| 38 | Matt DeMathews | Matt DeMatthews | |
| 41 | Petty Enterprises | Bunkie Blackburn |  |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Jim Paschal | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 46 | Fred Lovette | Johnny Allen | |
| 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | |
| 48 | GC Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | |
| 49 | J.C. Parker | Bob Welborn | |
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | |
| 61 | Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman | |
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | |
| 66 | Ratus Walters | Larry Frank | |
| 68 | Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston | |
| 72 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | |
| 79 | Ralph Smith | Bill Champion | |
| 81 | Jimmy Baker | Roscoe Thompson | |
| 82 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 83 | Worth McMillion | LeeRoy Yarbrough | |
| 84 | Rocky Hinton | Red Foote | |
| 86 | Buck Baker | Buddy Baker | Chrysler |
| 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 91 | Bob Osiecki | Gary Sain | |
| 92 | Don Harrison | Cale Yarborough | |
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | |
| 96 | Lewis Osborne | T.C. Hunt | |
| 97 | Lewis Osborne | Paul Lewis | |
