| 1962 Grand National Race No. 1 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,985 | Race Date: | Nov 5, 1961 | Concord Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 41Min | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 59.405 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | concordmotorsportpark.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #46 Pontiac | Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 68.543 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Grand National Race No. 1 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 46 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 200 | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 23 | Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 68 | Ed Livingston (R) | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | A Frame | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Chrysler | 0 | 139 | 0 | |
| 16 | 12 | 85 | Tommy Irwin | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 89 | Mark Hurley | Rear Gear | | 0 | 129 | 0 | |
| 19 | 16 | 97 | Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 59 | Ralph Earnhardt | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | | 0 | 94 | 0 | |
| 21 | 24 | 77 | Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | | 0 | 82 | 0 | |
| 22 | 26 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Engine | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 43 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
