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Daytona 500 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 53
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$70,740	Race Date:	Feb 18, 1962	Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:	27.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 10Min 41Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	22	Average Speed:	152.529 MPH	2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	48	No. of Cautions:	No Cautions	daytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#22 Pontiac	Car No.:	#22 Pontiac	Plymouth:	0
Team:		Team:		Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	144 of 200	Pole Speed:	156.999 MPH

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Official 1962 Daytona 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	47	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Stephens Pontiac		0	200	127	Running
2	10	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	200	32	Running
3	4	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	199	1	Running
4	3	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	199	0	Running
5	34	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford		0	199	0	Running
6	2	39	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Fox Racing		0	198	0	Running
7	8	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	197	0	Running
8	35	94	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Matthews Racing		0	197	0	Running
9	38	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	196	0	Running
10	17	44	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	194	0	Running
11	36	32	Bill Wimble B. WimbleBill Wimble	Dave McCready (Car Owner)		0	193	0	Running
12	16	84	Ernie Gahan E. GahanErnie Gahan	Rocky Hinton (Car Owner)		0	192	0	Running
13	24	42	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Petty Enterprises		0	192	0	Running
14	28	2	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Cliff Stewart Racing		0	186	0	Running
15	42	95	Jim Cushman J. CushmanJim Cushman	Jack Russell (Car Owner)		0	186	0	Running
16	12	7	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	183	0	Running
17	33	15	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Jones Motor Company		0	182	0	Engine
18	45	01	Billy Wade B. WadeBilly Wade	Luther Costales (Car Owner)		0	182	0	Running
19	46	98	Paul Barrow P. BarrowPaul Barrow	Ronald Hawk (Car Owner)		0	181	0	Running
20	47	60	Tom Cox T. Cox (R)Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker (Car Owner)		0	180	0	Running
21	43	9	Art Brady A. BradyArt Brady	Ewell Williams (Car Owner)		0	176	0	Running
22	29	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	175	0	Running
23	27	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	173	0	Running
24	26	31	Jim McGuirk J. McGuirkJim McGuirk			0	157	0	Engine
25	44	92	Gerald Duke G. DukeGerald Duke	Don Harrison (Car Owner)		0	150	0	Engine
26	19	63	George Alsobrook G. AlsobrookGeorge Alsobrook	Ratus Walters (Car Owner)		0	144	0	Running
27	7	0	Dan Gurney D. GurneyDan Gurney	LaFayette Ford		0	134	0	Engine
28	31	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	89	0	Accident
29	15	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	83	0	Overheating
30	30	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	81	0	Transmission
31	40	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	76	0	Distributor
32	25	68	Ed Livingston E. Livingston (R)Ed Livingston	Ed Livingston (Car Owner)		0	75	0	Oil Pressure
33	5	6	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Cotton Owens Garage		0	73	1	Clutch
34	9	27	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	72	22	Engine
35	13	53	Bob Burdick B. BurdickBob Burdick	Roy Burdick (Car Owner)		0	55	0	Crankshaft
36	20	75	Ralph Earnhardt R. EarnhardtRalph Earnhardt	Robert Smith (Car Owner)		0	54	0	Engine
37	14	37	Wally Dallenbach W. Dallenbach Sr.Wally Dallenbach	Don House (Car Owner)		0	53	0	Engine
38	22	14	Charley Griffith C. GriffithCharley Griffith	Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner)		0	53	0	Rocker Arm
39	41	88	Sal Tovella S. TovellaSal Tovella	Tom Hawkins (Car Owner)		0	41	0	Head Gasket
40	23	23	Red Farmer R. FarmerRed Farmer	Frank Rhoads (Car Owner)		0	34	0	Broken Spindle
41	18	25	Jim Bennett J. BennettJim Bennett	Thurman Wilkes (Car Owner)		0	31	0	Head Gasket
42	32	85	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Monroe Shook (Car Owner)		0	26	0	Piston
43	6	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holman-Moody		0	25	0	Engine
44	37	90	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Osiecki's Dodge		0	19	0	Rear Gear
45	48	38	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner)		0	15	0	Clutch
46	11	66	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Ratus Walters (Car Owner)		0	14	0	Engine
47	39	77	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Ratus Walters (Car Owner)		0	4	0	Engine
48	21	52	Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough (R)Cale Yarborough	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	4	0	Electrical
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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