| 1962 Grand National Race No. 7 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,375 | Race Date: | Mar 4, 1962 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 19Min 30Sec. | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 75.471 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | No. of Cautions: | 1 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Rex White R. White | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 57 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 80.460 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Grand National Race No. 7 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 57 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 87 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 41 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 75 | Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 85 | Tommy Irwin | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 190 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 95 | Jim Cushman | Jack Russell (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 60 | Tom Cox (R) | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Accident | | 0 | 143 | 133 |
| 19 | 16 | 148 | Bill McDonald | Rear Gear | | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 21 | 9 | 86 | Junior Johnson | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Accident | Chrysler | 0 | 8 | 0 |
