| 1962 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $14,265 | Race Date: | Apr 22, 1962 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .5 Lap | Race Duration: | 3Hr 45Min 49Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 66.425 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 145 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 71.287 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 145 |
| 2 | 27 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 18 |
| 5 | 5 | 41 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 24 | Billy Wade | James Turner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 66 | Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 90 | Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | | 0 | 456 | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 438 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 60 | Tom Cox (R) | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Ball Joint | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 415 | 242 |
| 19 | 24 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Brakes |  | 0 | 410 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 85 | Johnny Allen | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 282 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Rear Gear | | 0 | 248 | 30 |
| 22 | 26 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Rear Gear | | 0 | 204 | 56 |
| 23 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Transmission | Chrysler | 0 | 202 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 65 | Lester Hicks | Engine | | 0 | 106 | 0 | |
| 27 | 23 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Rocker Arm | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 75 | Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Car Owner) | Fan Belt | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 76 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 79 | Johnny Nave | Robert Ramey (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
