| 1962 Hickory 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,325 | Race Date: | May 5, 1962 | Hickory Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 24Min 15Sec. | Newton, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 71.216 MPH | .363 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 20 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 5 Laps | hickorymotorspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #47 Pontiac | Car No.: | #47 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | All 250 Laps | Pole Speed: | 74.074 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Hickory 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 250 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 248 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 2 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 75 | Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 60 | Tom Cox (R) | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 231 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 229 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 85 | Johnny Allen | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | X | John Hamby | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | | 0 | 145 | 0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Overheating | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | | 0 | 96 | 0 | |
| 19 | 15 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Head Gasket |  | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 50 | Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 1 | 0 |
