| 1962 Rebel 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $32,575 | Race Date: | May 12, 1962 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 21 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 33Min 17Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 117.429 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 6 | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Nelson Stacy N. Stacy | Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #29 Ford | Car No.: | #28 Dodge | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chrysler: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 15 of 219 | Pole Speed: | 129.810 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Rebel 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 219 | 15 |
| 2 | 5 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 219 | 57 |
| 3 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Accident | | 0 | 218 | 71 |
| 4 | 11 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Accident | | 0 | 216 | 0 |
| 6 | 32 | 66 | Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | David Pearson | Fox Racing | Running | | 0 | 215 | 56 |
| 8 | 9 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 214 | 2 |
| 9 | 29 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 208 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 90 | Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 205 | 17 |
| 13 | 17 | 52 | Cale Yarborough (R) | Julian Buesink (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 205 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 203 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 68 | Ed Livingston (R) | Ed Livingston (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 60 | Tom Cox (R) | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 2 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Accident | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 75 | Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Car Owner) | | 0 | 130 | 0 | |
| 26 | 18 | 77 | Jim Reed | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Accident | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 38 | G.C. Spencer | Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Racing | Handling | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 97 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lewis Osborne (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 39 | Junior Johnson | Nichels Engineering | | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 32 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 1 |
