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World 600 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 53
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$85,895	Race Date:	May 27, 1962	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	32.350 Seconds	Race Duration:	4Hr 46Min 44Sec.	Concord, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	18	Average Speed:	125.552 MPH	1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	48	No. of Cautions:	2 For 14 Laps	charlottemotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Nelson Stacy N. Stacy	Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Ford:	9
Car No.:	#29 Ford	Car No.:	#22 Pontiac	Pontiac:	0
Team:	Holman-Moody Racing	Team:	Matthews Racing	Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	13 of 400	Pole Speed:	140.150 MPH

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Official 1962 World 600 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	18	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holman-Moody		0	400	13	Running
2	4	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	400	0	Running
3	15	0	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford		0	399	0	Running
4	21	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	397	5	Running
5	12	66	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Ratus Walters (Car Owner)		0	395	0	Running
6	14	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	394	0	Running
7	2	3	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Fox Racing		0	393	127	Engine
8	11	21	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Wood Brothers		0	393	0	Running
9	1	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Stephens Pontiac		0	393	27	Running
10	24	41	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Petty Enterprises		0	393	0	Running
11	10	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	392	0	Running
12	31	39	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Nichels Engineering		0	386	0	Running
13	19	44	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	385	0	Running
14	8	20	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Zervakis Racing		0	383	0	Running
15	6	46	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Holly Farms		0	380	4	Running
16	22	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	378	0	Running
17	26	84	Red Foote R. FooteRed Foote	Rocky Hinton (Car Owner)		0	369	0	Running
18	46	61	Bill Morton B. MortonBill Morton	Bill Morton (Car Owner)		0	368	0	Running
19	37	30	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Fred Clark (Car Owner)		0	365	0	Running
20	28	9	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Wildcat Williams (Car Owner)		0	364	0	Running
21	27	79	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Ralph Smith (Car Owner)		0	363	0	Running
22	38	1	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	360	0	Running
23	34	90	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Bob Osiecki (Car Owner)		0	358	0	Coil
24	25	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	355	0	Brakes
25	39	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	348	0	Running
26	47	5	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Leroy Faucett (Car Owner)		0	341	0	Running
27	42	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	284	0	Wheel
28	5	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	284	24	Push Rod
29	17	77	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Ratus Walters (Car Owner)		0	284	0	Engine
30	41	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing		0	277	0	Engine
31	20	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)		0	259	0	Oil Pressure
32	32	2	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Cliff Stewart Racing		0	227	0	Fuel Pump
33	33	91	Herb Tillman H. TillmanHerb Tillman	Bob Osiecki (Car Owner)		0	194	0	Clutch
34	7	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	190	119	Accident
35	16	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	176	0	Oil Pressure
36	29	68	Ed Livingston E. Livingston (R)Ed Livingston	Ed Livingston (Car Owner)		0	118	0	Engine
37	23	92	Gerald Duke G. DukeGerald Duke	Don Harrison (Car Owner)		0	96	0	Engine
38	9	6	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Cotton Owens Garage		0	72	0	Clutch
39	40	93	Lee Reitzel L. ReitzelLee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Car Owner)		0	69	0	Transmission
40	35	38	John Dodd, Jr. J. Dodd, Jr.John Dodd, Jr.	Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner)		0	68	0	Engine
41	36	58	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis			0	57	0	Engine
42	44	60	Tom Cox T. Cox (R)Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker (Car Owner)		0	45	0	Crankshaft
43	3	94	Banjo Matthews B. MatthewsBanjo Matthews	Matthews Racing		0	13	0	Accident
44	13	81	Roscoe Thompson R. ThompsonRoscoe Thompson	Jimmy Baker (Car Owner)		0	12	0	Engine
45	30	16	Ralph Earnhardt R. EarnhardtRalph Earnhardt	Happy Steigel (Car Owner)		0	11	0	Accident
46	40	80	Tubby Gonzales T. GonzalesTubby Gonzales	Tubby Gonzales (Car Owner)		0	6	0	Vibration
47	43	96	Johnny Sudderth J. SudderthJohnny Sudderth			0	5	0	Engine
48	45	50	Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell (Car Owner)		0	2	0	Freeze Out Plug
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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