| 1962 Firecracker 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $32,740 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1962 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 37Min 36Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 153.688 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 33 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 7 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Banjo Matthews B. Matthews | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Pontiac | Car No.: | #2 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Matthews Racing | Team: | Matthews Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 22 of 100 | Pole Speed: | 160.499 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Firecracker 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 22 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | Junior Johnson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running |  | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 66 | Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | David Pearson | Fox Racing | Running | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 41 | Art Malone | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 60 | Tom Cox (R) | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 16 | Ralph Earnhardt | Happy Steigel (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 19 | 2 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 82 | 17 |
| 20 | 28 | 90 | Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 02 | Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Engine | | 0 | 73 | 61 |
| 22 | 22 | 81 | Roscoe Thompson | Jimmy Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Accident | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Accident | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Nichels Engineering | Accident | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Accident | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 46 | Johnny Allen | Holly Farms | Transmission | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 38 | John Dodd, Jr. | Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 97 | Tom Pistone | Lewis Osborne (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 27 | Tommy Irwin | Melvin Bradley (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 12 | Bob Welborn | Cliff Stewart Racing | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
