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Southeastern 500 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 53
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$11,965	Race Date:	Jul 29, 1962	Bristol Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	.5 Lap	Race Duration:	3Hr 19Min 16Sec.	Bristol, Tennessee
Lead Changes:	12	Average Speed:	75.276 MPH	.533 Mile Concrete Oval
No. of Cars:	44	No. of Cautions:	4 For 21 Laps	bristolmotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Jim Paschal J. Paschal	Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#42 Plymouth	Car No.:	#22 Pontiac	Ford:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:		Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	77 of 500	Pole Speed:	80.321 MPH

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Official 1962 Southeastern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	12	42	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Petty Enterprises		0	500	77	Running
2	4	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody		0	500	121	Running
3	16	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	500	47	Running
4	14	46	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Holly Farms		0	498	60	Running
5	8	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holman-Moody		0	498	0	Running
6	13	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Gillman Pontiac		0	498	0	Running
7	11	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	494	0	Running
8	21	41	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Petty Enterprises		0	491	0	Running
9	19	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	491	0	Running
10	6	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	491	0	Running
11	7	21	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Wood Brothers		0	489	0	Running
12	17	49	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Frizell Pontiac		0	486	0	Running
13	18	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	486	0	Running
14	5	61	Sherman Utsman S. UtsmanSherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman (Car Owner)		0	483	0	Running
15	27	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	483	0	Running
16	34	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	468	0	Running
17	26	1	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	467	0	Running
18	31	2	Ken Rush K. RushKen Rush	Cliff Stewart Racing		0	463	0	Running
19	33	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing		0	454	0	Running
20	25	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	453	0	Running
21	9	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	444	0	Running
22	32	35	Ray Hendrick R. HendrickRay Hendrick	Rebel Racing		0	438	0	Running
23	40	63	John Hamby J. HambyJohn Hamby	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	435	0	Running
24	35	83	Worth McMillion W. McMillionWorth McMillion	Worth McMillion (Car Owner)		0	432	0	Running
25	29	60	Tom Cox T. Cox (R)Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker (Car Owner)		0	430	0	Hub
26	44	79	Ralph Smith R. SmithRalph Smith	Ralph Smith (Car Owner)		0	392	0	Rear Gear
27	37	17	Fred Harb F. HarbFred Harb	Fred Harb (Car Owner)		0	385	0	Axle
28	3	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	324	0	Engine
29	2	6	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Cotton Owens Garage		0	283	127	Accident
30	10	20	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Zervakis Racing		0	258	0	Engine
31	20	27	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Melvin Bradley (Car Owner)		0	247	0	Rear Gear
32	24	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing		0	241	0	Rear Gear
33	39	93	Lee Reitzel L. ReitzelLee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Car Owner)		0	228	0	Rear Gear
34	36	18	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)		0	225	0	Engine
35	38	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	213	0	Rear Gear
36	1	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Jim Stephens (Car Owner)		0	185	29	Ignition
37	22	3	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Fox Racing		0	135	0	Water Pump
38	28	64	Bill Morton B. MortonBill Morton	Bill Morton (Car Owner)		0	133	0	Wheel Bearing
39	41	67	Reb Wickersham R. WickershamReb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham (Car Owner)		0	133	0	Engine
40	42	89	Earl Brooks E. BrooksEarl Brooks	Scott Racing		0	110	0	Rear Gear
41	15	66	Larry Frank L. FrankLarry Frank	Ratus Walters (Car Owner)		0	78	0	Brakes
42	23	97	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Lewis Osborne (Car Owner)		0	69	0	Rear Gear
43	30	9	T.C. Hunt T. HuntT.C. Hunt	Wildcat Williams (Car Owner)		0	63	0	Bearings
44	43	65	Allan Harley A. HarleyAllan Harley	Allan Harley (Car Owner)		0	5	0	Handling
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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