| 1962 Nashville 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 38 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $13,155 | Race Date: | Aug 5, 1962 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4 Laps | Race Duration: | 3Hr 52Min 41Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 64.469 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 108 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Driver: | Johnny Allen J. Allen | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #42 Plymouth | Car No.: | #46 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Chrysler: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 307 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 77.854 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Nashville 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 307 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 496 | 135 |
| 3 | 9 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 493 | 12 |
| 4 | 10 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 489 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | Tom Cox (R) | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 463 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 452 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 422 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 387 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Rocker Arm |  | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Running | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 149 | Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 333 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 61 | Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 330 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 79 | Ralph Smith | Ralph Smith (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 292 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Accident | | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 204 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 46 | Johnny Allen | Holly Farms | Accident | | 0 | 179 | 46 |
| 18 | 7 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 49 | Nero Steptoe | J.C. Parker (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | Chrysler | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 60 | Harold Carmac | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 63 | Earl Brooks | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 41 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | Clutch | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 74 | Hank Grilliot | Hank Grilliot (Car Owner) | Handling | Studebaker | 0 | 1 | 0 |
