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Western North Carolina 500 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 53
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$13,375	Race Date:	Aug 12, 1962	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Margin of Victory:	3 Laps	Race Duration:	3Hr 13Min 34Sec.	Weaverville, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	1	Average Speed:	77.492 MPH	.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	25	No. of Cautions:	2

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Jim Paschal J. Paschal	Driver:	Jack Smith J. Smith	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#42 Plymouth	Car No.:	#47 Pontiac	Pontiac:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:		Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Plymouth:	0
Laps Led:	337 of 500	Pole Speed:	82.720 MPH

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Official 1962 Western North Carolina 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	42	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Petty Enterprises		0	500	127	Running
2	7	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	497	0	Running
3	5	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	495	0	Running
4	11	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	494	0	Running
5	1	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	488	127	Running
6	3	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	487	0	Running
7	6	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	485	0	Running
8	14	1	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	456	0	Running
9	15	2	Tom Cox T. Cox (R)Tom Cox	Cliff Stewart Racing		0	454	0	Running
10	17	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	451	0	Running
11	21	63	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	438	0	Running
12	18	83	Worth McMillion W. McMillionWorth McMillion	Worth McMillion (Car Owner)		0	413	0	Running
13	16	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	377	0	Running
14	25	89	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing		0	371	0	Running
15	24	00	Eddie Pagan E. PaganEddie Pagan	Dick Getty (Car Owner)		0	354	0	Running
16	9	61	Sherman Utsman S. UtsmanSherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman (Car Owner)		0	273	0	Rear Gear
17	19	60	Ray Hughes R. HughesRay Hughes	Ray Herlocker (Car Owner)		0	235	0	Clutch
18	4	27	Tommy Irwin T. IrwinTommy Irwin	Melvin Bradley (Car Owner)		0	151	0	Rear Gear
19	10	49	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	J.C. Parker (Car Owner)		0	116	0	Oil Line
20	22	51	Bob Cooper B. CooperBob Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)		0	106	0	Transmission
21	20	79	Bill Smith B. SmithBill Smith	Ralph Smith (Car Owner)		0	60	0	Accident
22	12	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing		0	46	0	Valves
23	8	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	26	0	Oil Leak
24	13	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	18	0	Oil Pressure
25	23	65	Allan Harley A. HarleyAllan Harley	Allan Harley (Car Owner)		0	10	0	Oil Line
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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