| 1962 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 45 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $71,865 | Race Date: | Sep 3, 1962 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 14Min 34Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 117.965 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 27 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Larry Frank L. Frank | Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #66 Ford | Car No.: | #22 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 85 of 364 | Pole Speed: | 130.240 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 66 | Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 364 | 85 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Running |  | 0 | 364 | 29 |
| 3 | 8 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 363 | 95 |
| 6 | 14 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 363 | 9 |
| 7 | 13 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 363 | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 360 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 359 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 357 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Racing | Running |  | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 49 | Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 61 | Sherman Utsman | Fred Ford Auto Sales | Running | | 0 | 346 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 82 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 344 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 5 | H.G. Rosier | H.G. Rosier (Car Owner) | | 0 | 343 | 0 | |
| 18 | 42 | 97 | Paul Lewis | Lewis Osborne (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 30 | Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 335 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 84 | Red Foote | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 334 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 332 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 68 | Ed Livingston (R) | Ed Livingston (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 330 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 304 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Engine | | 0 | 291 | 31 |
| 25 | 39 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 286 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 46 | Johnny Allen | Holly Farms | Accident | | 0 | 275 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 83 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Wheel Bearing | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 96 | T.C. Hunt | Lewis Osborne (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mamie Reynolds (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 184 | 57 |
| 32 | 21 | 41 | Bunkie Blackburn | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Transmission |  | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 36 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Stephens Pontiac | Accident | | 0 | 74 | 58 |
| 37 | 20 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Distributor | Chrysler | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 38 | 25 | 92 | Cale Yarborough (R) | Don Harrison (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 81 | Roscoe Thompson | Jimmy Baker (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 79 | Bill Champion | Ralph Smith (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 91 | Gary Sain | Bob Osiecki (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 2 | Tom Cox (R) | Cliff Stewart Racing | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | 44 | 38 | Matt DeMatthews | Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
