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National 400 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Race 52 of 53
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$43,833	Race Date:	Oct 14, 1962	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2 Laps	Race Duration:	3Hr 1Min 42Sec.	Concord, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	10	Average Speed:	132.085 MPH	1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:	44	No. of Cautions:	1 For 6 Laps	charlottemotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Junior Johnson J. Johnson	Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#3 Pontiac	Car No.:	#22 Pontiac	Ford:	0
Team:	Fox Racing	Team:		Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:	Raymond Fox	Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Mercury:	0
Laps Led:	204 of 267	Pole Speed:	140.287 MPH

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Official 1962 National 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	3	3	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Fox Racing		0	267	127	Running
2	1	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Jim Stephens (Car Owner)		0	265	0	Running
3	8	28	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	LaFayette Ford		0	264	0	Running
4	27	83	Bunkie Blackburn B. BlackburnBunkie Blackburn	Worth McMillion (Car Owner)		0	262	0	Running
5	7	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	261	0	Running
6	15	42	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Petty Enterprises		0	259	0	Running
7	20	20	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Zervakis Racing		0	258	0	Running
8	33	91	Ralph Earnhardt R. EarnhardtRalph Earnhardt	Bob Osiecki (Car Owner)		0	258	0	Running
9	23	41	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Petty Enterprises		0	258	0	Running
10	19	49	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	J.C. Parker (Car Owner)		0	258	0	Running
11	31	11	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Car Owner)		0	255	0	Running
12	28	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	255	0	Running
13	32	90	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson	Bob Osiecki (Car Owner)		0	254	0	Running
14	36	61	Sherman Utsman S. UtsmanSherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman (Car Owner)		0	251	0	Running
15	5	21	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Wood Brothers		0	250	47	Block
16	12	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	250	0	Running
17	40	68	Ed Livingston E. Livingston (R)Ed Livingston	Ed Livingston (Car Owner)		0	243	0	Running
18	11	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	243	0	Running
19	43	1	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	Jess Potter (Car Owner)		0	242	0	Running
20	18	54	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	238	0	Running
21	30	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	237	0	Running
22	44	19	Herman Beam H. BeamHerman Beam	Herman Beam (Car Owner)		0	233	0	Running
23	2	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage		0	230	2	Ball Joint
24	9	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	223	0	Fan Belt
25	39	9	Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough (R)Cale Yarborough	Wildcat Williams (Car Owner)		0	212	0	Wheel Bearing
26	34	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Spencer Racing		0	204	0	Engine
27	16	12	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Cliff Stewart Racing		0	194	0	Timing
28	6	72	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	185	14	Distributor
29	29	84	Red Foote R. FooteRed Foote	Rocky Hinton (Car Owner)		0	181	0	Head Gasket
30	26	4	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	White-Clements Racing		0	178	0	Engine
31	17	29	Nelson Stacy N. StacyNelson Stacy	Holman-Moody		0	177	0	Accident
32	35	30	Johnny Sudderth J. SudderthJohnny Sudderth	Fred Clark (Car Owner)		0	171	0	Engine
33	24	86	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	168	0	Oil Pressure
34	14	18	Stick Elliott S. ElliottStick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Car Owner)		0	154	0	Engine
35	25	97	Paul Lewis P. LewisPaul Lewis	Lewis Osborne (Car Owner)		0	142	0	Accident
36	42	96	Bruce Brantley B. BrantleyBruce Brantley	Lewis Osborne (Car Owner)		0	139	0	Rear Gear
37	38	2	Bill Foster B. FosterBill Foster	Cliff Stewart Racing		0	127	0	Brakes
38	10	26	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Mamie Reynolds (Car Owner)		0	72	0	Engine
39	41	79	T.C. Hunt T. HuntT.C. Hunt	Ralph Smith (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Engine
40	22	27	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Melvin Bradley (Car Owner)		0	31	0	Engine
41	13	5	H.G. Rosier H. RosierH.G. Rosier	H.G. Rosier (Car Owner)		0	22	0	Transmission
42	37	38	Woodie Wilson W. WilsonWoodie Wilson	Matt DeMatthews (Car Owner)		0	19	0	Axle
43	21	81	LeeRoy Yarbrough L. YarbroughLeeRoy Yarbrough	Jimmy Baker (Car Owner)		0	17	0	Oil Leak
44	4	46	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Holly Farms		0	8	0	Head Gasket
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