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1962 Virginia 500


Race 15 of 53


Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:45:49
Average speed of winner: 66.425 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 lap
Lead changes: 6 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 2 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen 1-18, Stacy 19-48, White 49-55, Johnson 56-111, R. Petty 112-135, Roberts 136-379, R. Petty 380-500

Race notes: Finale for Lester Hicks.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
17Richard Petty43'62 PlymouthPettyInman5002145running34000
227Joe Weatherly8'62 PontiacMooreMoore50000running16250
38Rex White4'62 ChevroletClementsClements49917running12100
41Fred Lorenzen28LaFayette'61 FordHolman-Moody71.287499118running8600
55Lee Petty41'62 PlymouthPetty49900running7500
63Marvin Panch21'62 FordWood BrothersLeonard Wood49200running6500
76Jack Smith47'62 PontiacJack Smith49200running5500
810Billy Wade24'61 PontiacJames Turner48700running5000
913Larry Frank66'62 FordRatus Walters48700running4000
1019Darel Dieringer90'62 DodgeOsiecki46900running3650
1120Herman Beam19'62 FordBeam46100running3250
1229G.C. Spencer48'60 ChevroletFloyd Powell45600coil2750
1316Ned Jarrett11'62 ChevroletB.G. HollowayAllman45600running4500
1425Wendell Scott34'61 ChevroletWendell Scott45600running2250
1522Larry Thomas36'62 DodgeYounts45100running1500
169Jimmy Pardue54'62 PontiacPardue43800rear end1500
1712Tom Cox60'60 PlymouthHerlocker43000ball joint1500
1818Fireball Roberts22'62 PontiacBanjo Matthews4151244rear end3900
1924Curtis Crider62'61 MercuryCrider41000brakes1500
2011Johnny Allen85'62 ChevroletShook28200rear end1500
212Nelson Stacy29'62 FordHolman-Moody248130rear end1800
2226Junior Johnson27Holly Farms'61 PontiacLovette204156rear end2100
2315Buck Baker87'62 ChryslerBuck Baker20200transmission1500
2421George Green1'61 ChevroletJess Potter19400engine1500
254Bobby Johns72'62 PontiacShorty Johns11100brakes1500
2630Lester Hicks65'60 Dodge10600engine1000
2723Stick Elliott18'60 FordBolton9800rocker arm1000
2814Fred Harb17'61 FordHarb2000clutch1000
2928Bob Cooper51'60 Ford1800rear end1000
3017Ralph Earnhardt75'61 PontiacRobert Smith1800fan belt1000
3131Neil Castles76'60 Ford100brakes1000
3232Johnny Nave79'60 Ford100transmission1000


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