1962 Rebel 300

Race 21 of 53

Darlington
219 laps
Time of race: 2:33:17
Average speed of winner: 117.429 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 9 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 6 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Roberts 1, Lorenzen 2-52, Johns 53-54, Pearson 55-110, Dieringer 111-127, Lorenzen 128-147, Stacy 148-161, Panch 162-218, Stacy 219

Race notes: Jack Smith took the points lead from Joe Weatherly.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			219	2	15	running	7900	0
2	5	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		219	1	57	running	4890	0
3	1	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody		129.810	218	2	71	accident	3400	0
4	11	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			217	0	0	running	2270	0
5	14	Cotton Owens	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		216	0	0	accident	1765	0
6	32	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			215	0	0	running	1300	0
7	6	David Pearson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		215	1	56	running	1025	0
8	9	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			214	1	2	tire	925	0
9	29	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		214	0	0	running	1000	0
10	16	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			213	0	0	running	750	0
11	15	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			208	0	0	running	700	0
12	10	Darel Dieringer	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			205	1	17	rear end	650	0
13	17	Cale Yarborough	52		'62 Ford	Buesink			205	0	0	running	600	0
14	12	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			203	0	0	running	615	0
15	7	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		201	0	0	running	500	0
16	22	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			195	0	0	running	450	0
17	26	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			193	0	0	running	400	0
18	4	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		190	0	0	running	370	0
19	25	Tubby Gonzales	80		'61 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			190	0	0	running	300	0
20	27	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			186	0	0	running	300	0
21	31	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			178	0	0	running	200	0
22	19	Jim Paschal	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			154	0	0	accident	200	0
23	28	Lee Reitzel	93		'62 Ford	Reitzel			143	0	0	accident	200	0
24	20	Elmo Langley	64		'62 Ford				137	0	0	rear end	200	0
25	21	Ralph Earnhardt	75		'61 Pontiac	Robert Smith			130	0	0	push rod	200	0
26	18	Jim Reed	77		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			129	0	0	accident	200	0
27	13	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		48	0	0	accident	200	0
28	24	G.C. Spencer	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			45	0	0	accident	200	0
29	23	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'62 Mercury				28	0	0	handling	200	0
30	30	LeeRoy Yarbrough	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			23	0	0	engine	200	0
31	8	Junior Johnson	39		'61 Pontiac	Nichels			7	0	0	oil leak	200	0
32	2	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			4	1	1	accident	265	0