1962 Firecracker 250

Race 29 of 53

Daytona
100 laps
Time of race: 1:37:36
Average speed of winner: 153.688 mph
Margin of victory: 12 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: Matthews pole, Roberts 1, Matthews 2-18, Johns 19-21, Matthews 22-31, Johns 32, Matthews 33, Johns 34, Matthews 35, Johns 36-40, Matthews 41-72, Johns 73, Roberts 74, Johns 75-80, Roberts 81-100

Race notes: Last pole for Banjo Matthews. Finale for John Dodd, Jr., Tubby Gonzales, and Art Malone.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			100	3	22	running	7900	0
2	7	Junior Johnson	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		100	0	0	running	4890	0
3	10	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		98	0	0	running	3400	0
4	8	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			98	0	0	running	2270	0
5	12	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			97	0	0	running	1765	0
6	16	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			96	0	0	running	1300	0
7	23	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		96	0	0	running	1025	0
8	5	David Pearson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		96	0	0	running	925	0
9	19	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			95	0	0	running	1000	0
10	13	Art Malone	41		'62 Pontiac				95	0	0	running	750	0
11	21	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		93	0	0	running	700	0
12	26	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			92	0	0	running	650	0
13	27	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			89	0	0	running	600	0
14	29	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			89	0	0	running	615	0
15	33	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			89	0	0	running	500	0
16	32	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			88	0	0	running	450	0
17	18	Ralph Earnhardt	16		'62 Chevrolet	Steigel			85	0	0	running	400	0
18	25	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			84	0	0	running	370	0
19	2	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			82	5	17	transmission	300	0
20	28	Darel Dieringer	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			76	0	0	engine	300	0
21	1	Banjo Matthews	02		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews		160.499	73	6	61	engine	200	0
22	22	Roscoe Thompson	81		'62 Mercury				42	0	0	engine	200	0
23	6	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		34	0	0	accident	200	0
24	9	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			34	0	0	accident	200	0
25	14	LeeRoy Yarbrough	39		'61 Pontiac	Nichels			34	0	0	accident	200	0
26	15	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			32	0	0	accident	200	0
27	3	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac				24	0	0	transmission	200	0
28	31	Tubby Gonzales	80		'62 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			20	0	0	oil pressure	200	0
29	24	John Dodd, Jr.	38		'60 Ford	DeMatthews			10	0	0	engine	200	0
30	11	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		6	0	0	accident	200	0
31	20	Tom Pistone	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			2	0	0	accident	200	0
32	30	Tommy Irwin	27		'62 Chevrolet				1	0	0	oil pressure	265	0
33	17	Bob Welborn	12		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			1	0	0	lug bolts	265	0