1962 Southeastern 500

Race 36 of 53

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:19:16
Average speed of winner: 75.276 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 lap
Lead changes: 12 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-29, Johnson 30-155, Lorenzen 156-168, Petty 169-171, Lorenzen 172-176, Allen 177-236, Petty 237-243, Johnson 244-283, Petty 284-320, Lorenzen 321-411, Paschal 412-462, Lorenzen 463-474, Paschal 475-500

Race notes: Debut for Allan Harley and Ralph Smith.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	Jim Paschal	42		'62 Plymouth	Petty			500	2	77	running	3930	0
2	4	Fred Lorenzen	20		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			500	4	121	running	2370	0
3	16	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	3	47	running	1540	0
4	14	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac				498	1	60	running	1270	0
5	8	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			498	0	0	running	875	0
6	13	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		498	0	0	running	900	0
7	11	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		494	0	0	running	650	0
8	21	Bunkie Blackburn	41		'62 Plymouth	Petty			491	0	0	running	550	0
9	19	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		491	0	0	running	675	0
10	6	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			491	0	0	running	450	0
11	7	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		489	0	0	running	375	0
12	17	Bob Welborn	49		'62 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			486	0	0	running	275	0
13	18	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			486	0	0	running	350	0
14	5	Sherman Utsman	61		'62 Ford				483	0	0	running	275	0
15	27	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			483	0	0	running	200	0
16	34	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			468	0	0	running	290	0
17	26	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			467	0	0	running	175	0
18	31	Ken Rush	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			463	0	0	running	150	0
19	33	Wendell Scott	34		'61 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			454	0	0	running	150	0
20	25	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			453	0	0	running	150	0
21	9	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			444	0	0	running	175	0
22	32	Ray Hendrick	35	Rebel Racing	'61 Pontiac				438	0	0	running	125	0
23	40	John Hamby	63		'61 Mercury	Crider			435	0	0	running	125	0
24	35	Worth McMillion	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			432	0	0	running	125	0
25	29	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			430	0	0	hub	125	0
26	44	Ralph Smith	79		'62 Chevrolet				392	0	0	rear end	125	0
27	37	Fred Harb	17		'61 Ford	Harb			385	0	0	axle	125	0
28	3	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			324	0	0	engine	125	0
29	2	Junior Johnson	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		283	2	166	accident	370	0
30	10	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'62 Mercury				258	0	0	engine	225	0
31	20	Tommy Irwin	27		'62 Chevrolet				247	0	0	rear end	100	0
32	24	G.C. Spencer	48		'62 Chevrolet	Floyd Powell			241	0	0	rear end	100	0
33	39	Lee Reitzel	93		'62 Ford				228	0	0	rear end	0	0
34	36	Stick Elliott	18		'61 Pontiac	Bolton			225	0	0	engine	0	0
35	38	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			213	0	0	rear end	0	0
36	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Jim Stephens		80.321	185	1	29	ignition	270	0
37	22	David Pearson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		135	0	0	water pump	0	0
38	28	Bill Morton	64		'60 Chevrolet				133	0	0	wheel bearing	0	0
39	41	Reb Wickersham	67		'60 Oldsmobile	Wickersham			133	0	0	engine	0	0
40	42	Earl Brooks	89		'60 Chevrolet				110	0	0	rear end	0	0
41	15	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			78	0	0	brakes	0	0
42	23	LeeRoy Yarbrough	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			69	0	0	rear end	0	0
43	30	T.C. Hunt	9		'62 Ford	Ewell Williams			63	0	0	bearing	0	0
44	43	Allan Harley	65		'60 Dodge				5	0	0	handling	0	0