1962 Nashville 500

Race 38 of 53

Nashville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:52:41
Average speed of winner: 64.469 mph
Margin of victory: 4 laps
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 108 laps
Lap leaders: Allen 1-46, Petty 47-180, Paschal 181-189, Petty 190, Buc. Baker 191-202, Paschal 203-500

Race notes: Last pole for Johnny Allen. Finale for Harold Carmac, Joe Lee Johnson, and Ralph Smith. Only start for Hank Grilliot.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Jim Paschal	42		'62 Plymouth	Petty			500	2	307	running	3250	0
2	2	Richard Petty	43		'62 Pontiac	Petty	Inman		496	2	135	running	1875	0
3	9	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			493	1	12	running	1350	0
4	10	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		489	0	0	running	800	0
5	11	Tom Cox	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			471	0	0	running	700	0
6	13	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			463	0	0	running	600	0
7	16	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			452	0	0	running	500	0
8	12	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			422	0	0	running	500	0
9	8	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		387	0	0	engine	550	0
10	17	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			384	0	0	rocker arm	365	0
11	5	G.C. Spencer	48		'62 Chevrolet	Floyd Powell			357	0	0	running	350	0
12	15	Bob Welborn	149		'62 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			333	0	0	running	225	0
13	6	Sherman Utsman	61		'62 Ford				330	0	0	hub	240	0
14	24	Ralph Smith	79		'62 Chevrolet				292	0	0	drive shaft	175	0
15	19	Wendell Scott	34		'61 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			244	0	0	accident	150	0
16	4	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			204	0	0	engine	150	0
17	1	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac			77.854	179	1	46	accident	175	0
18	7	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			119	0	0	heating	150	0
19	20	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Jim Stephens			78	0	0	steering	150	0
20	18	Nero Steptoe	49		'61 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			78	0	0	accident	150	0
21	14	Buddy Baker	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			60	0	0	head gasket	150	0
22	22	Harold Carmac	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			12	0	0	oil pressure	150	0
23	23	Earl Brooks	63		'61 Mercury	Crider			2	0	0	handling	150	0
24	25	Joe Lee Johnson	41		'61 Pontiac				2	0	0	clutch	150	0
25	21	Hank Grilliot	74		'62 Studebaker				1	0	0	handling	150	0