1962 Daytona 500

Race 5 of 53

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:10:41
Average speed of winner: 152.529 mph
Margin of victory: 27 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts pole, Weatherly 1, Roberts 2-3, Johnson 4, Roberts 5-15, Owens 16, Johnson 17, Roberts 18-19, Johnson 20-25, Roberts 26-34, Johnson 35-41, Petty 42-46, Roberts 47-48, Johnson 49-52, Roberts 53-63, Johnson 64-66, Roberts 67-80, Petty 81-88, Roberts 89-112, Petty 113-130, Roberts 131-149, Petty 150, Roberts 151-200

Race notes: Debut for Billy Wade. Finale for Paul Barrow, Art Brady, Bob Burdick, and Bill Wimble.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Jim Stephens	Yunick	156.999	200	10	144	running	24190	0
2	10	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		200	4	32	running	10250	0
3	4	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		199	1	1	running	7100	0
4	3	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			199	0	0	running	4025	0
5	34	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			199	0	0	running	2975	0
6	2	David Pearson	39		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		198	0	0	running	2075	0
7	8	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		197	0	0	running	1550	0
8	35	Banjo Matthews	94		'62 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			197	0	0	running	1050	0
9	38	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		195	0	0	running	850	0
10	17	Bob Welborn	44		'62 Pontiac	Julian Petty			194	0	0	running	750	0
11	36	Bill Wimble	32		'61 Pontiac	Wimble			193	0	0	running	600	0
12	16	Ernie Gahan	84		'61 Ford	Hinton			192	0	0	running	500	0
13	24	Bunkie Blackburn	42		'62 Plymouth	Petty			192	0	0	running	500	0
14	28	Jim Paschal	2		'61 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			186	0	0	running	475	0
15	42	Jim Cushman	95		'61 Plymouth	Jack Russell			186	0	0	running	475	0
16	12	Johnny Allen	7		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway			183	0	0	running	450	0
17	33	Speedy Thompson	15		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			182	0	0	engine	450	0
18	45	Billy Wade	01		'62 Ford	Costales			182	0	0	running	425	0
19	46	Paul Barrow	98		'62 Ford				181	0	0	running	425	0
20	47	Tom Cox	60		'60 Plymouth	Herlocker			180	0	0	running	425	0
21	43	Art Brady	9		'62 Ford	Ewell Williams			176	0	0	running	400	0
22	29	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			175	0	0	running	400	0
23	27	Curtis Crider	62		'61 Mercury	Crider			173	0	0	running	400	0
24	26	Jim McGuirk	31		'61 Ford				157	0	0	engine	400	0
25	44	Gerald Duke	92		'62 Ford	Don Harrison			150	0	0	engine	400	0
26	19	George Alsobrook	63		'61 Ford	Ratus Walters			144	0	0	running	400	0
27	7	Dan Gurney	0		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			134	0	0	engine	400	0
28	31	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			89	0	0	accident	400	0
29	15	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			83	0	0	heating	400	0
30	30	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			81	0	0	transmission	400	0
31	40	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			76	0	0	distributor	400	0
32	25	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			75	0	0	oil pressure	400	0
33	5	Cotton Owens	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		73	1	1	clutch	400	0
34	9	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac	Lovette			72	6	22	engine	400	0
35	13	Bob Burdick	53		'62 Pontiac	Roy Burdick			55	0	0	crankshaft	400	0
36	20	Ralph Earnhardt	75		'61 Pontiac	Robert Smith			54	0	0	engine	400	0
37	14	Wally Dallenbach	37		'61 Ford	Don House			53	0	0	engine	400	0
38	22	Charley Griffith	14		'62 Chevrolet	Adcox			53	0	0	rocker arm	400	0
39	41	Sal Tovella	88		'61 Ford	Tom Hawkins			41	0	0	head gasket	400	0
40	23	Red Farmer	23		'61 Ford	Frank Rhoads			34	0	0	spindle	400	0
41	18	Jim Bennett	25		'61 Ford	Thurman Wilkes			31	0	0	head gasket	400	0
42	32	Tommy Irwin	85		'62 Chevrolet	Shook			26	0	0	piston	400	0
43	6	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			25	0	0	engine	400	0
44	37	Marvin Panch	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			19	0	0	rear end	400	0
45	48	G.C. Spencer	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			15	0	0	clutch	400	0
46	11	Larry Frank	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			14	0	0	engine	400	0
47	39	Elmo Langley	77		'61 Ford	Ratus Walters			4	0	0	engine	400	0
48	21	Cale Yarborough	52		'61 Ford	Buesink			4	0	0	electrical	400	0