1962 National 400

Race 52 of 53

Charlotte
267 laps
Time of race: 3:01:42
Average speed of winner: 132.085 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 6 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts pole, Pearson 1-2, Johnson 3-70, Johns 71-74, Panch 75-98, Johnson 99-125, Panch 126-136, Johns 137-146, Johnson 147-183, Panch 184-195, Johnson 196-267

Race notes: Debut for Bruce Brantley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Junior Johnson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		267	4	204	running	11355	0
2	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Jim Stephens		140.287	265	0	0	running	5420	0
3	8	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			264	0	0	running	3230	0
4	27	Bunkie Blackburn	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			262	0	0	running	2425	0
5	7	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		261	0	0	running	1725	0
6	15	Jim Paschal	42		'62 Plymouth	Petty			259	0	0	running	1250	0
7	20	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'62 Mercury				258	0	0	running	1125	0
8	33	Ralph Earnhardt	91		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			258	0	0	running	1225	0
9	23	Speedy Thompson	41		'62 Plymouth	Petty			258	0	0	running	900	0
10	19	Bob Welborn	49		'62 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			258	0	0	running	825	0
11	31	Ned Jarrett	11		'61 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		255	0	0	running	1300	0
12	28	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			255	0	0	running	625	0
13	32	Jimmy Thompson	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			254	0	0	running	850	0
14	36	Sherman Utsman	61		'62 Ford				251	0	0	running	600	0
15	5	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		250	3	47	block	760	0
16	12	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		250	0	0	running	475	0
17	40	Ed Livingston	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			243	0	0	running	475	0
18	11	Buck Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			243	0	0	running	450	0
19	43	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			242	0	0	running	425	0
20	18	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			238	0	0	running	425	0
21	30	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			237	0	0	running	350	0
22	44	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			233	0	0	running	375	0
23	2	David Pearson	6		'62 Pontiac	Owens	Owens		230	1	2	ball joint	460	0
24	9	Jack Smith	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			223	0	0	fan belt	450	0
25	39	Cale Yarborough	9		'62 Ford	Ewell Williams			212	0	0	wheel bearing	375	0
26	34	G.C. Spencer	48		'62 Chevrolet	Floyd Powell			204	0	0	engine	400	0
27	16	Tiny Lund	12		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			194	0	0	timing	400	0
28	6	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			185	2	14	distributor	360	0
29	29	Red Foote	84		'61 Ford	Hinton			181	0	0	head gasket	300	0
30	26	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		178	0	0	engine	350	0
31	17	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			177	0	0	accident	300	0
32	35	Johnny Sudderth	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			171	0	0	engine	325	0
33	24	Buddy Baker	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			168	0	0	oil pressure	250	0
34	14	Stick Elliott	18		'62 Pontiac	Bolton			154	0	0	engine	250	0
35	25	Paul Lewis	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			142	0	0	accident	350	0
36	42	Bruce Brantley	96		'62 Chevrolet				139	0	0	rear end	275	0
37	38	Bill Foster	2		'61 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			127	0	0	brakes	275	0
38	10	Darel Dieringer	26		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			72	0	0	engine	325	0
39	41	T.C. Hunt	79		'62 Chevrolet				38	0	0	engine	275	0
40	22	Doug Yates	27		'62 Chevrolet				31	0	0	engine	250	0
41	13	H.G. Rosier	5		'61 Pontiac				22	0	0	transmission	400	0
42	37	Woodie Wilson	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			19	0	0	axle	275	0
43	21	LeeRoy Yarbrough	81		'62 Mercury				17	0	0	oil leak	250	0
44	4	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac				8	0	0	head gasket	350	0