1962 Dixie 400

Race 53 of 53

Atlanta
267 laps
Time of race: 3:12:24
Average speed of winner: 124.740 mph
Margin of victory: 12 sec.
Lead changes: 16 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-3, Johnson 4-5, Roberts 6-34, Johnson 35-46, Johns 47-52, Johnson 53-65, Johns 66-67, Petty 68-70, Panch 71-95, Roberts 96-102, Johns 103-132, Panch 133-134, Roberts 135-192, Panch 193, Roberts 194-240, Panch 241-264, White 265-267

Race notes: Last win for Rex White. Debut for H.B. Bailey. Finale for Jimmy Thompson and Woodie Wilson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		267	1	3	running	10315	0
2	7	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		267	0	0	running	5270	0
3	3	Marvin Panch	21		'62 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		267	4	52	running	3535	0
4	15	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		266	1	3	running	2415	0
5	2	Fred Lorenzen	28	LaFayette	'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			266	0	0	running	2000	0
6	28	Larry Frank	77		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			264	0	0	running	1300	0
7	39	Stick Elliott	18		'62 Pontiac	Bolton			263	0	0	running	1175	0
8	27	Buck Baker	47		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			263	0	0	running	1125	0
9	12	Jack Smith	17		'62 Pontiac	Jack Smith			262	0	0	running	900	0
10	1	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Pontiac	Jim Stephens		138.978	262	5	144	running	2425	0
11	10	David Pearson	08		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		261	0	0	running	750	0
12	23	Bob Welborn	49		'62 Pontiac	J.C. Parker			261	0	0	running	600	0
13	30	Elmo Langley	66		'62 Ford	Ratus Walters			260	0	0	running	525	0
14	34	Ralph Earnhardt	91		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			259	0	0	running	450	0
15	40	Buddy Baker	87		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			258	0	0	running	425	0
16	18	G.C. Spencer	48		'62 Chevrolet	Floyd Powell			257	0	0	running	350	0
17	20	Jim Paschal	42		'62 Plymouth	Petty			257	0	0	running	350	0
18	16	Bunkie Blackburn	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			257	0	0	running	350	0
19	38	Tiny Lund	12		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			251	0	0	running	425	0
20	8	Johnny Allen	46	Holly Farms	'62 Pontiac				251	0	0	running	350	0
21	32	Herman Beam	19		'62 Ford	Beam			241	0	0	running	325	0
22	26	Jimmy Thompson	90		'62 Dodge	Osiecki			229	0	0	oil pressure	325	0
23	19	Darel Dieringer	26		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			196	0	0	engine	325	0
24	6	Bobby Johns	72		'62 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			188	3	38	accident	515	0
25	22	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pardue			158	0	0	head gasket	325	0
26	36	Sherman Utsman	61		'62 Ford				148	0	0	engine	300	0
27	21	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'62 Mercury				145	0	0	transmission	300	0
28	13	Tommy Irwin	40		'62 Chevrolet				124	0	0	accident	300	0
29	35	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			104	0	0	a-frame	300	0
30	37	H.B. Bailey	24		'61 Pontiac				101	0	0	accident	300	0
31	33	H.G. Rosier	5		'61 Pontiac				99	0	0	rear end	250	0
32	17	Johnny Sudderth	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			85	0	0	sway bar	250	0
33	31	Cale Yarborough	92		'62 Ford	Donald Harrison			84	0	0	engine	250	0
34	29	Doug Yates	27		'62 Chevrolet				75	0	0	engine	275	0
35	9	Nelson Stacy	29		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			71	0	0	accident	250	0
36	4	Junior Johnson	3		'62 Pontiac	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		66	3	27	accident	560	0
37	14	LeeRoy Yarbrough	81		'62 Mercury				62	0	0	accident	250	0
38	41	Red Foote	84		'61 Ford	Hinton			55	0	0	engine	275	0
39	42	Paul Lewis	97		'62 Chevrolet				20	0	0	engine	250	0
40	11	Ned Jarrett	11		'62 Chevrolet	B.G. Holloway	Allman		12	0	0	engine	550	0
41	44	Woodie Wilson	38		'61 Ford	DeMatthews			12	0	0	axle	250	0
42	24	Tom Cox	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			11	0	0	oil pressure	250	0
43	25	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			6	0	0	freeze plug	250	0
44	43	George Green	1		'61 Chevrolet	Jess Potter			3	0	0	engine	250	0