1962 NASCAR Grand National Series results

1962 season standings

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Race	Date	Track	Starters	Laps	Winner	Pole	Qualifying Speed	Led Most	Points Leader	Average Speed (mph)	Lead Changes	Leaders	Cautions	Caution Laps	Lead Lap Cars
1	11/05/61	Concord	26	200	Jack Smith	Joe Weatherly	68.543	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	59.405	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
2	11/12/61	Asheville-Weaverville	27	200	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	81.743	Rex White	Jack Smith	68.467	5	4	3	14	6
3	02/16/62	Daytona	25	40	Fireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts	158.774	Fireball Roberts	Jack Smith	156.999	N/A	N/A	0	0	7
4	02/16/62	Daytona	25	40	Joe Weatherly	Darel Dieringer	155.086	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	145.395	2	3	N/A	N/A	3
5	02/18/62	Daytona	48	200	Fireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts	158.774	Fireball Roberts	Joe Weatherly	152.529	22	5	0	0	2
6	02/25/62	Concord	20	78	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	N/A	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	53.161	0	1	N/A	N/A	2
7	03/04/62	Asheville-Weaverville	21	200	Joe Weatherly	Rex White	80.460	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	75.471	3	3	1	N/A	1
8	03/17/62	Savannah	16	200	Jack Smith	Rex White	70.588	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	58.775	4	5	3	N/A	2
9	03/18/62	Hillsborough	21	110	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	96.588	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	86.948	4	3	N/A	N/A	4
10	04/01/62	Richmond	25	180	Rex White	Herman Beam		Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	51.363	7	6	5	32	1
11	04/13/62	Columbia	19	200	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	64.423	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	56.710	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
12	04/15/62	North Wilkesboro	35	400	Richard Petty	Junior Johnson	94.142	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	84.737	5	5	5	N/A	2
13	04/19/62	Greenville-Pickens	19	200	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	66.568	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	57.480	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
14	04/21/62	Myrtle Beach	19	200	Jack Smith	Ned Jarrett	68.939	Jack Smith	Joe Weatherly	63.036	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
15	04/22/62	Martinsville	32	500	Richard Petty	Fred Lorenzen	71.287	Fireball Roberts	Joe Weatherly	66.425	6	6	2	N/A	2
16	04/23/62	Bowman-Gray	19	108	Rex White	Rex White	48.417	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	43.392	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4
17	04/29/62	Bristol	36	500	Bobby Johns	Fireball Roberts	81.374	Bobby Johns	Joe Weatherly	73.397	5	3	4	37	1
18	05/04/62	Richmond (Southside)	16	200	Jimmy Pardue	Rex White	71.145	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	67.747	1	2	N/A	N/A	2
19	05/05/62	Hickory	20	250	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	74.074	Jack Smith	Joe Weatherly	71.216	0	1	1	5	1
20	05/06/62	Concord	20	200	Joe Weatherly	Richard Petty		Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	57.052	N/A	N/A	1	2	2
21	05/12/62	Darlington	32	219	Nelson Stacy	Fred Lorenzen	129.810	Fred Lorenzen	Jack Smith	117.429	9	7	6	N/A	2
22	05/19/62	Spartanburg	15	200	Ned Jarrett	Cotton Owens	64.423	Ned Jarrett	Jack Smith	60.080	1	2	N/A	N/A	3
23	05/27/62	Charlotte	48	400	Nelson Stacy	Fireball Roberts	140.150	David Pearson	Joe Weatherly	125.552	18	7	2	14	2
24	06/10/62	Atlanta	46	219	Fred Lorenzen	Banjo Matthews	137.640	Banjo Matthews	Joe Weatherly	101.983	23	7	3	61	2
25	06/16/62	Bowman-Gray	19	200	Johnny Allen	Rex White	48.179	Johnny Allen	Joe Weatherly	45.466	1	2	N/A	N/A	2
26	06/19/62	Augusta	16	200	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	63.069	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	59.850	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
27	06/22/62	Richmond (Southside)	25	300	Jim Paschal	Rex White	70.435	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	66.293	2	3	1	N/A	1
28	06/23/62	South Boston	24	267	Rex White	Jack Smith	79.458	Jack Smith	Joe Weatherly	72.540	1	2	N/A	N/A	3
29	07/04/62	Daytona	33	100	Fireball Roberts	Banjo Matthews	160.499	Banjo Matthews	Joe Weatherly	153.688	14	3	2	7	2
30	07/07/62	Columbia	20	200	Rex White	Jack Smith	66.667	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	62.370	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
31	07/13/62	Asheville	19	250	Jack Smith	Rex White	82.855	Jack Smith	Joe Weatherly	78.294	2	2	0	0	1
32	07/14/62	Greenville-Pickens	21	200	Richard Petty	Rex White	66.055	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	62.219	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
33	07/17/62	Augusta	22	200	Joe Weatherly	Jack Smith	65.885	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	55.104	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
34	07/20/62	Savannah	21	200	Joe Weatherly	Wendell Scott	71.627	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	67.239	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
35	07/21/62	Myrtle Beach	19	200	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	68.467	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	64.171	2	2	N/A	N/A	1
36	07/29/62	Bristol	44	500	Jim Paschal	Fireball Roberts	80.321	Junior Johnson	Joe Weatherly	75.276	12	5	4	21	3
37	08/03/62	Chattanooga	21	200	Joe Weatherly	Richard Petty	73.365	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	71.145	3	3	N/A	N/A	2
38	08/05/62	Nashville	25	500	Jim Paschal	Johnny Allen	77.854	Jim Paschal	Joe Weatherly	64.469	5	4	3	108	1
39	08/08/62	Huntsville	16	200	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	54.086	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	54.644	0	1	N/A	N/A	1
40	08/12/62	Asheville-Weaverville	25	500	Jim Paschal	Jack Smith	82.720	Jim Paschal	Joe Weatherly	77.492	1	2	2	N/A	1
41	08/15/62	Starkey	18	200	Richard Petty	Jack Smith	54.086	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	51.165	2	3	N/A	N/A	5
42	08/18/62	Bowman-Gray	24	200	Richard Petty	Jack Smith	48.102	Jack Smith	Joe Weatherly	46.875	3	2	0	0	1
43	08/21/62	Spartanburg	16	200	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	61.590	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	59.870	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
44	08/25/62	Valdosta	13	200	Ned Jarrett	Richard Petty	59.386	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	61.454	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
45	09/03/62	Darlington	44	364	Larry Frank	Fireball Roberts	130.246	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	117.965	9	7	4	27	4
46	09/07/62	Hickory	24	250	Rex White	Junior Johnson	71.357	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	70.574	1	2	N/A	N/A	1
47	09/09/62	Richmond	33	300	Joe Weatherly	Rex White	66.127	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	64.981	N/A	N/A	1	9	1
48	09/11/62	Moyock	15	250	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	45.569	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	43.078	0	1	N/A	N/A	1
49	09/13/62	Augusta	16	200	Fred Lorenzen	Joe Weatherly	65.421	Ned Jarrett	Joe Weatherly	60.759	2	3	N/A	N/A	2
50	09/23/62	Martinsville	37	500	Nelson Stacy	Fireball Roberts	71.513	Nelson Stacy	Joe Weatherly	66.874	4	4	2	N/A	1
51	09/30/62	North Wilkesboro	31	320	Richard Petty	Fred Lorenzen	94.657	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	86.186	2	3	N/A	N/A	3
52	10/14/62	Charlotte	44	267	Junior Johnson	Fireball Roberts	140.287	Junior Johnson	Joe Weatherly	132.085	10	5	1	6	1
53	10/28/62	Atlanta	44	267	Rex White	Fireball Roberts	138.978	Fireball Roberts	Joe Weatherly	124.740	16	6	3	N/A	3