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Daytona 500 1962
Daytona 500 1962
Daytona International Speedway
· 1962 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Fireball Roberts
Jim Stephens (Owner)
Pontiac
200
3000
2
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
200
2880
3
Joe Weatherly
Bud Moore Engineering
Pontiac
199
2760
4
Jack Smith
Jack Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
199
2640
5
Fred Lorenzen
Holman Moody
Ford
199
2520
6
David Pearson
Fox Racing
Pontiac
198
2400
7
Rex White
Rex White (Owner)
Chevrolet
197
2280
8
Banjo Matthews
Matthews Racing
Pontiac
197
2160
9
Ned Jarrett
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
196
2040
10
Bob Welborn
Julian Petty (Owner)
Pontiac
194
1920
11
Bill Wimble
Dave McCready (Owner)
Pontiac
193
1800
12
Ernie Gahan
Rocky Hinton (Owner)
Ford
192
1680
13
Bunkie Blackburn
Petty Enterprises
Plymouth
192
1560
14
Jim Paschal
Cliff Stewart Racing
Pontiac
186
1440
15
Jim Cushman
Jack Russell (Owner)
Plymouth
186
1320
16
Johnny Allen
B.G. Holloway (Owner)
Chevrolet
183
1200
17
Speedy Thompson
Ford
182
1080
18
Billy Wade
Luther Costales (Owner)
Ford
182
960
19
Paul Barrow
Ronald Hawk (Owner)
Ford
181
840
20
Tom Cox
Ray Herlocker (Owner)
Plymouth
180
720
21
Art Brady
Wildcat Williams (Owner)
Ford
176
600
22
Herman Beam
Herman Beam (Owner)
Ford
175
480
23
Curtis Crider
Curtis Crider (Owner)
Mercury
173
360
24
Jim McGuirk
Ford
157
240
25
Gerald Duke
Don Harrison (Owner)
Ford
150
120
26
George Alsobrook
Ratus Walters (Owner)
Ford
144
120
27
Dan Gurney
Holman Moody
Ford
134
120
28
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
89
120
29
Buddy Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Chrysler
83
120
30
Bobby Johns
Shorty Johns (Owner)
Pontiac
81
120
31
Larry Thomas
Wade Younts (Owner)
Dodge
76
120
32
Ed Livingston
Ed Livingston (Owner)
Ford
75
120
33
Cotton Owens
Owens Racing
Pontiac
73
120
34
Junior Johnson
Rex Lovette (Owner)
Pontiac
72
120
35
Bob Burdick
Roy Burdick (Owner)
Pontiac
55
120
36
Ralph Earnhardt
Robert Smith (Owner)
Pontiac
54
120
37
Wally Dallenbach Sr.
Don House (Owner)
Ford
53
120
38
Charley Griffith
Joe Lee Johnson (Owner)
Chevrolet
53
120
39
Sal Tovella
Tom Hawkins (Owner)
Ford
41
120
40
Red Farmer
Frank Rhoads (Owner)
Ford
34
120
41
Jim Bennett
Thurman Wilkes (Owner)
Ford
31
120
42
Tommy Irwin
Monroe Shook (Owner)
Chevrolet
26
120
43
Nelson Stacy
Holman Moody
Ford
25
120
44
Marvin Panch
Bob Osiecki (Owner)
Dodge
19
120
45
G.C. Spencer
Matt DeMatthews (Owner)
Ford
15
120
46
Larry Frank
Ratus Walters (Owner)
Ford
14
120
47
Elmo Langley
Ratus Walters (Owner)
Ford
4
120
48
Cale Yarborough
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
4
120
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1962 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Fireball Roberts
Jim Stephens (Owner)
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