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Daytona 500 Qualifying Race
NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 16, 1962
40 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1962 Pontiac
| 40
| 1,000
| running
| 29 |
| 2
| 5
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 40
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 7
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 40
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 12
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 39
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 11
| Johnny Allen
| 7
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 39
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 16
| Wally Dallenbach
| 37
| Don House
| 1961 Ford
| 39
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 15
| Woodie Wilson
| 5
| Leroy Faucett
| 1961 Pontiac
| 39
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| Bob Welborn
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1962 Pontiac
| 38
| 175
| tire
| 0 |
| 9
| 20
| George Alsobrook
| 63
| Ratus Walters
| 1961 Ford
| 38
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Cale Yarborough
| 52
| Julian Buesink
| 1961 Ford
| 38
| 140
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 24
| Red Farmer
| 23
| Frank Rhoads
| 1961 Ford
| 38
| 135
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 21
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Ed Livingston
| 1961 Ford
| 38
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 23
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 37
| 115
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 22
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1962 Ford
| 35
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 2
| Banjo Matthews
| 94
| Banjo Matthews
| 1962 Pontiac
| 30
| 85
| fuel pump
| 11 |
| 16
| 9
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 22
| 75
| rocker arm
| 0 |
| 17
| 14
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 12
| 75
| timing
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Paul Barrow
| 98
| Ronald Hawk
| 1962 Ford
| 8
| 75
| universal joint
| 0 |
| 19
| 17
| Elmo Langley
| 77
| Ratus Walters
| 1961 Ford
| 5
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 10
| Marvin Panch
| 90
| Bob Osiecki
| 1962 Dodge
| 4
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 21
| 4
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1962 Pontiac
| 4
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 22
| 1
| Darel Dieringer
| 39
| Ray Fox
| 1961 Pontiac
| 3
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 6
| Speedy Thompson
| 15
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 3
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 19
| Art Brady
| 9
| Wildcat Williams
| 1962 Ford
| 3
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 8
| Tommy Irwin
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 1
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 26
| Tom Pistone
| 59
|
| 1962 Pontiac
| 0
| 0
| did not start
| 0 |
| 27
| 27
| Whitey Gerken
| 70
|
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 0
| 0
| did not start
| 0 |
| 28
| 28
| David Pearson
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1962 Pontiac
| 0
| 0
| did not start
| 0 |
|
| 11
| Jim Reed
| 7
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
Time of race: 00:41:16
Average Speed: 145.395 MPH
Pole Speed: 58.032 seconds
1 caution for 5 laps