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St. Patrick's Day 200
NASCAR Grand National race
Savannah Speedway, Savannah, GA
March 17, 1962
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| 48 |
| 2
| 9
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1960 Pontiac
| 200
| 600
| running
| 35 |
| 3
| 3
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1961 Pontiac
| 198
| 400
| running
| 36 |
| 4
| 13
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 190
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 1
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 183
| 275
| axle
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Tom Cox
| 60
| Ray Herlocker
| 1960 Plymouth
| 182
| 240
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 11
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 177
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 15
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 173
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 5
| Buddy Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 161
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 14
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 156
| 140
| tie rod
| 0 |
| 11
| 7
| Jim Paschal
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 155
| 130
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 12
| 12
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 150
| 120
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 13
| 6
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 134
| 310
| oil pan
| 81 |
| 14
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 52
| 100
| ball joint
| 0 |
| 15
| 2
| Darel Dieringer
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1961 Chrysler
| 36
| 85
| accident
| 0 |
| 16
| 16
| Ed Livingston
| 68
| Ed Livingston
| 1961 Ford
| 6
| 75
| head gasket
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:41:45
Average Speed: 58.775 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.5 seconds
3 cautions
Attendance: 7,000