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Richmond 250

NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
April 1, 1962
180 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 90 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	20	Rex White	4	Rex White	1961 Chevrolet	180	1,850	running	8
2	2	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1962 Chevrolet	179	1,300	running	96
3	12	Junior Johnson	27	Rex Lovette	1961 Pontiac	178	800	running	10
4	19	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1961 Pontiac	168	600	running	0
5	7	Fireball Roberts	22	Rex Lovette	1961 Pontiac	163	450	running	0
6	21	Harold Carmac	0	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	160	375	running	0
7	8	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	1960 Pontiac	157	300	engine	0
8	9	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1960 Chevrolet	154	250	engine	0
9	16	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1961 Chevrolet	152	200	running	0
10	23	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	141	200	driveshaft	0
11	5	Tom Cox	60	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	140	100	transmission	0
12	1	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1960 Ford	136	100	running	0
13	25	Jim Bray	76		1961 Ford	124	100	running	0
14	6	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1961 Pontiac	105	100	running	0
15	13	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1961 Ford	84	100	overheating	0
16	22	Jim Paschal	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	83	75	engine	16
17	10	Marvin Panch	20		1961 Ford	67	75	overheating	16
18	18	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1961 Chevrolet	62	75	engine	0
19	15	Ernie Gahan	84	Rocky Hinton	1961 Ford	53	75	rear end	0
20	3	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1961 Plymouth	34	75	radiator	34
21	11	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1960 Ford	28	75	running	0
22	17	Dick Dixon	81		1961 Ford	23	75	engine	0
23	14	Larry Frank	77	Ratus Walters	1961 Ford	18	75	accident	0
24	4	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	2	75	brakes	0
25	24	Ralph Moody	66	Ratus Walters	1962 Ford	1	75	overheating	0

Notes: Scheduled for 250 laps; ended at 180 laps due to darkness.
Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 01:45:08
Average Speed: 51.363 MPH
5 cautions for 32 laps
Race Purse: $ 8,875