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Gwyn Staley 400
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 15, 1962
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 15
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 400
| 2,725
| running
| 142 |
| 2
| 6
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 400
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 1
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 399
| 1,110
| running
| 19 |
| 4
| 4
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Banjo Matthews
| 1962 Pontiac
| 398
| 850
| running
| 95 |
| 5
| 17
| Darel Dieringer
| 90
| Bob Osiecki
| 1962 Dodge
| 396
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 21
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 395
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 20
| Larry Frank
| 66
| Ratus Walters
| 1962 Ford
| 391
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 2
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1962 Pontiac
| 389
| 590
| running
| 90 |
| 9
| 13
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1962 Pontiac
| 387
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 3
| Billy Wade
| 24
| James Turner
| 1961 Pontiac
| 382
| 375
| accident
| 0 |
| 11
| 18
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 382
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 28
| Tom Cox
| 60
| Ray Herlocker
| 1960 Plymouth
| 381
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 19
| J.C. Hendrix
| 30
| Fred Clark
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 379
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 23
| Herb Thomas
| 91
| Stoney Johnson
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 377
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 16
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1962 Dodge
| 373
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 11
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1962 Pontiac
| 370
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Jim Cushman
| 95
| Jack Russell
| 1961 Plymouth
| 370
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 7
| Tommy Irwin
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 365
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 33
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 362
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 27
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1962 Ford
| 360
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 26
| Gerald Duke
| 92
| Don Harrison
| 1962 Ford
| 356
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 35
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 353
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 32
| Bob Cooper
| 51
| Bob Cooper
| 1960 Plymouth
| 349
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 14
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 318
| 375
| engine
| 54 |
| 25
| 8
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 289
| 125
| transmission
| 0 |
| 26
| 24
| Jim Paschal
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 281
| 100
| transmission
| 0 |
| 27
| 25
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 240
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 5
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1962 Pontiac
| 198
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 31
| Johnny Nave
| 79
| Robert Ramey
| 1960 Ford
| 169
| 100
| withdrew
| 0 |
| 30
| 9
| Cotton Owens
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1962 Pontiac
| 163
| 125
| transmission
| 0 |
| 31
| 12
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 162
| 25
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 32
| 10
| Marvin Panch
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1962 Ford
| 140
| 25
| rear end
| 0 |
| 33
| 22
| David Pearson
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1962 Pontiac
| 90
|
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 34
| 29
| Doug Yates
| 23
| Raeford Johnson
| 1960 Plymouth
| 23
|
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 35
| 34
| Bobby Waddell
| 50
| Bobby Waddell
| 1960 Dodge
| 6
|
| distributor
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:57:01
Average Speed: 84.737 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.9 seconds
5 cautions
Attendance: 9,228