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Volunteer 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
April 29, 1962
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1962 Pontiac
| 500
| 4,405
| running
| 430 |
| 2
| 1
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Banjo Matthews
| 1962 Pontiac
| 494
| 2,500
| running
| 61 |
| 3
| 10
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1962 Pontiac
| 492
| 1,635
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 12
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 475
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 25
| Tom Cox
| 60
| Ray Herlocker
| 1960 Plymouth
| 470
| 850
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 22
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1962 Ford
| 469
| 850
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 14
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1962 Pontiac
| 461
| 650
| lug bolts
| 0 |
| 8
| 31
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 460
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 28
| Bill Morton
| 61
| Bill Morton
| 1962 Ford
| 459
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 33
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 447
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 8
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1962 Pontiac
| 444
| 400
| rear end
| 0 |
| 12
| 20
| Buddy Baker
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 430
| 275
| engine
| 0 |
| 13
| 7
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1962 Pontiac
| 419
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 36
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 417
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 27
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 370
| 200
| head gasket
| 0 |
| 16
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 368
| 300
| engine
| 9 |
| 17
| 13
| Bunkie Blackburn
| 26
|
| 1961 Pontiac
| 359
| 175
| rear end
| 0 |
| 18
| 4
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 302
| 200
| accident
| 0 |
| 19
| 18
| Maurice Petty
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 297
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 30
| Gene Blackburn
| 64
|
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 274
| 150
| axle
| 0 |
| 21
| 17
| Johnny Allen
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 225
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 23
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 14
| Joe Lee Johnson
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 223
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Darel Dieringer
| 90
| Bob Osiecki
| 1962 Dodge
| 191
| 225
| oil line
| 0 |
| 24
| 24
| Tiny Lund
| 30
| Fred Clark
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 187
| 125
| hub
| 0 |
| 25
| 26
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 161
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 3
| Marvin Panch
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1962 Ford
| 154
| 200
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 21
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 139
| 125
| distributor
| 0 |
| 28
| 35
| Charles Griffith
| 49
| J.C. Parker
| 1961 Pontiac
| 137
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 29
| 9
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 109
| 125
| rocker arm
| 0 |
| 30
| 5
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1962 Pontiac
| 96
| 175
| transmission
| 0 |
| 31
| 34
| Stick Elliott
| 18
| Toy Bolton
| 1960 Ford
| 81
| 100
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 32
| 16
| Jim Paschal
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 77
| 100
| crankshaft
| 0 |
| 33
| 29
| Ralph Earnhardt
| 75
| Robert Smith
| 1962 Pontiac
| 68
|
| overheating
| 0 |
| 34
| 2
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 61
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 15
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1962 Dodge
| 60
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 32
| Larry Frank
| 66
| Ratus Walters
| 1962 Ford
| 29
|
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:24:22
Average Speed: 73.397 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.12 seconds
4 cautions for 37 laps
Attendance: 17,000