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Hickory 250

NASCAR Grand National race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
May 5, 1962
250 laps on 0.4 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1961 Pontiac	250	1,000	running	250
2	3	Rex White	4	Rex White	1962 Chevrolet	248	600	running	0
3	7	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1961 Pontiac	246	400	running	0
4	13	Jim Paschal	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	240	300	running	0
5	6	Ralph Earnhardt	75	Robert Smith	1961 Pontiac	237	275	running	0
6	4	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	234	240	running	0
7	16	Tom Cox	60	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	231	200	running	0
8	18	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1960 Chevrolet	229	175	running	0
9	19	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1960 Ford	223	150	running	0
10	5	Johnny Allen	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	221	140	running	0
11	17	John Hamby	X		1960 Ford	197	130	running	0
12	11	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1961 Ford	172	120	overheating	0
13	9	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1962 Chevrolet	167	110	rear end	0
14	2	Junior Johnson	27	Rex Lovette	1961 Pontiac	145	100		0
15	10	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1960 Chevrolet	145	85	spindle	0
16	12	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1961 Chevrolet	141	75	running	0
17	8	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	1961 Pontiac	126	65	overheating	0
18	14	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1960 Ford	96	60	oil leak	0
19	15	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	31	50	head gasket	0
20	20	Bobby Waddell	50	Bobby Waddell	1960 Dodge	1	50	engine	0

Time of race: 01:24:15
Average Speed: 71.216 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.44 seconds
1 caution for 5 laps
Attendance: 10,000