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World 600

NASCAR Grand National race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 27, 1962
400 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 600 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	18	Nelson Stacy	29	Holman Moody	1962 Ford	400	25,505	running	13
2	4	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1962 Pontiac	400	11,105	running	0
3	15	Fred Lorenzen	0	Holman Moody	1962 Ford	399	6,870	running	0
4	21	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	397	5,400	running	5
5	12	Larry Frank	66	Ratus Walters	1962 Ford	395	3,475	running	0
6	14	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1962 Chevrolet	394	3,600	running	0
7	2	David Pearson	3	Ray Fox	1962 Pontiac	393	4,695	engine	208
8	11	Marvin Panch	21	Wood Brothers	1962 Ford	393	1,600	running	0
9	1	Fireball Roberts	22	Banjo Matthews	1962 Pontiac	393	2,095	running	27
10	24	Bunkie Blackburn	41	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	393	1,100	running	0
11	10	Rex White	4	Rex White	1962 Chevrolet	392	1,075	running	0
12	31	LeeRoy Yarbrough	39	Ray Nichels	1961 Pontiac	386	1,300	running	0
13	19	Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	1962 Pontiac	385	850	running	0
14	8	Emanuel Zervakis	20	Emanuel Zervakis	1962 Mercury	383	1,150	running	0
15	6	Johnny Allen	46	Rex Lovette	1962 Pontiac	380	590	running	4
16	22	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge	378	1,000	running	0
17	26	Red Foote	84	Rocky Hinton	1961 Ford	369	575	running	0
18	46	Bill Morton	61	Bill Morton	1962 Ford	368	485	running	0
19	37	Tiny Lund	30	Fred Clark	1962 Chevrolet	365	500	running	0
20	28	Jimmy Thompson	9	Wildcat Williams	1962 Ford	364	475	running	0
21	27	G.C. Spencer	79	Ralph Smith	1962 Chevrolet	363	500	running	0
22	38	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1961 Chevrolet	360	425	running	0
23	34	Darel Dieringer	90	Bob Osiecki	1962 Dodge	358	500	coil wire	0
24	25	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1962 Pontiac	355	475	brakes	0
25	39	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1962 Ford	348	375	running	0
26	47	Stick Elliott	5	Leroy Faucett	1961 Pontiac	341	350	running	0
27	42	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1962 Mercury	284	375	wheel	0
28	5	Bobby Johns	72	Shorty Johns	1962 Pontiac	284	615	push rod	24
29	17	Jim Reed	77	Ratus Walters	1962 Ford	284	475	engine	0
30	41	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1961 Chevrolet	277	325	engine	0
31	20	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1962 Chevrolet	259	825	oil pressure	0
32	32	Jim Paschal	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	227	600	fuel pump	0
33	33	Herb Tillman	91	Bob Osiecki	1962 Dodge	194	500	clutch	0
34	7	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1962 Pontiac	190	1,400	accident	119
35	16	Buddy Baker	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler	176	300	oil pressure	0
36	29	Ed Livingston	68	Ed Livingston	1961 Ford	118	325	engine	0
37	23	Gerald Duke	92	Don Harrison	1962 Ford	96	300	engine	0
38	9	Junior Johnson	6	Cotton Owens	1962 Pontiac	72	500	clutch	0
39	40	Lee Reitzel	93	Lee Reitzel	1962 Ford	69	325	transmission	0
40	35	John Dodd Jr.	38	Matt DeMatthews	1961 Ford	68	375	engine	0
41	36	Paul Lewis	58		1961 Chevrolet	57	350	engine	0
42	44	Tom Cox	60	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	45	320	crankshaft	0
43	3	Banjo Matthews	94	Banjo Matthews	1962 Pontiac	13	350	accident	0
44	13	Roscoe Thompson	81		1962 Mercury	12	325	engine	0
45	30	Ralph Earnhardt	16	Happy Steigel	1961 Pontiac	11	300	accident	0
46	40	Tubby Gonzales	80	Tubby Gonzales	1961 Ford	6	300	vibration	0
47	43	Johnny Sudderth	96		1961 Chevrolet	5	320	engine	0
48	45	Bobby Waddell	50	Bobby Waddell	1960 Dodge	2	320		0

Time of race: 04:46:44
Average Speed: 125.552 MPH
Pole Speed: 38.53 seconds
2 cautions for 14 laps
Attendance: 45,875