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NASCAR Grand National race
Fairgrounds Raceway, Birmingham, AL
November 4, 1962
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Jim Paschal	41	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	200	1,000	running	192
2	6	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	199	600	running	8
3	12	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler	198	400	running	0
4	5	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1962 Pontiac	198	300	running	0
5	3	Darel Dieringer	26	Mamie Reynolds	1962 Ford	197	275	running	0
6	2	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1962 Pontiac	197	240	running	0
7	4	Rex White	4	Rex White	1962 Chevrolet	197	200	running	0
8	11	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1962 Pontiac	197	375	running	0
9	8	Sherman Utsman	61	Sherman Utsman	1962 Ford	196	150	running	0
10	10	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge	194	140	running	0
11	7	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1962 Chevrolet	188	130	accident	0
12	17	Bill Foster	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	187	120	running	0
13	18	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1962 Pontiac	186	110	running	0
14	9	Maurice Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	186	100	accident	0
15	15	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1962 Ford	186	85	running	0
16	13	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1962 Chevrolet	185	75	running	0
17	20	T.C. Hunt	79	Ralph Smith	1962 Chevrolet	184	65	running	0
18	19	Charles Griffith	30	E.A. McQuaig	1962 Pontiac	182	60	running	0
19	14	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1962 Mercury	148	50	rear end	0
20	16	LeeRoy Yarbrough	81	Jimmy Baker	1962 Mercury	114	50	brakes	0
21	21	Cotton Hodges	9	Wildcat Williams	1962 Ford	9	50	oil leak	0

Time of race: 01:27:47
Average Speed: 68.35 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.34 seconds
1 caution for 4 laps
Attendance: 5,000