| 1962 Richmond 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $7,575 | Race Date: | Apr 1, 1962 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 45m 8s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 51.363 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 32 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rex White R. White | Driver: | Herman Beam H. Beam | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #19 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Team: | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 8 of 180 | Pole Speed: | 51.363 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Richmond 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 20 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 180 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 96 |
| 3 | 12 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running |  | 0 | 178 | 10 |
| 4 | 19 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holly Farms | Running | | 0 | 163 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 0 | Harold Carmac | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens Garage | Engine | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Driveshaft |  | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 60 | Tom Cox (R) | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 136 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 76 | Jim Bray | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 2 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Engine | | 0 | 83 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | 20 | Marvin Panch | Overheating | | 0 | 67 | 16 | |
| 18 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Engine | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 84 | Ernie Gahan | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Radiator | | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 21 | 11 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 81 | Dick Dixon | Engine | | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 23 | 14 | 77 | Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Brakes | Chrysler | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 66 | Ralph Moody | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
