| 1962 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $17,865 | Race Date: | Apr 29, 1962 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6 Laps | Race Duration: | 3h 24m 22s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 73.397 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 7 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Johns B. Johns | Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #72 Pontiac | Car No.: | #22 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Matthews Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 430 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 81.374 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 430 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Running | | 0 | 494 | 61 |
| 3 | 10 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | 60 | Tom Cox (R) | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 470 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 461 | 0 |
| 8 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | 61 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Rear Gear | | 0 | 444 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | Chrysler | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 419 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 417 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 370 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 368 | 9 |
| 17 | 13 | 26 | Bunkie Blackburn | Rear Gear | | 0 | 359 | 0 | |
| 18 | 4 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Accident | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 41 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 64 | Gene Blackburn | Unknown | | 0 | 274 | 0 | |
| 21 | 17 | 85 | Johnny Allen | Monroe Shook (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 90 | Darel Dieringer | Bob Osiecki (Car Owner) | Oil Line |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Tiny Lund | Fred Clark (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Engine | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Hull-Dobbs Ford | Rear Gear | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Distributor | Chrysler | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 49 | Charley Griffith | J.C. Parker (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Rocker Arm | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 30 | 5 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Transmission | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Crankshaft | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 75 | Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 34 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Engine | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 66 | Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
