| 1962 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 53 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $13,375 | Race Date: | Aug 12, 1962 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 3h 13m 34s | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 | Average Speed: | 77.492 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Driver: | Jack Smith J. Smith | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #42 Plymouth | Car No.: | #47 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 337 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 82.720 MPH | |||||
| Official 1962 Western North Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 337 |
| 2 | 7 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 497 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 495 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 494 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 488 | 163 |
| 6 | 3 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 487 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 485 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 456 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | Tom Cox (R) | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 63 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 438 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 413 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 89 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 371 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 0 | Eddie Pagan | Dick Getty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 61 | Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 273 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 60 | Ray Hughes | Ray Herlocker (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 27 | Tommy Irwin | Melvin Bradley (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 49 | Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 79 | Bill Smith | Ralph Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Valves | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Unknown | Chrysler | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | Chrysler | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 65 | Allan Harley | Allan Harley (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
