NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1962 - Gwyn Staley 400 Race Results
Race Name - Gwyn Staley 400Date - 4/15/1962Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 94.142 mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 84.737 mphLead Changes - 5Total Race Purse - $12,525Race Number - 12 | More Races from 1962 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 15 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 400 | 62 Plymout | 142 | $2,725 |
2 | 6 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | LaFayette (HolmanMoody) | 400 | 62 Ford | 0 | $1,450 |
3 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 399 | 61 Pontiac | 19 | $1,110 |
4 | 4 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Banjo Matthews | 398 | 62 Pontiac | 95 | $850 |
5 | 17 | Darel Dieringer | 90 | Bob Osiecki | 396 | 62 Dodge | 0 | $675 |
6 | 21 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 395 | 62 Chrysle | 0 | $500 |
7 | 20 | Larry Frank | 66 | Ratus Walters | 391 | 62 Ford | 0 | $475 |
8 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 389 | 62 Pontiac | 90 | $590 |
9 | 13 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 387 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $375 |
10 | 3 | Billy Wade | 24 | James Turner | 382 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $375 |
11 | 18 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 382 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $300 |
12 | 28 | Tom Cox | 60 | Ray Herlocker | 381 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $250 |
13 | 19 | JC Hendrix | 30 | Fred Clark | 379 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
14 | 23 | Herb Thomas | 91 | Stoney Johnson | 377 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
15 | 16 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 373 | 62 Dodge | 0 | $175 |
16 | 11 | Bobby Johns | 72 | Shorty Johns | 370 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $175 |
17 | 30 | Jim Cushman | 95 | Jack Russell | 370 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $150 |
18 | 7 | Tommy Irwin | 85 | Monroe Shook | 365 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
19 | 33 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 362 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $150 |
20 | 27 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 360 | 62 Ford | 0 | $150 |
21 | 26 | Gerald Duke | 92 | Don Harrison | 356 | 62 Ford | 0 | $100 |
22 | 35 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 353 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
23 | 32 | Bob Cooper | 51 | Bob Cooper | 349 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
24 | 14 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 318 | 62 Chevrol | 54 | $375 |
25 | 8 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | HolmanMoody | 289 | 62 Ford | 0 | $125 |
26 | 24 | Jim Paschal | 2 | Cliff Stewart | 281 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $100 |
27 | 25 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 240 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
28 | 5 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 198 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $150 |
29 | 31 | Johnny Nave | 79 | Robert Ramey | 169 | 60 Ford | 0 | $100 |
30 | 9 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 163 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $125 |
31 | 12 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 162 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $25 |
32 | 10 | Marvin Panch | 21 | Wood Brothers | 140 | 62 Ford | 0 | $25 |
33 | 22 | David Pearson | 44 | Julian Petty | 90 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $ |
34 | 29 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 23 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $ |
35 | 34 | Bobby Waddell | 50 | Bobby Waddell | 6 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $ |