1962 - NASCAR Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

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1962 - 18 Race Results

Race Name - 18
Date - 5/4/1962
Race Track - Southside Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.333 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 67 miles
Pole Speed - 71.145 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 67.747 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $3,800
Race Number - 18

More Races from 1962

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	12	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	200	62 Pontiac	66	$550
2	4	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	200	61 Pontiac	0	$480
3	7	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	199	60 Plymout	0	$375
4	9	Joe Weatherly	17	Fred Harb	197	61 Ford	0	$290
5	3	Jim Paschal	2	Cliff Stewart	196	62 Pontiac	0	$275
6	5	Emanuel Zervakis	20	Emanuel Zervakis	195	62 Mercury	0	$220
7	8	Johnny Allen	85	Monroe Shook	192	61 Chevrol	0	$200
8	11	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	190	61 Chevrol	0	$175
9	16	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	180	60 Ford	0	$150
10	14	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	180	61 Ford	0	$155
11	13	Bob Devine	224		177	61 Chevrol	0	$130
12	10	Ronnie Fones	112		170	60 Chevrol	0	$135
13	1	Rex White	4	Louis Clements (Rex White)	142	62 Chevrol	134	$140
14	6	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	79	62 Chevrol	0	$350
15	2	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	66	62 Dodge	0	$100
16	15	Jim Bray	76	Neil Castles	34	61 Ford	0	$75