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 - 2 Race Results
Race Name - 2Date - 11/12/1961Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 81.743 mphNumber of Cautions - 3Caution Laps - 14Average Race Speed - 68.467 mphLead Changes - 5Total Race Purse - $3,985Race Number - 2 | More Races from 1962 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 5 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 200 | 61 Chevrol | 123 | $800 |
2 | 12 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 200 | 61 Chrysle | 6 | $525 |
3 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 200 | 61 Pontiac | 16 | $375 |
4 | 6 | Jack Smith | 46 | Jack Smith | 200 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $275 |
5 | 4 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 200 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $350 |
6 | 3 | Tommy Irwin | 85 | Monroe Shook | 200 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $215 |
7 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 199 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
8 | 9 | Jim Paschal | 44 | Julian Petty | 198 | 61 Pontiac | 55 | $150 |
9 | 15 | Bill Morton | 64 | Bill Morton | 192 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $140 |
10 | 20 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 187 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $130 |
11 | 19 | Tom Cox | 55 | Ray Herlocker | 187 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $125 |
12 | 16 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 183 | 60 Ford | 0 | $110 |
13 | 13 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 183 | 59 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
14 | 25 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 179 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $85 |
15 | 27 | Bob Cooper | 58 | Bob Cooper | 178 | 60 Ford | 0 | $70 |
16 | 22 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 169 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $60 |
17 | 21 | Joe Jones | 77 | Joe Jones | 168 | 60 Ford | 0 | $50 |
18 | 23 | Ed Livingston | 68 | Curtis Crider | 163 | 60 Ford | 0 | $50 |
19 | 14 | Bobby Waddell | 71 | Bobby Waddell | 161 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $50 |
20 | 26 | Lester Hicks | 25 | 158 | 60 Dodge | 0 | $50 | |
21 | 18 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 152 | 61 Plymout | 0 | $50 |
22 | 11 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 149 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
23 | 17 | Mark Hurley | 89 | 145 | 59 Pontiac | 0 | $ | |
24 | 24 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 137 | 60 Ford | 0 | $ |
25 | 10 | Fred Harb | 59 | BG Holloway | 60 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $ |
26 | 2 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 35 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $ |
27 | 7 | Joe Lee Johnson | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | 8 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $ |