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1962 - Firecracker 250 Race Results


Race Name - Firecracker 250
Date - 7/4/1962
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 160.499 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps - 7
Average Race Speed - 153.68 mph
Lead Changes - 14
Total Race Purse - $32,740
Race Number - 29
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Fireball Roberts 22 Banjo Matthews 100 62 Pontiac 22 $9,850
2 7 Junior Johnson 6 Cotton Owens 100 62 Pontiac 0 $5,450
3 10 Marvin Panch 21 Wood Brothers 98 62 Ford 0 $3,400
4 8 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 98 62 Pontiac 0 $1,675
5 12 Jimmy Pardue 54 Jimmy Pardue 97 62 Pontiac 0 $1,225
6 16 Larry Frank 66 Ratus Walters 96 62 Ford 0 $900
7 23 Ned Jarrett 11 BG Holloway 96 62 Chevrol 0 $775
8 5 David Pearson 3 Ray Fox 96 62 Pontiac 0 $1,075
9 19 Larry Thomas 36 Wade Younts 95 62 Dodge 0 $650
10 13 Art Malone 41 Jack Smith 95 62 Pontiac 0 $600
11 21 Rex White 4 Louis Clements (Rex White) 93 62 Chevrol 0 $450
12 26 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 92 62 Chrysle 0 $350
13 27 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 89 62 Ford 0 $320
14 29 Tom Cox 60 Ray Herlocker 89 60 Plymout 0 $300
15 33 George Green 1 Jess Potter 89 61 Chevrol 0 $220
16 32 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 88 62 Mercury 0 $200
17 18 Ralph Earnhardt 16 Happy Steigel 85 62 Chevrol 0 $275
18 25 Buddy Baker 86 Buck Baker 84 62 Chrysle 0 $250
19 2 Bobby Johns 72 Shorty Johns 82 62 Pontiac 17 $275
20 28 Darel Dieringer 90 Bob Osiecki 76 62 Dodge 0 $250
21 1 Banjo Matthews 2 Banjo Matthews 73 62 Pontiac 61 $400
22 22 Roscoe Thompson 81 Jimmy Baker 42 62 Mercury 0 $250
23 6 Joe Weatherly 8 Bud Moore 34 62 Pontiac 0 $600
24 9 Fred Lorenzen 28 LaFayette (HolmanMoody) 34 62 Ford 0 $400
25 14 LeeRoy Yarbrough 39 Ray Nichels 34 61 Pontiac 0 $300
26 15 Nelson Stacy 29 HolmanMoody 32 62 Ford 0 $250
27 3 Johnny Allen 46 Holly Farms (Fred Lovette) 24 62 Pontiac 0 $600
28 31 Tubby Gonzales 80 Tubby Gonzales 20 62 Ford 0 $200
29 24 John Dodd Jr 38 Matt DeMatthews 10 60 Ford 0 $250
30 11 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 6 62 Plymout 0 $275
31 20 Tom Pistone 97 Lewis Osborne 2 62 Chevrol 0 $250
32 30 Tommy Irwin 27 Melvin Bradley 1 62 Chevrol 0 $200
33 17 Bob Welborn 12 Cliff Stewart 1 62 Pontiac 0 $275