1962 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results

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1962 - Western North Carolina 500 Race Results

Race Name - Western North Carolina 500
Date - 8/12/1962
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 82.72 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 77.492 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $13,375
Race Number - 40

More Races from 1962

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Jim Paschal	42	Petty Enterprises	500	62 Plymout	337	$2,350
2	7	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	497	62 Pontiac	0	$1,625
3	5	Rex White	4	Louis Clements (Rex White)	495	62 Chevrol	0	$1,150
4	11	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	494	62 Chevrol	0	$1,150
5	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	488	62 Pontiac	163	$800
6	3	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	487	62 Pontiac	0	$650
7	6	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	485	62 Plymout	0	$600
8	14	George Green	1	Jess Potter	456	61 Chevrol	0	$550
9	15	Tom Cox	2	Cliff Stewart	454	62 Pontiac	0	$450
10	17	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	451	62 Dodge	0	$400
11	21	Curtis Crider	63	Curtis Crider	438	61 Mercury	0	$375
12	18	Worth McMillion	83	Worth McMillion	413	62 Pontiac	0	$375
13	16	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	377	62 Ford	0	$325
14	25	Wendell Scott	89	Wendell Scott	371	60 Chevrol	0	$275
15	24	Eddie Pagan	0	Dick Getty	354	62 Chevrol	0	$250
16	9	Sherman Utsman	61	Sherman Utsman	273	62 Ford	0	$250
17	19	Ray Hughes	60	Ray Herlocker	235	60 Plymout	0	$250
18	4	Tommy Irwin	27	Melvin Bradley	151	62 Chevrol	0	$225
19	10	Bob Welborn	49	JC Parker	116	62 Pontiac	0	$225
20	22	Bob Cooper	51	Bob Cooper	106	60 Ford	0	$225
21	20	Bill Smith	79	Ralph Smith	60	62 Chevrol	0	$200
22	12	GC Spencer	48	GC Spencer	46	62 Chevrol	0	$200
23	8	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	26	62 Chrysle	0	$175
24	13	Buddy Baker	86	Buck Baker	18	61 Chrysle	0	$150
25	23	Allan Harley	65	Allan Harley	10	60 Dodge	0	$150