1962 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1962 - 44 Race Results

Race Name - 44
Date - 8/25/1962
Race Track - Valdosta Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 59.386 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 61.454 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,040
Race Number - 44

More Races from 1962

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	5	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	200	62 Chevrol	1	$1,200
2	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	199	62 Plymout		$600
3	2	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	197	61 Pontiac		$400
4	11	GC Spencer	48	GC Spencer	191	62 Chevrol		$300
5	4	LeeRoy Yarbrough	179	Ralph Smith	191	62 Chevrol		$275
6	6	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	189	62 Dodge		$240
7	8	Wendell Scott	89	Wendell Scott	183	60 Chevrol		$200
8	10	Curtis Crider	63	Curtis Crider	182	62 Mercury		$175
9	7	George Green	1	Jess Potter	182	60 Chevrol		$150
10	12	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	161	60 Ford		$140
11	3	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	130	61 Pontiac		$130
12	9	Sam McQuagg	62	Sam McQuagg	51	60 Ford		$120
13	13	Sammy Packard	38	Matt DeMatthews	45	61 Ford		$110