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 - 9 Race Results
Race Name - 9Date - 3/18/1962Race Track - Orange SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.9 milesRace Length (Miles) - 99 milesPole Speed - 96.285 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 86.948 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $4,575Race Number - 9 | More Races from 1962 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 110 | 61 Chevrol | 5 | $1,000 |
2 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 110 | 62 Plymout | 26 | $600 |
3 | 7 | Jim Paschal | 2 | Cliff Stewart | 110 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $400 |
4 | 21 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 110 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $300 |
5 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 109 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $275 |
6 | 8 | Maurice Petty | 41 | Petty Enterprises | 107 | 62 Plymout | 0 | $240 |
7 | 13 | Ralph Earnhardt | 75 | Robert Smith | 105 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $200 |
8 | 14 | Tom Cox | 60 | Ray Herlocker | 105 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $175 |
9 | 11 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 105 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $150 |
10 | 9 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 105 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $340 |
11 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 102 | 61 Pontiac | 79 | $130 |
12 | 12 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 102 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $120 |
13 | 15 | Ed Livingston | 68 | Ed Livingston | 99 | 61 Ford | 0 | $110 |
14 | 18 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 97 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
15 | 16 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 94 | 60 Ford | 0 | $85 |
16 | 17 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 84 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $75 |
17 | 20 | Bob Cooper | 51 | Bob Cooper | 72 | 60 Ford | 0 | $65 |
18 | 19 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 68 | 60 Ford | 0 | $60 |
19 | 10 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 36 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
20 | 4 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 28 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $50 |
21 | 5 | Tommy Irwin | 85 | Monroe Shook | 0 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |