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 - 16 Race Results
Race Name - 16Date - 4/23/1962Race Track - Bowman-Gray StadiumTrack Length (Miles) - 0.25 milesRace Length (Miles) - 27 milesPole Speed - 48.417 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 43.392 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,985Race Number - 16 | More Races from 1962 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 108 | 62 Chevrol | $565 | |
2 | 5 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 108 | 61 Pontiac | $475 | |
3 | 3 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 108 | 62 Pontiac | $370 | |
4 | 7 | George Dunn | 97 | Lewis Osborne | 108 | 62 Chevrol | $305 | |
5 | 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 107 | 61 Plymout | $225 | |
6 | 11 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 107 | 62 Pontiac | $250 | |
7 | 4 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 107 | 62 Chevrol | $410 | |
8 | 10 | Jim Paschal | 2 | Cliff Stewart | 106 | 62 Pontiac | $210 | |
9 | 8 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 106 | 60 Chevrol | $170 | |
10 | 9 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 105 | 61 Ford | $155 | |
11 | 12 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 104 | 62 Dodge | $145 | |
12 | 13 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 102 | 60 Ford | $120 | |
13 | 16 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 102 | 60 Ford | $125 | |
14 | 17 | Tom Cox | 60 | Ray Herlocker | 102 | 60 Plymout | $100 | |
15 | 2 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 100 | 61 Pontiac | $100 | |
16 | 15 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 96 | 61 Chevrol | $75 | |
17 | 18 | Neil Castles | 76 | Neil Castles | 31 | 60 Ford | $75 | |
18 | 19 | Bill Delaney | 7 | 3 | 62 Pontiac | $60 | ||
19 | 14 | Billy Wade | 24 | James Turner | 3 | 61 Pontiac | $50 |