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 - 31 Race Results
Race Name - 31Date - 7/13/1962Race Track - New Asheville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.4 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 82.285 mphNumber of Cautions - 0Caution Laps - 0Average Race Speed - 78.294 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $4,475Race Number - 31 | More Races from 1962 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 250 | 61 Pontiac | 132 | $1,000 |
2 | 5 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 249 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $600 |
3 | 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 248 | 62 Plymout | 0 | $400 |
4 | 9 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 244 | 62 Chrysle | 0 | $300 |
5 | 4 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 241 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $475 |
6 | 10 | Sherman Utsman | 61 | Sherman Utsman | 239 | 62 Ford | 0 | $240 |
7 | 13 | Tom Cox | 60 | Ray Herlocker | 238 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $200 |
8 | 14 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 231 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $175 |
9 | 17 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 221 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
10 | 12 | Earl Brooks | 26 | Earl Brooks | 220 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $140 |
11 | 6 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 219 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $130 |
12 | 16 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 218 | 60 Ford | 0 | $120 |
13 | 19 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 203 | 60 Ford | 0 | $110 |
14 | 18 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 201 | 60 Ford | 0 | $100 |
15 | 7 | Bob Welborn | 49 | JC Parker | 163 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $85 |
16 | 8 | Bunkie Blackburn | 41 | Petty Enterprises | 128 | 62 Plymout | 0 | $75 |
17 | 1 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 118 | 62 Chevrol | 118 | $65 |
18 | 11 | Buddy Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 21 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $60 |
19 | 15 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 4 | 62 Dodge | 0 | $50 |