1962 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1962 - 43 Race Results

Race Name - 43
Date - 8/21/1962
Race Track - Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 61.59 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 59.87 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,180
Race Number - 43

More Races from 1962

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	200	62 Plymout	1	$1,000
2	6	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	200	61 Pontiac		$600
3	5	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	197	61 Pontiac		$400
4	2	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	197	60 Pontiac		$300
5	4	GC Spencer	48	GC Spencer	195	62 Chevrol		$275
6	13	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	192	62 Dodge		$240
7	15	Bob Cooper	51	Bob Cooper	184	60 Ford		$200
8	10	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	181	60 Ford		$175
9	11	George Green	1	Jess Potter	171	60 Chevrol		$150
10	3	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	158	62 Chevrol		$230
11	12	Wendell Scott	89	Wendell Scott	155	60 Chevrol		$130
12	14	Ray Hughes	60	Ray Herlocker	143	60 Plymout		$120
13	7	Tommy Irwin	27	Melvin Bradley	123	62 Chevrol		$100
14	9	Curtis Crider	63	Curtis Crider	118	61 Mercury		$100
15	8	Tom Cox	2	Cliff Stewart	107	62 Pontiac		$85
16	16	Dick Getty	0	Dick Getty	18	62 Ford		$75