Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Western North Carolina 500

Asheville Weaverville Speedway

August 12th, 1962

Race #40 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (8)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (3)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Plymouth (3)
    • Pontiac (6)
  • Last Asheville Weaverville Speedway race (1962-07)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
00 Eddie Pagan Chevrolet Dick Getty Dick Getty
1 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
2 Tom Cox Pontiac Cliff Stewart Cliff Stewart
27 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Melvin Bradley Melvin Bradley
36 Larry Thomas Dodge Wade Younts Wade Younts
4 Rex White Chevrolet Louis Clements Rex White
42 Jim Paschal Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
47 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
48 GC Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer G.C. Spencer
49 Bob Welborn Pontiac J.C. Parker J.C. Parker
51 Bob Cooper Ford Bob Cooper Bob Cooper
54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
60 Ray Hughes Plymouth Ray Herlocker Ray Herlocker
61 Sherman Utsman Ford Sherman Utsman Sherman Utsman
63 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
65 Allan Harley Dodge -- --
79 Bill Smith Chevrolet Ralph Smith Ralph Smith
8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore Bud Moore
83 Worth McMillion Pontiac Worth McMillion Worth McMillion
86 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
87 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker Buck Baker
89 Wendell Scott Chevrolet Wendell Scott Wendell Scott