Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Atlanta 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
June 10th, 1962
Race #24 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Drivers Entered: 46
- Makes
- Chevrolet (6)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (12)
- Mercury (4)
- Plymouth (3)
- Pontiac (16)
- Last Atlanta Motor Speedway
race (Dixie 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 02 | Banjo Matthews | Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 1 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 10 | TC Hunt | Dodge | Fred Wheat | Fred Wheat | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 12 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 16 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Happy Steigel | Happy Steigel | ||
| 18 | Stick Elliott | Pontiac | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | Cliff Stewart | ||
| 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | Mercury | Emanuel Zervakis | Emanuel Zervakis | ||
| 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | Holman-Moody | ||
| 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 3 | David Pearson | Pontiac | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 30 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Fred Clark | Fred Clark | ||
| 32 | Jim Locke | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | Wade Younts | Wade Younts | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | Rex White | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 46 | Johnny Allen | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Fred Lovette | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 49 | Friday Hassler | Pontiac | J.C. Parker | J.C. Parker | ||
| 50 | AF Nichols | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pontiac | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 6 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 60 | Tom Cox | Plymouth | Ray Herlocker | Ray Herlocker | ||
| 61 | Bill Morton | Ford | Bill Morton | Bill Morton | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 63 | George Alsobrook | Ford | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 66 | Larry Frank | Ford | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 68 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston | ||
| 7 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 72 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 79 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | Ralph Smith | Ralph Smith | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 80 | Tubby Gonzales | Ford | Tubby Gonzales | Tubby Gonzales | ||
| 81 | Roscoe Thompson | Mercury | Jimmy Baker | Jimmy Baker | ||
| 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Bunkie Blackburn | Ford | Wildcat Williams | Wildcat Williams | ||
| 90 | Darel Dieringer | Dodge | Bob Osiecki | Bob Osiecki | ||
| 92 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | ||
| 97 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Chevrolet | Lewis Osborne | Lewis Osborne | ||
| 98 | Troy Ruttman | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |