Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southeastern 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
July 29th, 1962
Race #36 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 44
- Makes
- Chevrolet (10)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (9)
- Mercury (3)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (4)
- Pontiac (13)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Volunteer 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | Jess Potter | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | Fred Harb | ||
| 18 | Stick Elliott | Pontiac | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Ken Rush | 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 | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 27 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | Melvin Bradley | Melvin Bradley | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 3 | David Pearson | Pontiac | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 35 | Ray Hendrick | Pontiac | Rebel Racing | Rebel Racing | ||
| 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | Wade Younts | Wade Younts | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | Rex White | ||
| 41 | Bunkie Blackburn | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 42 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 46 | Johnny Allen | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Fred Lovette | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 48 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | Frizell Pontiac | J.C. Parker | ||
| 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 | Sherman Utsman | Ford | Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 63 | John Hamby | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 64 | Bill Morton | Chevrolet | Bill Morton | Bill Morton | ||
| 65 | Allan Harley | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
| 66 | Larry Frank | Ford | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 67 | Reb Wickersham | Oldsmobile | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham | ||
| 72 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 79 | Ralph Smith | Chevrolet | Ralph Smith | Ralph Smith | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Gillman Pontiac | 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 | Earl Brooks | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 9 | TC Hunt | Ford | Wildcat Williams | Wildcat Williams | ||
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Ford | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | ||
| 97 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Chevrolet | Lewis Osborne | Lewis Osborne |