Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
February 18th, 1962
Race #5 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 48
- Makes
- Chevrolet (5)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (21)
- Mercury (1)
- Plymouth (4)
- Pontiac (13)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500 Qualifier #2)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dan Gurney | Ford | Lafayette Ford | Holman-Moody | ||
| 01 | Billy Wade | Ford | Luther Costales | Luther Costales | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 14 | Charley Griffith | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson | ||
| 15 | Speedy Thompson | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | Cliff Stewart | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Stephens Pontiac | Jim Stephens | ||
| 23 | Red Farmer | Ford | Frank Rhoads | Frank Rhoads | ||
| 25 | Jim Bennett | Ford | Thurman Wilkes | Thurman Wilkes | ||
| 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Holly Farms | Rex Lovette | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | Holman-Moody | ||
| 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 31 | Jim McGuirk | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 32 | Bill Wimble | Pontiac | Dave McCready | Dave McCready | ||
| 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | Wade Younts | Wade Younts | ||
| 37 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Don House | Don House | ||
| 38 | GC Spencer | Ford | Matt DeMatthews | Matt DeMatthews | ||
| 39 | David Pearson | Pontiac | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | Rex White | ||
| 42 | Bunkie Blackburn | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 52 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | ||
| 53 | Bob Burdick | Pontiac | Roy Burdick | Roy Burdick | ||
| 6 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 60 | Tom Cox | Plymouth | Ray Herlocker | Ray Herlocker | ||
| 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 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | B.G. Holloway | ||
| 72 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 75 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Robert Smith | Robert Smith | ||
| 77 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Ratus Walters | Ratus Walters | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 84 | Ernie Gahan | Ford | Rocky Hinton | Rocky Hinton | ||
| 85 | Tommy Irwin | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | Monroe Shook | ||
| 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Sal Tovella | Ford | Tom Hawkins | Tom Hawkins | ||
| 9 | Art Brady | Ford | Wildcat Williams | Wildcat Williams | ||
| 90 | Marvin Panch | Dodge | Osiecki's Dodge | Bob Osiecki | ||
| 92 | Gerald Duke | Ford | Don Harrison | Don Harrison | ||
| 94 | Banjo Matthews | Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 95 | Jim Cushman | Plymouth | Jack Russell | Jack Russell | ||
| 98 | Paul Barrow | Ford | Ronald Hawk | Ronald Hawk |