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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 250

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1962

Race #29 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Drivers Entered: 33
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (6)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (7)
    • Mercury (2)
    • Plymouth (2)
    • Pontiac (12)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Daytona 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
02 Banjo Matthews Pontiac Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews
1 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter Jess Potter
11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway B.G. Holloway
12 Bob Welborn Pontiac Cliff Stewart Cliff Stewart
16 Ralph Earnhardt Chevrolet Happy Steigel Happy Steigel
19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam Herman Beam
21 Marvin Panch Ford Wood Brothers Wood Brothers
22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews
27 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Melvin Bradley Melvin Bradley
28 Fred Lorenzen Ford LaFayette Holman-Moody
29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holman-Moody Holman-Moody
3 David Pearson Pontiac Ray Fox Ray Fox
36 Larry Thomas Dodge Wade Younts Wade Younts
38 John Dodd Jr Ford Matt DeMatthews Matt DeMatthews
39 LeeRoy Yarbrough Pontiac Ray Nichels Ray Nichels
4 Rex White Chevrolet Louis Clements Rex White
41 Art Malone Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
46 Johnny Allen Pontiac Holly Farms Fred Lovette
47 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith Jack Smith
54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
6 Junior Johnson Pontiac Cotton Owens Cotton Owens
60 Tom Cox Plymouth Ray Herlocker Ray Herlocker
62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider Curtis Crider
66 Larry Frank Ford Ratus Walters Ratus Walters
72 Bobby Johns Pontiac Shorty Johns Shorty Johns
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
90 Darel Dieringer Dodge Bob Osiecki Bob Osiecki
97 Tom Pistone Chevrolet Lewis Osborne Lewis Osborne