Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta 500

Sunday, June 10th, 1962

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

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  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Laps Actual: 219 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 101.983
  • Cautions: 3 for 61 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 7 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 219 48 0 running
2 1 02 Banjo Matthews Pontiac 0 0 219 73 0 running
3 4 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 218 32 0 running
4 14 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 218 0 0 running
5 22 98 Troy Ruttman Mercury 0 0 218 0 0 running
6 19 01 Paul Goldsmith Pontiac 0 0 218 0 0 running
7 3 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 217 14 0 running
8 10 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 217 0 0 running
9 11 6 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 216 0 0 running
10 30 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 214 0 0 running
11 25 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 213 0 0 running
12 12 12 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 213 0 0 running
13 16 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 213 0 0 running
14 18 81 Roscoe Thompson Mercury 0 0 212 0 0 running
15 21 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 212 8 0 running
16 15 20 Emanuel Zervakis Mercury 0 0 212 5 0 running
17 35 97 LeeRoy Yarbrough Chevrolet 0 0 211 0 0 running
18 9 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 210 36 0 running
19 39 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 210 0 0 running
20 42 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 209 0 0 running
21 2 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 207 0 0 running
22 34 61 Bill Morton Ford 0 0 207 0 0 running
23 27 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 207 0 0 running
24 31 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford 0 0 206 0 0 running
25 20 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 205 0 0 running
26 32 79 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 204 0 0 running
27 38 49 Friday Hassler Pontiac 0 0 202 0 0 running
28 40 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 202 0 0 running
29 26 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 199 0 0 running
30 6 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 199 0 0 running
31 43 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 199 0 0 running
32 33 90 Darel Dieringer Dodge 0 0 183 0 0 rear end
33 41 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 181 0 0 engine
34 42 63 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 156 0 0 head gasket
35 45 32 Jim Locke Ford 0 0 140 0 0 running
36 28 16 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 132 0 0 transmission
37 17 46 Johnny Allen Pontiac 0 0 130 0 0 transmission
38 44 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 130 0 0 axle
39 13 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 114 0 0 engine
40 23 92 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 89 0 0 engine
41 5 7 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 81 0 0 transmission
42 36 18 Stick Elliott Pontiac 0 0 66 0 0 engine
43 29 9 Bunkie Blackburn Ford 0 0 23 0 0 crash
44 37 10 TC Hunt Dodge 0 0 6 0 0 engine
45 8 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 2 0 0 steering
46 46 50 AF Nichols Plymouth 0 0 1 0 0 oil pressure

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