Race Results : Bristol Motor Speedway

Volunteer 500

Sunday, April 29th, 1962

Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN

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  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 73.397
  • Cautions: 4 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • 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
Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 6 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 500 430 0 running
2 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 494 61 0 running
3 10 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 492 0 0 running
4 12 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 475 0 0 running
5 25 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 470 0 0 running
6 22 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 469 0 0 running
7 14 6 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 461 0 0 lug bolts
8 31 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 460 0 0 running
9 28 61 Bill Morton Ford 0 0 459 0 0 running
10 33 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 447 0 0 running
11 8 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 444 0 0 rear end
12 20 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 430 0 0 engine
13 7 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 419 0 0 running
14 36 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 417 0 0 running
15 27 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 370 0 0 head gasket
16 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 368 9 0 engine
17 13 26 Bunkie Blackburn Pontiac 0 0 359 0 0 rear end
18 4 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 302 0 0 crash
19 18 41 Maurice Petty Plymouth 0 0 297 0 0 crash
20 30 64 Gene Blackburn Chevrolet 0 0 274 0 0 axle
21 17 85 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 225 0 0 engine
22 23 14 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 223 0 0 engine
23 19 90 Darel Dieringer Dodge 0 0 191 0 0 oil line
24 24 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 hub
25 26 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 161 0 0 engine
26 3 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 154 0 0 rear end
27 21 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 139 0 0 distributor
28 35 49 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 137 0 0 rear end
29 9 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 109 0 0 rocker arm
30 5 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 96 0 0 transmission
31 34 18 Stick Elliott Ford 0 0 81 0 0 oil pressure
32 16 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 77 0 0 crankshaft
33 29 75 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 68 0 0 overheating
34 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 61 0 0 engine
35 15 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 60 0 0 engine
36 32 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 29 0 0 overheating

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