Race Results : Daytona International Speedway

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 18th, 1962

Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL

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  • Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 152.529
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • 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
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 200 144 0 running
2 10 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 200 32 0 running
3 4 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 199 1 0 running
4 3 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 199 0 0 running
5 34 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 199 0 0 running
6 2 39 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 198 0 0 running
7 8 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 197 0 0 running
8 35 94 Banjo Matthews Pontiac 0 0 197 0 0 running
9 38 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 196 0 0 running
10 17 44 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 194 0 0 running
11 36 32 Bill Wimble Pontiac 0 0 193 0 0 running
12 16 84 Ernie Gahan Ford 0 0 192 0 0 running
13 24 42 Bunkie Blackburn Plymouth 0 0 192 0 0 running
14 28 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 186 0 0 running
15 42 95 Jim Cushman Plymouth 0 0 186 0 0 running
16 12 7 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 183 0 0 running
17 33 15 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 182 0 0 engine
18 45 01 Billy Wade Ford 0 0 182 0 0 running
19 46 98 Paul Barrow Ford 0 0 181 0 0 running
20 47 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 180 0 0 running
21 43 9 Art Brady Ford 0 0 176 0 0 running
22 29 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 175 0 0 running
23 27 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 173 0 0 running
24 26 31 Jim McGuirk Ford 0 0 157 0 0 engine
25 44 92 Gerald Duke Ford 0 0 150 0 0 engine
26 19 63 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 144 0 0 running
27 7 0 Dan Gurney Ford 0 0 134 0 0 engine
28 31 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 89 0 0 crash
29 15 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 83 0 0 overheating
30 30 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 81 0 0 transmission
31 40 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 76 0 0 distributor
32 25 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 75 0 0 oil pressure
33 5 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 73 1 0 clutch
34 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 72 22 0 engine
35 13 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac 0 0 55 0 0 crankshaft
36 20 75 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 54 0 0 engine
37 14 37 Wally Dallenbach Ford 0 0 53 0 0 engine
38 22 14 Charley Griffith Chevrolet 0 0 53 0 0 rocker arm
39 41 88 Sal Tovella Ford 0 0 41 0 0 head gasket
40 23 23 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 34 0 0 spindle
41 18 25 Jim Bennett Ford 0 0 31 0 0 head gasket
42 32 85 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 26 0 0 piston
43 6 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 25 0 0 engine
44 37 90 Marvin Panch Dodge 0 0 19 0 0 rear end
45 48 38 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 15 0 0 clutch
46 11 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 14 0 0 engine
47 39 77 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 4 0 0 engine
48 21 52 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 4 0 0 electrical

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