Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 18th, 1962

Race #5 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 152.529 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 22
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 200 144 Running
2 10 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 200 32 Running
3 4 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 199 1 Running
4 3 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 199 0 Running
5 34 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 199 0 Running
6 2 39 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 198 0 Running
7 8 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 197 0 Running
8 35 94 Banjo Matthews Pontiac 0 0 0 197 0 Running
9 38 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 196 0 Running
10 17 44 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 0 194 0 Running
11 36 32 Bill Wimble Pontiac 0 0 0 193 0 Running
12 16 84 Ernie Gahan Ford 0 0 0 192 0 Running
13 24 42 Bunkie Blackburn Plymouth 0 0 0 192 0 Running
14 28 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 0 186 0 Running
15 42 95 Jim Cushman Plymouth 0 0 0 186 0 Running
16 12 7 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 183 0 Running
17 33 15 Speedy Thompson Ford 0 0 0 182 0 Engine
18 45 01 Billy Wade Ford 0 0 0 182 0 Running
19 46 98 Paul Barrow Ford 0 0 0 181 0 Running
20 47 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 0 180 0 Running
21 43 9 Art Brady Ford 0 0 0 176 0 Running
22 29 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 175 0 Running
23 27 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 173 0 Running
24 26 31 Jim McGuirk Ford 0 0 0 157 0 Engine
25 44 92 Gerald Duke Ford 0 0 0 150 0 Engine
26 19 63 George Alsobrook Ford 0 0 0 144 0 Running
27 7 0 Dan Gurney Ford 0 0 0 134 0 Engine
28 31 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 89 0 Crash
29 15 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 83 0 Overheating
30 30 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 0 81 0 Transmission
31 40 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 76 0 Distributor
32 25 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 0 75 0 Oil pressure
33 5 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 0 73 1 Clutch
34 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 72 22 Engine
35 13 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac 0 0 0 55 0 Crankshaft
36 20 75 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 0 54 0 Engine
37 14 37 Wally Dallenbach Ford 0 0 0 53 0 Engine
38 22 14 Charley Griffith Chevrolet 0 0 0 53 0 Rocker arm
39 41 88 Sal Tovella Ford 0 0 0 41 0 Head gasket
40 23 23 Red Farmer Ford 0 0 0 34 0 Spindle
41 18 25 Jim Bennett Ford 0 0 0 31 0 Head gasket
42 32 85 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 26 0 Piston
43 6 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 25 0 Engine
44 37 90 Marvin Panch Dodge 0 0 0 19 0 Rear end
45 48 38 GC Spencer Ford 0 0 0 15 0 Clutch
46 11 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 0 14 0 Engine
47 39 77 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 0 4 0 Engine
48 21 52 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 0 4 0 Electrical