Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 250

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1962

Race #29 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 100
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 153.688 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 7
  • Lead Changes: 14
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 100 22 Running
2 7 6 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 100 0 Running
3 10 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 0 98 0 Running
4 8 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 98 0 Running
5 12 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 0 97 0 Running
6 16 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 0 96 0 Running
7 23 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 96 0 Running
8 5 3 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 96 0 Running
9 19 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 95 0 Running
10 13 41 Art Malone Pontiac 0 0 0 95 0 Running
11 21 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 93 0 Running
12 26 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 92 0 Running
13 27 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 89 0 Running
14 29 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 0 89 0 Running
15 33 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 89 0 Running
16 32 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 88 0 Running
17 18 16 Ralph Earnhardt Chevrolet 0 0 0 85 0 Running
18 25 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 84 0 Running
19 2 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 0 82 17 Transmission
20 28 90 Darel Dieringer Dodge 0 0 0 76 0 Engine
21 1 02 Banjo Matthews Pontiac 0 0 0 73 61 Engine
22 22 81 Roscoe Thompson Mercury 0 0 0 42 0 Engine
23 6 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 34 0 Crash
24 9 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 34 0 Crash
25 14 39 LeeRoy Yarbrough Pontiac 0 0 0 34 0 Crash
26 15 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 32 0 Crash
27 3 46 Johnny Allen Pontiac 0 0 0 24 0 Transmission
28 31 80 Tubby Gonzales Ford 0 0 0 20 0 Oil pressure
29 24 38 John Dodd Jr Ford 0 0 0 10 0 Engine
30 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 6 0 Crash
31 20 97 Tom Pistone Chevrolet 0 0 0 2 0 Crash
32 30 27 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 1 0 Oil pressure
33 17 12 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 0 1 0 Lug bolts