Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Western North Carolina 500

Asheville Weaverville Speedway

August 12th, 1962

Race #40 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 77.492 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 1
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Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 42 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 0 500 337 Running
2 7 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 497 0 Running
3 5 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 495 0 Running
4 11 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 494 0 Running
5 1 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 488 163 Running
6 3 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 0 487 0 Running
7 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 485 0 Running
8 14 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 456 0 Running
9 15 2 Tom Cox Pontiac 0 0 0 454 0 Running
10 17 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 451 0 Running
11 21 63 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 438 0 Running
12 18 83 Worth McMillion Pontiac 0 0 0 413 0 Running
13 16 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 377 0 Running
14 25 89 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 371 0 Running
15 24 00 Eddie Pagan Chevrolet 0 0 0 354 0 Running
16 9 61 Sherman Utsman Ford 0 0 0 273 0 Rear end
17 19 60 Ray Hughes Plymouth 0 0 0 235 0 Clutch
18 4 27 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 0 151 0 Rear end
19 10 49 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 0 116 0 Fuel line
20 22 51 Bob Cooper Ford 0 0 0 106 0 Transmission
21 20 79 Bill Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 60 0 Crash
22 12 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 46 0 Valve
23 8 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 26 0 Oil leak
24 13 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 18 0 Oil pressure
25 23 65 Allan Harley Dodge 0 0 0 10 0 Oil line