Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Volunteer 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

April 29th, 1962

Race #17 of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 266.5
  • Average Speed: 73.397 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 37
  • Lead Changes: 5
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 6 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 0 500 430 Running
2 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 0 494 61 Running
3 10 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 0 492 0 Running
4 12 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 0 475 0 Running
5 25 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 0 470 0 Running
6 22 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 469 0 Running
7 14 6 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 0 461 0 Lug bolts
8 31 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 460 0 Running
9 28 61 Bill Morton Ford 0 0 0 459 0 Running
10 33 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 447 0 Running
11 8 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 444 0 Rear end
12 20 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 430 0 Engine
13 7 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 0 419 0 Running
14 36 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 417 0 Running
15 27 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 0 370 0 Head gasket
16 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 368 9 Engine
17 13 26 Bunkie Blackburn Pontiac 0 0 0 359 0 Rear end
18 4 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 302 0 Crash
19 18 41 Maurice Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 297 0 Crash
20 30 64 Gene Blackburn Chevrolet 0 0 0 274 0 Axle
21 17 85 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 0 225 0 Engine
22 23 14 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 0 223 0 Engine
23 19 90 Darel Dieringer Dodge 0 0 0 191 0 Oil line
24 24 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 0 187 0 Hub
25 26 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 0 161 0 Engine
26 3 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 0 154 0 Rear end
27 21 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 0 139 0 Distributor
28 35 49 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 0 137 0 Rear end
29 9 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 109 0 Rocker arm
30 5 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 0 96 0 Transmission
31 34 18 Stick Elliott Ford 0 0 0 81 0 Oil pressure
32 16 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 0 77 0 Crankshaft
33 29 75 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 0 68 0 Overheating
34 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 61 0 Engine
35 15 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 60 0 Engine
36 32 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 0 29 0 Overheating