Official NASCAR Race Results
Bobby Johns won the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-29-1962 | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 72 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 0 | 500 | 430 | Running | 4,405 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 494 | 61 | Running | 2,500 |
| 3 | 10 | 47 | Jack Smith | Pontiac | Jack Smith | 0 | 492 | 0 | Running | 1,635 |
| 4 | 12 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Chevrolet | B.G. Holloway | 0 | 475 | 0 | Running | 1,400 |
| 5 | 25 | 60 | Tom Cox | Plymouth | Ray Herlocker | 0 | 470 | 0 | Running | 850 |
| 6 | 22 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 469 | 0 | Running | 850 |
| 7 | 14 | 6 | David Pearson | Pontiac | Cotton Owens | 0 | 461 | 0 | Lug bolts | 650 |
| 8 | 31 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 0 | 460 | 0 | Running | 550 |
| 9 | 28 | 61 | Bill Morton | Ford | Bill Morton | 0 | 459 | 0 | Running | 475 |
| 10 | 33 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | 0 | 447 | 0 | Running | 400 |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | 0 | 444 | 0 | Rear end | 400 |
| 12 | 20 | 86 | Buddy Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 430 | 0 | Engine | 275 |
| 13 | 7 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pontiac | Jimmy Pardue | 0 | 419 | 0 | Running | 325 |
| 14 | 36 | 1 | George Green | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 417 | 0 | Running | 225 |
| 15 | 27 | 17 | Fred Harb | Ford | Fred Harb | 0 | 370 | 0 | Head gasket | 200 |
| 16 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 368 | 9 | Engine | 300 |
| 17 | 13 | 26 | Bunkie Blackburn | Pontiac | -- | 0 | 359 | 0 | Rear end | 175 |
| 18 | 4 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 302 | 0 | Crash | 200 |
| 19 | 18 | 41 | Maurice Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 297 | 0 | Crash | 150 |
| 20 | 30 | 64 | Gene Blackburn | Chevrolet | -- | 0 | 274 | 0 | Axle | 150 |
| 21 | 17 | 85 | Johnny Allen | Chevrolet | Monroe Shook | 0 | 225 | 0 | Engine | 125 |
| 22 | 23 | 14 | Joe Lee Johnson | Chevrolet | Joe Lee Johnson | 0 | 223 | 0 | Engine | 125 |
| 23 | 19 | 90 | Darel Dieringer | Dodge | Bob Osiecki | 0 | 191 | 0 | Oil line | 225 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Fred Clark | 0 | 187 | 0 | Hub | 125 |
| 25 | 26 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet | G.C. Spencer | 0 | 161 | 0 | Engine | 125 |
| 26 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Hull-Dobbs Ford | 0 | 154 | 0 | Rear end | 200 |
| 27 | 21 | 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 139 | 0 | Distributor | 125 |
| 28 | 35 | 49 | Charley Griffith | Pontiac | J.C. Parker | 0 | 137 | 0 | Rear end | 100 |
| 29 | 9 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | 0 | 109 | 0 | Rocker arm | 125 |
| 30 | 5 | 27 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Holly Farms | 0 | 96 | 0 | Transmission | 175 |
| 31 | 34 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Ford | Toy Bolton | 0 | 81 | 0 | Oil pressure | 100 |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Jim Paschal | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | 0 | 77 | 0 | Crankshaft | 100 |
| 33 | 29 | 75 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Robert Smith | 0 | 68 | 0 | Overheating | 0 |
| 34 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | 0 | 61 | 0 | Engine | 100 |
| 35 | 15 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | Wade Younts | 0 | 60 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 66 | Larry Frank | Ford | Ratus Walters | 0 | 29 | 0 | Overheating | 0 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-29-1962
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Volunteer 500
- Race #: 17
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Bobby Johns
- Start Position: 6th
- Car Make: 1962 Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 73.397 mph
- Distance: 250 miles
- Purse: $17,865
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 37
- Lead Changes: 5
- Pole: 81.374 mph
