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Official NASCAR Race Results

Fireball Roberts won the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

02-18-1962 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International 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 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac Stephens Pontiac 0 200 144 Running 24,190
2 10 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 200 32 Running 10,250
3 4 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore 0 199 1 Running 7,100
4 3 47 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith 0 199 0 Running 4,025
5 34 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford LaFayette 0 199 0 Running 2,975
6 2 39 David Pearson Pontiac Ray Fox 0 198 0 Running 2,075
7 8 4 Rex White Chevrolet Louis Clements 0 197 0 Running 1,550
8 35 94 Banjo Matthews Pontiac Banjo Matthews 0 197 0 Running 1,050
9 38 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway 0 196 0 Running 850
10 17 44 Bob Welborn Pontiac Julian Petty 0 194 0 Running 750
11 36 32 Bill Wimble Pontiac Dave McCready 0 193 0 Running 600
12 16 84 Ernie Gahan Ford Rocky Hinton 0 192 0 Running 500
13 24 42 Bunkie Blackburn Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 192 0 Running 500
14 28 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac Cliff Stewart 0 186 0 Running 475
15 42 95 Jim Cushman Plymouth Jack Russell 0 186 0 Running 475
16 12 7 Johnny Allen Chevrolet B.G. Holloway 0 183 0 Running 450
17 33 15 Speedy Thompson Ford Holman-Moody 0 182 0 Engine 450
18 45 01 Billy Wade Ford Luther Costales 0 182 0 Running 425
19 46 98 Paul Barrow Ford Ronald Hawk 0 181 0 Running 425
20 47 60 Tom Cox Plymouth Ray Herlocker 0 180 0 Running 425
21 43 9 Art Brady Ford Wildcat Williams 0 176 0 Running 400
22 29 19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam 0 175 0 Running 400
23 27 62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider 0 173 0 Running 400
24 26 31 Jim McGuirk Ford -- 0 157 0 Engine 400
25 44 92 Gerald Duke Ford Don Harrison 0 150 0 Engine 400
26 19 63 George Alsobrook Ford Ratus Walters 0 144 0 Running 400
27 7 0 Dan Gurney Ford Lafayette Ford 0 134 0 Engine 400
28 31 87 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 89 0 Crash 400
29 15 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 83 0 Overheating 400
30 30 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac Shorty Johns 0 81 0 Transmission 400
31 40 36 Larry Thomas Dodge Wade Younts 0 76 0 Distributor 400
32 25 68 Ed Livingston Ford Ed Livingston 0 75 0 Oil pressure 400
33 5 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac Cotton Owens 0 73 1 Clutch 400
34 9 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac Holly Farms 0 72 22 Engine 400
35 13 53 Bob Burdick Pontiac Roy Burdick 0 55 0 Crankshaft 400
36 20 75 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac Robert Smith 0 54 0 Engine 400
37 14 37 Wally Dallenbach Ford Don House 0 53 0 Engine 400
38 22 14 Charley Griffith Chevrolet Joe Lee Johnson 0 53 0 Rocker arm 400
39 41 88 Sal Tovella Ford Tom Hawkins 0 41 0 Head gasket 400
40 23 23 Red Farmer Ford Frank Rhoads 0 34 0 Spindle 400
41 18 25 Jim Bennett Ford Thurman Wilkes 0 31 0 Head gasket 400
42 32 85 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Monroe Shook 0 26 0 Piston 400
43 6 29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holman-Moody 0 25 0 Engine 400
44 37 90 Marvin Panch Dodge Osiecki's Dodge 0 19 0 Rear end 400
45 48 38 G.C. Spencer Ford Matt DeMatthews 0 15 0 Clutch 400
46 11 66 Larry Frank Ford Ratus Walters 0 14 0 Engine 400
47 39 77 Elmo Langley Ford Ratus Walters 0 4 0 Engine 400
48 21 52 Cale Yarborough Ford Julian Buesink 0 4 0 Electrical 400

Race Recap

  • Date: 02-18-1962
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway
  • Race: Daytona 500
  • Race #: 5
  • Cars: 48
  • Winner: Fireball Roberts
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: 1962 Pontiac
  • Avg Speed: 152.529 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $70,740
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Pole: 156.999 mph

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