Results

The 1962 Volunteer 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Volunteer 500

Sunday, April 29th, 1962

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 8 Ford
  • 11 Pontiac
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury
  • 2 Dodge
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 3 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 73.397
  • Cautions: 4 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 6 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 500 430 0 running
2 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 494 61 0 running
3 10 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 492 0 0 running
4 12 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 475 0 0 running
5 25 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 470 0 0 running
6 22 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 469 0 0 running
7 14 6 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 461 0 0 lug bolts
8 31 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 460 0 0 running
9 28 61 Bill Morton Ford 0 0 459 0 0 running
10 33 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 447 0 0 running
11 8 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 444 0 0 rear end
12 20 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 430 0 0 engine
13 7 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 419 0 0 running
14 36 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 417 0 0 running
15 27 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 370 0 0 head gasket
16 11 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 368 9 0 engine
17 13 26 Bunkie Blackburn Pontiac 0 0 359 0 0 rear end
18 4 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 302 0 0 crash
19 18 41 Maurice Petty Plymouth 0 0 297 0 0 crash
20 30 64 Gene Blackburn Chevrolet 0 0 274 0 0 axle
21 17 85 Johnny Allen Chevrolet 0 0 225 0 0 engine
22 23 14 Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 223 0 0 engine
23 19 90 Darel Dieringer Dodge 0 0 191 0 0 oil line
24 24 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 187 0 0 hub
25 26 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 161 0 0 engine
26 3 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 154 0 0 rear end
27 21 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 139 0 0 distributor
28 35 49 Charley Griffith Pontiac 0 0 137 0 0 rear end
29 9 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 109 0 0 rocker arm
30 5 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 96 0 0 transmission
31 34 18 Stick Elliott Ford 0 0 81 0 0 oil pressure
32 16 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 77 0 0 crankshaft
33 29 75 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 68 0 0 overheating
34 2 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 61 0 0 engine
35 15 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 60 0 0 engine
36 32 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 29 0 0 overheating

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