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Results

The 1962 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 3rd, 1962

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 13 Pontiac
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 13 Ford
  • 3 Mercury
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.965
  • Cautions: 4 for 27 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
40 41 79 Bill Champion Chevrolet 0 0 15 0 0 transmission
14 28 49 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 354 0 0 running
31 4 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 184 57 0 crash
11 23 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 357 0 0 running
37 20 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 58 0 0 distributor
32 21 41 Bunkie Blackburn Plymouth 0 0 181 0 0 crash
38 25 92 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 39 0 0 overheating
23 38 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 304 0 0 running
30 15 26 Darel Dieringer Ford 0 0 184 0 0 crash
4 7 6 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 364 0 0 running
22 32 68 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 330 0 0 running
16 27 82 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 344 0 0 running
13 16 20 Emanuel Zervakis Mercury 0 0 355 0 0 running
36 1 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 74 58 0 crash
24 3 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 291 31 0 engine
28 22 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 200 0 0 wheel bearing
42 40 91 Gary Sain Dodge 0 0 11 0 0 fuel pump
21 33 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 332 0 0 running
17 24 5 HG Rosier Pontiac 0 0 343 0 0 wheel
25 39 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 286 0 0 running
34 17 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 111 0 0 crash
6 14 42 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 363 9 0 running
12 12 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 357 0 0 running
10 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 357 0 0 running
26 9 46 Johnny Allen Pontiac 0 0 275 0 0 crash
2 2 3 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 364 29 0 running
1 10 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 364 85 0 running
35 30 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 95 0 0 transmission
33 36 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 161 0 0 transmission
27 29 83 LeeRoy Yarbrough Pontiac 0 0 259 0 0 engine
3 8 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 364 0 0 running
44 44 38 Matt DeMatthews Ford 0 0 2 0 0 oil pressure
8 30 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 360 0 0 running
7 13 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 363 0 0 running
18 42 97 Paul Lewis Chevrolet 0 0 340 0 0 running
20 34 84 Red Foote Ford 0 0 334 0 0 running
9 18 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
5 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 363 95 0 running
39 26 81 Roscoe Thompson Mercury 0 0 39 0 0 crash
15 31 61 Sherman Utsman Ford 0 0 346 0 0 running
41 35 18 Stick Elliott Pontiac 0 0 14 0 0 engine
29 37 96 TC Hunt Chevrolet 0 0 196 0 0 engine
19 11 30 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 335 0 0 running
43 43 2 Tom Cox Pontiac 0 0 4 0 0 oil pressure

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