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Results

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

Nashville 500

Sunday, August 5th, 1962

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

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  • 10 Pontiac
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 2 Mercury
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 2 Ford
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 64.489
  • Cautions: 3 for 108 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Nashville 500 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
12 15 149 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 333 0 0 running
3 9 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 493 12 0 running
21 14 86 Buddy Baker Chrysler 0 0 60 0 0 head gasket
10 17 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 384 0 0 rocker arm
23 23 63 Earl Brooks Mercury 0 0 2 0 0 handling
19 20 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 78 0 0 steering
11 5 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 357 0 0 running
6 13 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 463 0 0 running
25 21 74 Hank Grilliot Studebaker 0 0 1 0 0 handling
22 22 60 Harold Carmac Plymouth 0 0 12 0 0 oil pressure
7 16 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 452 0 0 running
18 7 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 119 0 0 overheating
1 3 42 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 500 307 0 running
16 4 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 204 0 0 engine
24 25 41 Joe Lee Johnson Pontiac 0 0 2 0 0 clutch
4 10 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 489 0 0 running
17 1 46 Johnny Allen Pontiac 0 0 179 46 0 crash
8 12 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 422 0 0 running
9 8 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 387 0 0 engine
20 18 49 Nero Steptoe Pontiac 0 0 78 0 0 crash
14 24 79 Ralph Smith Chevrolet 0 0 292 0 0 driveshaft
2 2 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 0 0 496 135 0 running
13 6 61 Sherman Utsman Ford 0 0 330 0 0 hub
5 11 2 Tom Cox Pontiac 0 0 471 0 0 running
15 19 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 244 0 0 crash

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