Results

The 1962 Gwyn Staley 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

Gwyn Staley 400

Sunday, April 15th, 1962

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

  • 10 Pontiac
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Mercury
  • 7 Ford
  • 8 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 84.737
  • Cautions: 5 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
10 3 24 Billy Wade Pontiac 0 0 382 0 0 crash
23 32 51 Bob Cooper Plymouth 0 0 349 0 0 running
16 11 72 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 370 0 0 running
35 34 50 Bobby Waddell Dodge 0 0 6 0 0 distributor
6 21 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 395 0 0 running
30 9 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 163 0 0 transmission
19 33 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 362 0 0 running
5 17 90 Darel Dieringer Dodge 0 0 396 0 0 running
33 22 44 David Pearson Pontiac 0 0 90 0 0 oil pressure
34 29 23 Doug Yates Plymouth 0 0 23 0 0 oil leak
4 4 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 398 95 0 running
2 6 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 400 0 0 running
11 18 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 382 0 0 running
22 35 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 353 0 0 running
21 26 92 Gerald Duke Ford 0 0 356 0 0 running
14 23 91 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 377 0 0 running
20 27 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 360 0 0 running
13 19 30 JC Hendrix Chevrolet 0 0 379 0 0 running
9 13 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 387 0 0 running
17 30 95 Jim Cushman Plymouth 0 0 370 0 0 running
26 24 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 281 0 0 transmission
28 5 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 198 0 0 crash
8 2 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 389 90 0 running
29 31 79 Johnny Nave Ford 0 0 169 0 0 withdrew
3 1 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 399 19 0 running
7 20 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 391 0 0 running
15 16 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 373 0 0 running
32 10 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 140 0 0 rear end
24 14 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 318 54 0 engine
25 8 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 289 0 0 transmission
31 12 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 162 0 0 oil pressure
1 15 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 400 142 0 running
12 28 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 381 0 0 running
18 7 85 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet 0 0 365 0 0 running
27 25 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 240 0 0 running

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